Mechanic Dale Drake and Louis Meyer with the Lay-Down Offy, ca. 1957
| Description: |
Pictured with the Lay-down Offy, a chassis which would be placed in the car sideways and shifted off-center, are, from left to right: Drake, Dale Drake, Louie Meyer, and Sonny Meyer. Sam Hanks would use this chassis during his 1957 and 1958 Indianapolis 500 wins and Jimmy Bryan would use it during his 1959 Indianapolis 500 win. |
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| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IMS/id/14164 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Copyright permissions granted for non-commercial use by Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
| Subjects: |
Drake, Dale Meyer, Louis, 1904-1995 Meyer, Louis Jr. Automobile mechanics Automobile racing drivers Engines Automobile repair shops |
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