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A.J.
Foyt's "Sheraton-Thompson Special"
1964
Indianapolis 500® Winner - Car#1
Item# 4406
At
the 1964 Indianapolis 500®, A.J. Foyt, Jr. was racing for the
Sheraton-Thompson team owned by Bill Ansted and Shirley Murphy and
run by crew chief George Bignotti. The rear-engine revolution was
in progress, and among the 61 entries there were 24 rear-engine
"funny cars." Foyt had a rear engine available, but
chose to race his Watson
Roadster. 
When
the race began, Clark jumped into the lead. On the second lap of
the race there was a terrible accident back in the field, which
took the lives of Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs, and brought out
the first red flag because of an accident in Speedway history.
When the race was restarted, Marshman led from Clark, but both
fell out from separate mishaps. Jones then led until his first pit
stop, when a spectacular fire on pit road ended his race. From Lap
55 to the end of the race, Foyt commanded the race from first
place. Rodger Ward finished second,
a lap behind Foyt. Foyt's winning speed was 147.350 mph, which was
faster that the qualifying record five years earlier. Foyt's
victory would prove to be the last ever at Indy for front-engine
cars, which had won every Indy 500® from 1911 through 1964.
After
the race, Foyt said, "A lot of guys made fun of me driving an
antique car with an antique engine, (but) these antiques have made
me an awful lot of money around here."
This
Carousel 1 model (Item# 4406) continues our dedication to meticulous
design and attention to detail and includes 3 dozen new parts!
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image to enlarge and view details.
  
Endorsed
by A.J. Foyt, Jr.
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