@8:56 you catch a glimpse of the Jim Hurtubise Mallard rolling off the grid. It would be the final race the Mallard would qualify for, the last time for a front engined "Indy Car". It was a DNQ at Pocono a few weeks later. Herk switched to rear engine cars in '73 and '74. From 1975 to 1980 Hurtubise brought the Mallard to Indianapolis but never had a competitive effort.
Look at how that Oldsmobile carves through the turns , and people say American cars are only good in a straight line😂 .An interesting thing is that the wheels that you could get on Oldsmobiles ,the ones like on the convertible in this video, are exactly the same design that was fitted to a lot of Australian Chrysler Valiants , although they are 14 inch diameter, and on Oldsmobiles I think they were all 15 inch? . Iv'e tried researching how Australian Chrysler's could possibly have Oldsmobile wheels, and Iv'e come up with nothing.
@8:56 you catch a glimpse of the Jim Hurtubise Mallard rolling off the grid. It would be the final race the Mallard would qualify for, the last time for a front engined "Indy Car".
It was a DNQ at Pocono a few weeks later. Herk switched to rear engine cars in '73 and '74. From 1975 to 1980 Hurtubise brought the Mallard to Indianapolis but never had a competitive effort.
RIGHT THERE! at 1 minute and 46 seconds, Bud says THE TRUTH! word, Bud
This is the race where Merle Bettenhausen lost his arm. Modern racers don't know how safe things have become, that's for sure.
Look at how that Oldsmobile carves through the turns , and people say American cars are only good in a straight line😂 .An interesting thing is that the wheels that you could get on Oldsmobiles ,the ones like on the convertible in this video, are exactly the same design that was fitted to a lot of Australian Chrysler Valiants , although they are 14 inch diameter, and on Oldsmobiles I think they were all 15 inch? . Iv'e tried researching how Australian Chrysler's could possibly have Oldsmobile wheels, and Iv'e come up with nothing.