Indycaver (Norm)'s photos

Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway Museum. Cars of Indiana Exhibit.

Cars of Indiana Exhibit at the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway museum. 2017

Inter-State Company was an Indiana which formed in 1909. And while Inter-State did have cars in the Indianapolis 500 mile race ... this car did not race there.

A view from the past.

The Duesenberg Special was a one-off speed record car.[4] It was built in 1935 on a supercharged Duesenberg Model J rolling chassis with a standard wheelbase[4] of 142.5 inches (3,620 mm),[6][3] a dropped front axle,[1][3] 18 inches (460 mm) wheels instead of the standard 19 inches (480 mm) wheels, and a non-standard 3:1 rear axle ratio.[1] The engine was highly tuned by August Duesenberg,[4] with the compression ratio raised to 7.5:1 and different engine bearings being used.[1] High performance parts developed for the Special, especially the "ram's horn" twin-carburetor inlet manifold, would be used on later supercharged Js (or "SJ"s as they were called by the public).[4] Financing for the Duesenberg Special came from sponsorship solicited by Ab Jenkins from oil companies and accessory manufacturers and distributors. Jenkins guaranteed his sponsors that he would break established speed records with the car. He delivered on his guarantee in October 1935, when he set a one-hour record of 153.97 mph (247.79 km/h) and a twenty-four-hour record of 135.57 mph (218.18 km/h) at a circuit on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The 24-hour record would be held until 1961.[4]

A Studebaker Hawk is another car I'd like to make room for in my garage. I use to drive by a guys house on my way to work and admire his Golden Hawk parked in the driveway.

The Haynes Automobile Company was a United States automobile manufacturing company which produced automobiles in Kokomo, Indiana, from 1905 to 1924. The company was formerly known as the Haynes-Apperson company which produced automobiles under that name from 1896-1905. Co-founder Elwood Haynes changed the name of the company after fellow co-founders Elmer and Edgar Apperson left to form the Apperson Brothers Automobile Company in 1901. The Haynes Automobile Company was declared bankrupt in 1924 and went out of business in 1925. This vehicle has a 2 door tourer type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels. The Haynes Model U's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 9.3 litre, 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.

Another car built in Indianapolis. The old Cole factory is now a jail.

One of 390 built 1930 to 1933. 500 cubic inch aluminum V16.

The Duesenberg brother's first attempt at building a luxury car. It was the first US production car with four wheel hydralic brakes. This particular car was Augie Duesenberg's personal car until his death in 1955.

One of three four-door convertibles built.

The Apperson was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana.

Timeline of Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Winners.

Turner Woodard, the owner of the historic Stutz building in Indianapolis, felt compelled to add to his collection a replica of the famous Stutz Blackhawk Special, because the story of its pilot, Frank Lockhart, is filled with a Hollywood screenplay’s worth of triumph and tragedy. Read more: autoweek.com/article/car-news/1928-stutz-blackhawk-special-replica-seduction-speed#ixzz4Z4utEP00