A fitting celebration of The Most Important Race in History, the “100th Anniversary Indy 500 Mile Race Celebration of Automobiles,” takes place May 14 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Over 250 contestants have been selected from a pool of applicants to display their autos at the track in competition for blue-ribbon awards. This impressive display will be a must-see event for the month of May, read more atIndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com and secure your tickets to the awards dinner that very same evening! Below, discover more about the 1939 Jaguar Taxman.
Will this one prove best in show on Saturday, May 14th?
This 1939 SS Jaguar Saloon has one of the most unique histories of any entry in the Celebration of Automobiles. It was originally presented as a birthday present to England’s then Queen consort, the wife of King George VI. Following the King’s death in 1952, the Queen consort became the Queen Mother as her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne. Legend has it that the second owner of the car was former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who received it as a gift from the Queen consort after his family’s country home and garage was destroyed by the Germans during World War II.
Since 1983 the car has been owned by Philip Taxman of St. Louis, Mo., who conducted a ground up restoration in 2000. It has since been driven all over the country in numerous caravans and it has been a champion car in Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) and Jaguar Clubs of North America competitions. The car participated in a 1,000-mile CCCA Caravan in 2009 that traveled through Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. The car last appeared at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1987 when it was driven around the track at a CCCA event.
A fitting celebration of The Most Important Race in History, the “100th Anniversary Indy 500 Mile Race Celebration of Automobiles,” takes place May 14 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Over 250 contestants have been selected from a pool of applicants to display their autos at the track in competition for blue-ribbon awards. This impressive display will be a must-see event for the month of May, read more at IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com and secure your tickets to the awards dinner that very same evening! Below, discover more about the 1925 Hispano Suiza H6b Laundolet.
1925 Hispano Suiza H6b Laundolet
The Hispano Suiza was built by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, then one of the richest men in America, as a present to his daughter Ailsa. Used primarily on his estates in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Long Island, N.Y., the Hispano Suiza was driven to Sarasota, Fla., by a chauffeur upon Mellon’s retirement, where it was last driven in 1938 and left in a rented garage. It was later shoved out into an alley where it sat for years. It was discovered in 1970 and purchased in poor condition by Don Nichols of Lompoc, Calif., who started a frame up restoration in 2003. The Hispano Suiza will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where it defeated a Stutz Blackhawk Speedster in a famous 24-hour match race on April 30, 1928.
A fitting celebration of The Most Important Race in History, the “100th Anniversary Indy 500 Mile Race Celebration of Automobiles,” takes place May 14 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Over 250 contestants have been selected from a pool of applicants to display their autos at the track in competition for blue-ribbon awards. This impressive display will be a must-see event for the month of May, read more at IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Below, discover more about the 1929 Stutz Blackhawk L6 Speedster.
1929 Stutz Blackhawk
Stutz introduced its Blackhawk series in January 1929 and it was in production through 1930. This car was exported to Argentina where it was sold by a Stutz dealership owned by famed heavyweight boxer Luis Angel Firpo known as “The Wild Bull of the Pampas”. The car was returned to the U.S. in 1978 and eventually acquired by its current owner, who restored the car. The unique body style – a four passenger speedster for a Blackhawk – was designed by LeBaron Carrorssiers.
A fitting celebration of The Most Important Race in History, the “100th Anniversary Indy 500 Mile Race Celebration of Automobiles,” takes place May 13 – 14 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Over 250 contestants have been selected from a pool of applicants to display their autos at the track in competition for blue-ribbon awards. This impressive display will be a must-see event for the month of May, read more at IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Below, discover more about Harry Yeaggy’s submission, a 1935 Duesenberg:
1935 Duesenberg
One of the cars entered in the Celebration of Automobiles is owner Harry Yeaggy’s 1935 Duesenberg SJ Mormon Meteor Speedster, which was named the Best of Show award winner at the 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Known worldwide for its stylish splendor, the Mormon Meteor also excelled as a high performance speedster, setting a number of land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Featuring a supercharged 420 cubic-inch eight-cylinder engine which produced a remarkable 400 horsepower, the Mormon Meteor was considered one of the fastest cars in the world.
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