Front Runners - Indys of the 50s & 60s Exhibit

Schedule

Sun Oct 02 2022 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

Location

Savoy Automobile Museum | Cartersville, GA

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The Front Runners exhibit showcases victory-claiming, record-breaking, front-engine Indy 500 roadsters. To be considered for participation in the iconic Indianapolis 500-Mile Race held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana, roadsters had to maintain certain engineering specifications and design elements, including a single-seat, open-cockpit. Although most racers used Offenhauser engines, some displayed cars were powered by Cummins Diesel, Novi V8, and Chrysler Hemi V8s. The Front Runners vehicles featured in this exhibit include cars Designed by Frank Kurtis, A.J. Watson, Lujie Lesovsky, and Quinn Epperly. They were developed during the 1950s and 1960s, considered the Golden Age of the Indy 500.
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Vehicles included in this exhibit:
1953 Kurtis Kraft KK500C (Firestone) Roadster (On Loan from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Speedway, IN)
1956 Hillegass Sprint Car (Savoy Collection)
1956 Lesovsky Wolcott Special, Champ Dirt Car (On Loan from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Speedway, IN)
1958 Wolcott Special, Roadster (On Loan from Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Speedway, IN)
1962 Kurtis Kraft Novi (On Loan from Unser Racing Museum, Albuquerque, NM)
1963 Watson Roadster #43 (On Loan from George T. Lyons, Eerie, PA.)
1963 Watson Roadster, “Konstant Hot Special” (On Loan from the Brumos Collection, Jacksonville, FL)
1952 Kurtis K500A – Chrysler (On Loan
from Joe Freeman Boston MA)
1958 Kurtis 500-H DA Lub Special #7 (On Loan from Bob Sirna MI, USA)
***The 1952 Kurtis K500A & 1958 Kurtis 500-H DA will join the FrontRunners exhibit after the Miller Meet in Wisconsin.

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Where is it happening?

Savoy Automobile Museum, 3 Savoy Lane,Cartersville,GA,United States

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Savoy Automobile Museum

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