Kurtis ROGER WARD # 19 / FILTER QUEEN SPECIAL 1956 INDIANAPOLIS 500
Item Number: 3462
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $150
Online Close: Mar 17, 2013 11:59 PM EDT
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Description
Well, maybe you’ll never be able to drive, much less own the real thing, but here’s your chance to own perhaps the next best thing. This is the Beautifully Crafted 1:18 scale Carousel 1 replica of the #19 Filter Queen / Pegasus 1956 Indianapolis 500 Roadster, driven by Roger Ward. This Highly Detailed metal die-cast model features Opening Hood to reveal the Fully Detailed Engine, Authentic Graphics, Realistic Interior, Detailed Wheels, Soft Rubber Tires, and Much More. You will marvel at the intricate details of this Vintage and historic car. Approximately 9 inches long and housed in a clear protective display case. This was a Limited Production and this is number 2914. . . The vehicle is in Perfect Condition.
Carousel 1 has become one of the most respected producers of high quality 1/18 scale die-cast models in the business. Their series of 1/18 scale classic Indianapolis Racers from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s have received high marks from collectors around the world. Sadly the company is no longer producing these classic vehicles. That makes these collectibles even more sought after and will only increase in value over the years as they become more and more difficult to find.
If you or someone you know is/are a collector or admirer of Indianapolis 500 Memorabilia or Beautiful Cars, this may just be the perfect item.
Special Instructions
Rodger Ward's career at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway began in 1951, when his car broke, and he placed 27th. Ward persevered, but his Speedway career seemed beset by mechanical misfortunes, and through 1955 he never finished a 500.
For the 1956 Indy 500, Ward hooked up with car owner Ed Walsh and chief mechanic Harry Stevens to drive the Kurtis Kraft KK500C "Filter Queen Special." Ward qualified the car on the first Saturday of qualifying at 141.171 mph, good for a 15th place starting spot in the field. From the beginning of the 1956 Indy 500, Ward ran steadily, and by the 150-mile mark he was running in 8th place, behind Johnny Parsons,
Pat Flaherty, Bob Sweikert, Pat O'Connor, Don Freeland, Tony Bettenhausen, Jimmy Bryan, and Dick Rathmann. Through the pit stops, Ward remained in the top ten, and he was still in 8th as the race reached its halfway mark.
At 400 miles in, Ward hung onto 8th, but with just twenty laps to go he had edged forward one place to 7th. Ward finished the race in 8thplace. Pat Flaherty, driving the first Watson Roadster, won the 1956 Indy 500 with a speed of 128.490 mph. Ward was credited with a speed of 124.990, good enough to earn him membership in the famed "100 Mile An Hour Club."