Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Luke - About Green Racecars

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

Ah HAH – I missed one -- - -  Sir Jack Brabham, 1961.  Of course green for Britain.  His money had a picture of the Queen on it.

 

He is often given credit as “the first rear engine” Indy car with his 2.7 Climax engine vs. the 4.4 Offy's.  However – just get any 50’s or 60’s  “Indy car book” and see the terrific array of engines and placements – one was even a duel 911 Porsche engine car.  Don’t think it even qualified. 

 

Cars tried front engine ahead of axel, rear engine behind the axel and then mid-engine front and back.  Ahhhh – those were the days.  No cookie cutter cars doing 225 mph.  and it was even on the radio when I could clean the garage or do other trivial stuff and hear “The Greatest Spectacle in Motor Racing.{

 

Alas

Onward

DOUG

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Luke Graves
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:29 AM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: 'The FerrariList' <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Luke - About Green Racecars

 

Thanks Dick!

I actually saw that race live in a Movie Theater in San Francisco and of course it was in black and white back then, so, the color didn't sink in on me!

 

OK guys, I am older that most of you.  Who can beat this:  My first Indy experience was in 1947 when Mauri Rose won it in the Blue Crown Spark Plug Special!  I was 12 years old and listened to on the radio in it the Barber Shop and then at home.  It lasted more that 4 hours.  The car was/is very beautiful.  Six cyl Offie making 400 HP.  Check it out on Google!

 

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From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+buyer1=airmail.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On Behalf Of Dick Petrick
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:29 AM
To: Col Luke Graves
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Luke - About Green Racecars

Luke,

I think that the banning of green cars at Indy had to do with a superstition related to a former Indy 500 champ who was killed in a green car, back in the 1920s.

Not sure. Obviously, that has changed, but I don’t know when. Jim Clark’s 500 winning Lotus back in the 60s was green.

 

Regards,

Dick Petrick

 

 

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