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Indy 500 Traffic Jam: 1955
Submitted by mrmertz on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 11:19pm.
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My grandparents sitting on 16th Street (literally) in Speedway, Indiana a full two days before the running of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 waiting to get in. The car? A 1941 Oldsmobile. The photo isn't the best but conveys how big the event really was. Quite possibly my dad might have taken the pic from standing atop another car. In those days there was no such things as "crumple zones"! View full size.
Indy 500 Jam
Submitted by Divebomber42 on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 3:21pm.
The car to the right of the '41 Olds is a '48-49 Hudson.
The cars to the left are 1951 Mercury with fender skirts:)
ahead of that appears to be a '46-47 Olds.
I know the excitement of waiting to get into a race, tailgating with no tailgates. Cool!
Any more?
Submitted by JohnHoward on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 9:31pm.
It would be great if you have more and could post them, too!
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