October 24 - 30, 2008
The fire on the Carrera in 2006
ended our attempts to try for a class win but I am happy to say that the
Lincoln crossed the finish line and was ranked 45th.
The fire enabled us to do a search of all the available sources to see if
we could find the original livery. As raced in 2006, the livery was a copy
of the colors used by Johnny Mantz, who finished 8th in 1950. This was done
by the first restorer, Charlie Marshall. Photos from 1950 in color are rare,
so that seemed a fair solution at the time.
Car 54 is shown from above in some group shots, so we know the number was
painted on the roof (to enable spotting from the air). We also know she
had three-tones, and red, white and blue was the common theme for this first
race. The one detail we cannot seem to find is the air horn. The mounting
brackets are there, still, and so is the air compressor. But no-one today
seems to know what horns were used.
