1961 TURBINE ENGINE JOHN ZINK TRACKBURNER PROTOTYPE RACING INDY 500 8X10 PHOTO

Description: 1961 TURBINE ENGINE JOHN ZINK TRACKBURNER PROTOTYPE RACING INDY 500 8X10 PHOTO A RARE FIRST TIME TURBINE ENGINE CAR AT THE INDY 500. A CANDID UNIQUE PHOTO! THIS IS A REAL PHOTO TAKEN FROM A NEGATIVE. IT IS A CRISP AND CLEAR 8 X 10 INCH GLOSSY REPRODUCTION PHOTO.THIS IS A RARE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE 1961 #52 JOHN ZINK TRACKBURNER PROTOTYPE REAR-TURBINE ENGINE POWERED INDY CAR. THIS RACING CAR WAS BUILT IN 1961 AND ENTERED IN THE INDY 500 FOR TROY RUTTMAN TO DRIVE. THE CAR NEVER RACED A COMPETITIVE LAP. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING A TEST SESSION AT THE INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY IN 1961. IT WAS ENTERED BY JOHN ZINK AND DRIVEN BY DAN GURNEY IN PRACTICE, BUT IT FAILED TO MAKE THE RACE. DAN GURNEY DID MAKE THE RACE IN THE #34 MICKEY THOMPSON CHEVY POWERED REAR ENGINE CAR. I HAD AN HISTORIAN TELL ME THAT THIS IS QUITE A RARE PHOTO OF THIS CAR: HE SAYS: THE PHOTO IS NOT OF THE ZINK TURBINE. IT'S A PHOTO OF A "MULE" REAR ENGINE PROTOTYPE BUILT BY DENNIE MOORE. IT WAS NEVER ENTERED IN THE RACE. THE PIPE IS THE EXHAUST OF A 255 OFFY. THERE IS A PICTURE OF A SIMILAR ZINK CAR (KIMBERLY SPECIAL) ON PAGE 79 OF THE 1962 FLOYD CLYMER INDY 500 YEARBOOK, IT IS #'D DIFFERENT AND APPEARS TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ENGINE IN THE REAR, BUT IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME "MULE" CAR. THIS PICTURE IS AN UNUSUAL ONE AS I DON'T THINK THERE IS A PICTURE OF THIS CAR IN THIS CONFIGURATION IN A CLYMER YEARBOOK AND THERE ISN'T ONE IN THE BOOK "THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 1911-1994" BY JACK C. FOX. VERY INTERESTING! LOOK AT HOW FAR UP THE DRIVER IS TO THE FRONT END! ALSO, NOTICE THE BALL AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR? DENNIE SAYS THAT WAS ADDED BECAUSE GURNEY HAD SAID THAT HE COULDN'T TELL WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS. A VERY INTERESTING DETAIL!(Note: ONLYCLASSICS-WEB-IMAGE PRINT does not appear on product-only on scan) CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER GREAT AUTO RACING PHOTOS AND PRINTS. THANKS FOR LOOKING!..p50 Pay with PAYPAL-you can charge it! MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and your Checking Bank Card We offer FREE SHIPPING on all United States addresses with NO QUANTITY LIMITS. We also offer International Shipping-Pay first items shipping and it is NO COST for each additional item when shipped in the same package (NO QUANTITY LIMITS). Photos and smaller prints are shipped in a stiff photo mailer. Larger Prints and Posters are shipped in a heavy duty mailing tube. We take great care in shipping our merchandise. *Bid with confidence - we have over 75,000 POSITIVE ratings and growing!To Help You Narrow Your Search On What I Have - Scroll Down To Find My Categories (on the left hand side of my listings). You can also Hit my Store Icon *OnlyClassics Photo and Paper* on the top of this page - that will take you to my store where near the top is a "search my store box" where you can type in key words to help you find what I have available you might be interested in. With thousands of items to look at -you won't be disappointed!You may be interested in our other eBay listings. No COPYRIGHT expressed or implied. Sold as collectible only. Minnesota residents please add 7.275% Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 15.25 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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