The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a Hall of Fame Museum. They got some Indy 500 winning cars in there. Other famous/important race cars, too. Like the 1957 Corvette SS. With a body made of a magnesium alloy, the car is
900 lbs lighter than a standard 57 Vette. 307 hp engine. The thing about the museum is: They ain't afraid to drive 'em.
In 2011, they were showing off the 1911 Marmon Wasp that won the first Indy 500. It threw a rod.
Yeah, they put it together again.
They took out the '57 Vette SS last weekend at the Brickyard Invitational to make a few show-off laps.
Here's how it started:
Here's how it ended:
Ouch. Gonna be needing some new ~60 year old guts for
that motor.
Prolly pretty embarrassing for the driver, whether or not he had anything to do with it.
Here's the Vette in action (look fast, it didn't last long) in 1957:
It's a beautiful car, too.
Lovely plumage.
Story over
here.