Formula 1 Classic Race Car Grand Prix Concept Hot Rod Built Model Promo18

This racer was in the Indy race field that day...Fortunately, this race car and its driver, Bill Vukovich, survived unscathed...Continue to scroll down to read of this historic Indy crash... Museum Quality, High-End, Investment Grade High-Detail 1:18 scale Precision Metal Body Model Art Approx 10 Inches in Length with Original Factory Box.... Note to those who are searching for “perfect”...OUR BOXES ARE NOT PERFECT. ...Long out of production... The 1973 Indianapolis 500 remains one of the lowest points in American motor sports history. With Memorial Day came gloomy skies and intermittent showers that interrupted preparations four times. Finally the green flag waved at 3 p.m. Antsy drivers made for a haphazard field, with four cars across the narrow track in what should have been the sixth row. Only a couple of hundred yards past the flag stand, the blue -Offy of rookie David "Salt" Walther drifted to the right, squeezing Jerry Grant against the wall. Walther clipped Grant's left front tire, and the car jumped violently into the fence, catching its nose and twirling like a propeller a half-dozen times while also overturning. More than 70 gallons of burning fuel sprayed into the grandstand and puddled on the track as cars scattered down the front stretch. In the afternath, drivers: Art Pollard and Swede Savage and crewman, Armando Teran were killed. If there is anything good that came about from the 1973 Indianapolis, it was a new emphasis on safety. Before the next race, significant changes were made to the cars to keep speeds in check and new rules to reduce the possibility of fire. On-board fuel capacity was cut from 75 gallons to 40, turbocharger boost pressure limits were instituted and the rear wings were clipped from 64 inches in width to 55. Although the tragic '73 race left the whole sport in a sour mood, nobody recalls having doubts about going back in '74.