 WATSON ROADSTERS
Authorized by A. J. Watson
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1960 Indy 500®
Car# 2
Tony Bettenhausen
"Dowgard Special"
Order Item# 4417
Watson Roadster History - A.J. Watson built his first Indianapolis race car in 1950. He designed, built and "chiefed" the first Watson
Roadster in 1956 and Pat Flaherty drove it to an Indy 500® victory.
Over the next 8 years Watson Roadsters would win Indianapolis 5 times
with Rodger Ward in 1959, Jim Rathmann in 1960, Ward in
1962, Parnelli
Jones in 1963 and A.J. Foyt, Jr., in 1964.
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1958 Indy 500® Pole
Car# 97 Dick Rathmann
Order Item# 4418
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Carousel 1 models are 1:18 scale die-cast
metal assembled
models with plastic parts. |
Previously Released models
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1959 Indy 500® Winner
Car# 5 Rodger Ward
"Leader Card 500 Roadster"
Order Item# 4416 |
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1963 Indy 500® Winner
Car# 98 Parnelli Jones
"Agajanina-Willard Battery Special"
Order Item# 4415
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1958 Monza 500 Winner
Car# 5 Jim Rathmann
"John Zink-Leader Card Monza"
Order Item# 4414
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1964 Indianapolis 500®
Car# 26 Norm Hall
Nothing Special
Order Item# 4412
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1960 Indianapolis 500®
Car# 98 Lloyd Ruby
Agajanian Special
Order Item# 4411
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1961 Indianapolis 500®
EddieSachs "Dean Van Lines Special"
Watson Copy built by Wayne Ewing
Order Item# 4410
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1956 Indianapolis 500® Winner Car #8
Pat Faherty
"John Zink Special"
Order Item# 4409
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1962 Indy 500® Car#44
Jim Rathmann
"Simoniz Vista Special"
Item# 4408 |
1964 Indianapolis 500®
Car#86 Johnny Rutherford
Bardahl Special
Item# 4407 |
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1964 Indianapolis 500® Winner
Car#1 A.J. Foyt
Sheraton-Thompson Special
Item# 4406 |
1960 Indianapolis 500®
Car#56 Jim Hurtubise
Travelon Trailer Special
Item# 4405 |
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1962 Indianapolis 500® Winner
Car#3 Rodger Ward
Leader Card "500" Special
Item# 4404 |
1962 Indianapolis 500® Pole
Car#98 Parnelli Jones
Agajanian-Willard Battery
Item# 4403 |
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1960 Indianapolis 500® Winner
Car#4 Jim Rathmann
Ken-Paul Special
Item# 4402 |
1961 Indianapolis 500® Winner
Car#1 A.J. Foyt
Bowes Seal Fast Special
Item# 4401 |
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A Watson patterned car, built by Floyd Trevis and driven by A.J. Foyt, Jr., won the 1961 Indy 500®. Jim Rathmann also won the 1958 Monza 500 and the 1959 Daytona 100 in
Watson Roadsters. The 1963 Indy field held 14 Watsons, but new rear
engines and aerodynamics had begun to take over. Watson himself built
rear engine cars for 1964 and Ward drove one of them to 2nd in the 500.
A.J. Watson's record-setting Indy career continues in the late
1990's.
Spec
Design.................................WATSON
Front Engine Roadster
Chassis................................Tube Frame,
Off-set engine & suspension
Engine..................................Meyer
Drake "Offy" 252 CID 4.2L/ Inline 4 Cylinder/400HP/ DOHC16-Valve/Hilborn Fuel
Injection
Gearbox...............................2-Speed
Halibrand
Wheelbase............................96IN.
Weight..................................1472 LBS.
Top Speed............................180 MPH
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