Drive a piece of history It all began with the race in 1911 where a Stoddard-Dayton paced the cars at the Indy 500. Yup, I wouldn't have guessed that name either since it's one of the long-gone automotive names. It actually paced two more 500s, 1913 and 1914. Being out in front of the 33... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoworld 1935 Duesenberg SSJ Speedster
Auto World steps back in time to create a real Duesy ... Growing up in Indianapolis, the early auto world’s hub and home to the Indy 500, I was aware that the Duesenberg name was a big deal. Even though the company that brothers Augie and Fred Duesenberg had built to fame had already been... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1966 Indy 500 Lola T90/Jackie Stewart
Replicarz fields another famous Indy 500 racer ... For me, a kid who grew up in Indianapolis watching Lotus and Lola redefine what an IndyCar is during the mid-1960s, these were the most beautiful race cars ever. Loved Indy’s roadsters, but 1966 was just the second year a rear-engine racer won the Indianapolis 500 and... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1/18 scale 1952 Indy 500 winner
Bigger scale Agajanian Special pumps up the detail ... What’s better, and bigger, than a fine 1/43 scale Indy 500 winning race car? A 1/18 scale version, naturally, and Replicarz has been excelling at creating these for years now. The latest is the Agajanian Special dirt car that a then young Troy Ruttman drove to... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1985 March 85C, Indy Winner
Spin and Win Indy 500 winner a beautiful race car ... The March chassis was a dominant one in Indycar racing during the 1980s, and it was a beautiful racer. That’s what makes Replicarz’s new 1/18 scale March 85C, the Miller beer-sponsored red and white beauty driven to the Indy 500 win by Danny Sullivan... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1971 PJ Colt, Joe Leonard
Replicarz goes bigger, produces winner with Joe Leonard's championship car ... Joe Leonard was a heck of a racer, on two wheels and four. He not only won three motorcycle championships, the hard-nosed driver also moved up to Indy cars and won the 1971 USAC championship running virtually the same car as his teammate, Al... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1970 Indy winner, Al Unser driver
Replicarz goes big with its 1/18 scale PJ Colt ... One of my favorite race cars, and that of many other youngsters in the 1970s was the PJ Colt that Al Unser drove to back-to-back Indianapolis 500 wins in 1970 and ’71. It was colorful and with its lightning bolts on the nose and tail the... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1967 Paxton (STP) Turbine
STP's 1967 Indy 500 Turbine is a sure winner this time! Say turbine car and Indianapolis 500 and most car lovers and race fans will picture the 1967 STP-sponsored day-glo red racer that Parnelli Jones darned near drove to victory that year. It was nicknamed Silent Sam and the Whooshmobile for its turbine power that... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1926, 1929 Indy 500 winning Millers
Small scale Indy-winning Millers simply beautiful Back before hearing the word “Miller” made us think of beer, the name meant winning at the Indianapolis 500, and elsewhere on the nation’s numerous board tracks. That’s right, they used to make race track surfaces out of wood! Millers were simple yet sleek racers that the best drivers, or... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s Blue Crown Specials
Indy-winning Blue Crowns rock in 1/18 scale In post-war U.S. open wheel racing the Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials were as dominant as the New York Yankees were in baseball for years. The Blue Crowns’ reign was shorter, but everyone knew their name, like Ruth, Guhrig or Dimaggio. Replicarz recognizes that and ups its assault... Continue Reading →