Equipment
Dark Red wire wheels, Firestone Speedway tires, Offenhauser engine with dual sidedraft carbs, torsion bar independent front suspension, transverse leaf spring live axle rear, four-wheel drum brakes, Jones tach .
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Third at Indy in 1949 driven by George Connor for Lou Moore and Charlie Marant, 8th in 1950, later raced in the Northwest by Bob Gregg and Len Sutton. Good external cosmetics and older cockpit upholstery. Mechanically restored with professional new plumbing but many old scratched and aged parts like the radiator, front crossmember and suspension, steering box and driveshaft. The seat belt is ancient.
Market commentary
A classic Indy Roadster from the early postwar era and successful at Indy, the mixed condition is a concern apparently also felt by the bidders at the Biltmore. The result reflects that but this will be an impressive piece of garage art, and even more impressive when tuned up and turned loose at historic oval track events. It is a sound value.