8x10 Copy *** Mad Dog Iv *** Daytona Beach, Fla. - July 25, 1961 Ap Photo on 2040-parts.com
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8x10 COPY *** MAD DOG IV *** Daytona Beach, Fla. - July 25, 1961 AP Photo This Picture Is A Glossy COPY of The Original AP photo. The Photo has a line half through the right-hand side that was carried over from the Original. Please see the picture. -- MAD DOG IV may try for record -- Art Malone, 25yr. old drag racer from Tampa, Fla. shown here in cockpit of MAD DOG IV talking with Bob Osiecki, car owner from Charlotte N.C. may try for the $10,000 prize, posted by Bill France, Pres. of Daytona Inter. Speedway for the first driver to hit 180MPH. Bill France posted an award of $10,000 to anyone who could post a speed in excess of 180 mph on a closed course speedway. Bob Osiecki of Charlotte, NC took up the challenge. Osiecki installed a super charger Dodge 413 cubic-inch engine in an Indy roadster. Then he designed and installed a vertical stabilizer and a pair of inverted air foils, or upside down wings, to the chassis to aerodynamically stabilize the vehicle at speed. On August 28, 1961 Art Malone drove the 'Mad Dog IV' to a world record speed of 181.561 mph at Daytona International Speedway. The body is constructed from aluminum and powered by a Chrysler 413 460-cubic-inch engine. There are drum brakes and Firestone tires.
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