Visit to the IMS MUSEUM Special Exhibit: FROM THE VAULT Monday, February 3, 2020 |
1908 Buick 16B It is believed that this is the car that Louis Chevrolet drove for a win in the first auto contest at the speedway in 1909. The car is powered by a 298-c.i. fourc-cylinder engine. |
The 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C-308 While this car was made for the European Grand Prix circuit, it was sold to an American who brought it to Indy! It competed in the 1940, 1946, 1947 and 1948 Indianapolis 500. It was later raced at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in 1949 & 1950. |
1991 Benetton B191 This Formula 1 car took Nelson Piquet to his last victory (1991 Canadian Grrand Prix) Benetton didn't have the 1992 car ready at the start of that season, and their new rookie driver, maybe you've heard of him - Michael Schumacher, drove this car to 4th-place in the 1992 South African Grand Prix. The car is powered by a 213.5-c.i. Ford Cosworth engine. |
1964 Ferrari 250 LM - The last Ferrari to win Le Mans While the factory teams of Ford and Ferrari duked it out at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, this privately-owned car actually won the race! It is powered by a 3.3-liter V12 engine. |
1957 Corvette Super Sport This race car was designed by the legendary engineers at Chevrolet. It's purpose was to compete in international sportcar racing. Unfortunately, after it's first race at Sebring, the Automobile Manufacturers Association outlawed automakers from directly competing in motorsports, so this car never got to race at Le Mans, or anywhere else. It is powered by a 283-c.i. fuel-injected V-8. |
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Mercedes-Benz, so dominant in Grand Prix racing before WWII, returned briefly in 1954 & 1955 with three of these futuristic looking cars. Juan Manuel Fangio won the World Championship both years with his team-mate Stirling Moss finishing as runner-up in 1955. Mercedes withdrew from racing after 1955. This car was donated to the museum by Mercedes in 1965. |
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