The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has opened a new display, \u201cIndiana Automobiles: Precision Over Production,\u201d a celebration of legendary Hoosier-built automobiles with names such as Stutz, Duesenberg, Studebaker and Marmon. More than 35 historic, Indiana-built passenger cars are part of the exhibit, some of which will be making their first appearance on display.<\/p>\n
Among the vehicles in the display are: a Columbus-built 1896 Reeves Motocycle, one of the first gasoline-propelled vehicles in the United States, and the only one of its kind still in existence; an Indianapolis-built 1899 Waverly, one of the first electric cars; and a 1927 Duesenberg Model A that was the personal car of the luxury carmaker’s co-founder, Augie Duesenberg.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Hoosier-built passenger cars, a number of the most famous Indiana-built racecars will be shown, including Speedway founder Carl Fisher’s 1905 Premier, and the legendary Marmon Wasp that carried Ray Harroun to victory in the first Indianapolis 500.<\/p>\n
Also appearing in the exhibit are the 1912 National, which for 99 years held the record for shortest distance led by an Indianapolis 500-winning car, as well as a tribute to legendary Hall of Fame driver Frank Lockhart. The exhibit will run until March 26, 2017. For a complete listing of the cars and other information, please visit www.indyracingmuseum.org<\/p>\n
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has opened a new display, \u201cIndiana Automobiles: Precision Over Production,\u201d a celebration of legendary Hoosier-built automobiles with names such as Stutz, Duesenberg, Studebaker and Marmon. More than 35 historic, Indiana-built passenger cars are part of the exhibit, some of which will be making their first appearance on display. Among the vehicles in the display are: a Columbus-built 1896 Reeves Motocycle, one of the first gasoline-propelled vehicles in the United States, and the only one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":586471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11441],"tags":[17152,894],"class_list":["post-496240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-museum","tag-car-culture","tag-museum"],"yoast_head":"\n