Photos

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This is the only color photo of the race car and me. Taken in the Gasoline Alley garage area at the speedway.

Plan view showing the engine exhaust and the waste gate exhaust.

Left side of the engine showing the waste gate system.

Right side of the engine showing the engine breather and the fuel control.

Rear view showing suspension, Halibrand quick change and the inboard brakes. Note the beer can taped to the frame. The inboard brakes heated the quick change unit causing it to breath heavy so we vented it to the beer can. It worked. what can I say.

Front view showing instrument panel. Instruments from left to right are; gas producer rpm, EGT gage, output rpm, and oil pressure gage. 

Consultation in the pits. Bending over is Denny Moore, Chief Mechanic and car builder. Iin the cockpit is Dan Gurney and kneeling is me scratching my butt.

Decision time. That's me on the right sitting on the wall. Jack is out negotiating a new driver while the car sits in the pits.

Duane Carter in the car, one of Indy's all time great drivers and an all-around good guy. Jack is giving him a pep talk while I'm nonchalantly surveying the scene.

That's me backing out the high speed stop in one last desperate attempt to make the show.

And that's about it, hope you enjoyed the story and photos. It all happened 42 years ago. Actually the SAE paper and the original car design was done in 1956. The problem was we were way ahead of our time. Today, rear engine cars have completely taken over at Indianapolis. Later turbine cars with more powerful engines so completely dominated the race that they were legislated out of racing.
And basically, the fans prefer it that way. They like the deep roar of the piston engines, it's a sound they can relate to and appreciate.
I remember the first time I heard the blown Novi's come down the straightaway, the hair on my arms stood on end and my chest vibrated. That was a race car engine.

Take care. Have good thoughts.

Len Williams