Indy 500

Story by Pete Vack
Photos by Bob Temple courtesy Dale LaFollette (Vintage Motorphoto)

From the VeloceToday Archives, November 2017

Reading and reviewing Aldo Zana’s book, “Monzanapolis,” I was reminded that Dale La Follette had previously sent along some photos taken at Indy in 1950 by Bob Temple. It seems that now is a good time to present these photos, which are not only excellent as were all of Temple’s photos, but many were taken during practice or qualifying and are of cars that did not make the race including a one-off Auto-Union-like mid-engine car reportedly finance by Howard Hughes.

Story by Pete Vack
Photos by Bob Temple courtesy Dale LaFollette (Vintage Motorphoto)

Reading and reviewing Aldo Zana’s book, “Monzanapolis,” (Review will be published soon) I was reminded that Dale La Follette had previously sent along some photos taken at Indy in 1950 by Bob Temple. It seems that now is a good time to present these photos, which are not only excellent as were all of Temple’s photos, but many were taken during practice or qualifying and are of cars that did not make the race including a one-off Auto-Union-like mid-engine car reportedly finance by Howard Hughes. Plus a few mysteries for our readers; the first to properly identify the engine in the lead photo above will win a copy of “Cuban Grand Prix 1957.”