![]() ![]() Please sign up to our free newsletter to receive exciting news about classic cars auctions. We have a fascinating selection of memorabilia for sale. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of his great Indy 500 win, what better way to relive it than through the 'Wide World of Sports' recap narrated by broadcast legend Jim McKay. In that time he amassed a deep and far-reaching collection of important race-used material." ![]() Hunter had access to the greatest drivers and race tracks in the world. Ivy went on to describe the collection, accumulated by a Dr Harlan Hunter, as "the most extensive of its kind in the world. ![]() "These hung at Garage #2 in the original Gasoline Alley area…what gearhead would not want this as a prize?" Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) 1 is an Italian-born American former racing driver. Mario Andretti is one of America's best racing driversĪndretti is one of the greatest American drivers ever to take to the track, having secured major victories at home and abroad.Ī pair of doors that hung over a garage in Gasoline Alley from the 1930s to the 1960s made $11,950.Ĭhris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage, commented prior to the sale: "Little could be more evocative of the Indy 500 than these historically significant, vintage Indianapolis Motor Speedway doors. Changing to a backup car was not the only wrench thrown into Andretti’s 1969 Indy 500 plan. The lot is part of a major collection of memorabilia from the legendary racetrack that crossed the block at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on June 18. 2, in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Following Lolas return to the world of Indycars with the T700 which had been promising with Mario Andretti taking two wins in the 1983 PPG Indy Car World. Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 race in 1969 with a then-record speed of 156.867 miles per hour (252.11 km/hr). A fire suit worn by Mario Andretti in his 1969 victory at the Indianapolis 500 has sold for $52,580. The winner of the 1967 Daytona 500, 1969 Indianapolis 500, and 52 wins in Indy cars says the real key to increase Ind圜ar’s TV viewership and at-track attendance rests more with race promoters.
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