Semi official cool old Indy car pics thread

[PHJIndy]

Linda Vaughn and her mom


are you thinking the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree?

Thank you!

[stpwildcat]

Linda Vaughn and her mom


are you thinking the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree?

MY LORD I LOVE THAT RACK. Its looking back at me in this picture..GREAT shot.

[Doctorindy]

From the MARCH site:

87C, Indy car, for Cosworth engines, 33 built

88C, Indy car, for Porsche, Illmor, Cosworth engines, 20 built

89P, Indy car, for Porsche engines, 4 built

89C/89CE, Indy car, for Alfa Romeo (originally intended for Ferrari engines), 2 built

90C, Indy car, did not race, no other information

90P, Indy car, for Porsche engines, last MARCH to win a major race, no other information

Something isn't right there. The March/Porsche that won a race was Teo Fabi at the 1989 Mid-Ohio race. It was the 89P that won their last race, not the weird looking 90P

Great read on the 90P...and 89P...and more...and more...
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90p.html

More about the "oddball" Marches in 1989-90.
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90p-intro.html

There was also the Alfa-Romeo/March 90CA that Roberto and Big Al drove at Indy in 1990. It had a funny, stubby looking nosecone.
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90ca-intro.html

[flatlander_48]

Something isn't right there. The March/Porsche that won a race was Teo Fabi at the 1989 Mid-Ohio race. It was the 89P that won their last race, not the weird looking 90P

Great read on the 90P...and 89P...and more...and more...
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90p.html

More about the "oddball" Marches in 1989-90.
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90p-intro.html

There was also the Alfa-Romeo/March 90CA that Roberto and Big Al drove at Indy in 1990. It had a funny, stubby looking nosecone.
http://forix.autosport.com/8w/march90ca-intro.html

You know, I thought that was weird but I didn't check it out when I posted it. The information came from here... I think I will drop them a note...

[stpwildcat]

Linda Vaughn and her mom


are you thinking the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree?

I think its very important to start a "LINDA VAUGHN ONLY" picture thread.

[Rick Jones]

This is Robby Gordon at Road America taken by my friend John Duquenne.

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[Stick500]

OK, Linda Vaughn or Jungle Pam?

[Stick500]

more to staying on topic, found this cool shot yesterday

looks like south short chute 1953 or '54

what would you give to have a seat those photographers have in the stand for that race?

surprised that they let all those trees stand to the right that are totally blocking the view of many fans of T1 and T2

[Indy500Dude]

Linda Vaughn and her mom


are you thinking the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree?

As a retired Navy guy I kinda like those sailor (13 button) pants she has on too.

Anyone else still have an autographed postcard of her on the back of that Olds!

[LittleFauss]

.....'Stick500, 'Wow! That is one of the coolest, greatest and most classic pics on here. And great quality, too. As far as the guys going O/T, whenever Linda's name is mentioned inevitably, it's gonna happen! For the guys that are big Linda Vaughn fans, you can go over to The H.A.M.B. Message Board that has a whole thread devoted to her. Or you can go directly to marcsproule's flickr.com site and sift through his 3 or 4 hundred pics to find the ones of Linda. (Thanks, Marc!) I've posted the link......'Now, where were we???

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...t=linda+vaughn

[indyrjc]

Great photo! That's the 1957 start with O'Connor leading Agabashian, Sachs, Boyd, and Ruttman.

[Stick500]

yeh I guess I thought the above pic was '53 or '54 because I figured the #14 was Vuky

here's a couple more views I bet many haven't seen of the Speedway...



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[ZOOOM]

Boy!
Those are some GREAT shots...
Where did you FIND them?
ZOOOM

[cbreez99]

That last shot shows the immensness, power, and allure of the Speedway compared to today's concrete canyons. That turn one image takes the breath away.

[cbreez99]

This is not the same quality but shows the power of hauling into turn one...

the generations change but the excitement perserveres...

[KnockOff]

[marc sproule]

mug shots in the car....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/

[Stick500]

Boy!
Those are some GREAT shots...
Where did you FIND them?
ZOOOM

http://images.google.com/

and then click on Life Photo Archive on bottom

[PHJIndy]

KO, the top pic in your last post is Billy. Am I correct?

[KnockOff]

KO, the top pic in your last post is Billy. Am I correct?

Yep, that be Billyboy

[ZOOOM]

Gregg Moore



Pretty good chauffer...

ZOOOM

[ZOOOM]

Great photo! That's the 1957 start with O'Connor leading Agabashian, Sachs, Boyd, and Ruttman.

It just dawned on me... I was in the stands on the left. I have always questioned my memory because I remembered the stands being covered. Of course they have not been covered for years now and I thought my memory was wrong. Sam Hanks won the race from the thirteenth starting position in the little yellow laydown. I can't seem to pick the car out in this picture..
It was my second race.

ZOOOM

[Rick Jones]

It just dawned on me... I was in the stands on the left. I have always questioned my memory because I remembered the stands being covered. Of course they have not been covered for years now and I thought my memory was wrong. Sam Hanks won the race from the thirteenth starting position in the little yellow laydown. I can't seem to pick the car out in this picture..
It was my second race.

ZOOOM

If you count the cars from front to rear, I believe the Hanks car is mostly hidden behind behind the tenth car. There is another car mostly hidden behind the sixth car in line.

[Rick Jones]

It just dawned on me... I was in the stands on the left. I have always questioned my memory because I remembered the stands being covered. Of course they have not been covered for years now and I thought my memory was wrong. Sam Hanks won the race from the thirteenth starting position in the little yellow laydown. I can't seem to pick the car out in this picture..
It was my second race.

ZOOOM

If you count the cars from front to rear, I believe the Hanks car is mostly hidden behind behind the tenth car. There is another car mostly hidden behind the sixth car in line.

[ZOOOM]

That's what I figured.... He started thirteenth
That could be him...
ZOOOM

[impact]

It just dawned on me... I was in the stands on the left. I have always questioned my memory because I remembered the stands being covered. Of course they have not been covered for years now and I thought my memory was wrong. Sam Hanks won the race from the thirteenth starting position in the little yellow laydown. I can't seem to pick the car out in this picture..
It was my second race.

ZOOOM

Zoom: I too have sat in that stand, although it was 1960 for my first 500. I was a 17 year old Michigan kid. Missed 1963 during my Navy time, but this year will make number 50. This stand (D), remained covered through the 1965 race. The roof was removed when the first sections of the SW Vista stand was built for the 1966 race so as to improve sight-lines for the Vista folks. Stand D remained until the new tunnel was built under the south chute.

Someone also mentioned that the old Speedway had a visual greatness and expansiveness that appears missing today. I would have to agree. The removal of infield stands, the wide expanse of flat, paved and sand areas in the turns and much of the general construction, although improving sight-lines, has rendered much of the track a somewhat sterile look.

[PHJIndy]

My first race was viewed from Grandstand D in '56. I sold newspapers, when I was only 11 years old.

[indyrjc]

......The removal of infield stands, the wide expanse of flat, paved and sand areas in the turns and much of the general construction, although improving sight-lines, has rendered much of the track a somewhat sterile look.

Nothing is more sterile in appearance than the "new" Gargage Area. It added some much needed room for the teams but it also cut down a lot of what fans could see when just looking through the fence. And a lot of the atmosphere of the old wooden garages was lost. It's too bad that they could not have built something modern but with more color and in a similar style to the old garages. Today's garages seem more like a public storage facility.

[KnockOff]

Fronty Ford

[Kevracer]

Today's garages seem more like a public storage facility.

they look exactly like the public storage facility that I use