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Post by IndyCarModels on Jan 5, 2017 13:04:30 GMT -5
One of my future builds will be the 3 John Zink cars from 1958. I know that the Ed Elisian car (5) and the Jimmy Reese car (16) were brand new cars build by AJ Watson. My question is was the Jud Larsen car (44) also a new one or a year old. Also what is the difference between the 1957 & 1958 Watson?
Thanks for the help
Terry
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Post by kip on Jan 5, 2017 13:38:42 GMT -5
According to the book THE WATSON YEARS, the Reese #16 (Watson chassis #3) was new in 1958. The Elisian #5 was a 1957 (chassis #2) first driven by Ruttman and the Larson #44 was chassis #1-- the 1956 winner. What the differences were I don't know. I love the look of these cars. The Reese car is on my to do list.
kip
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Post by IndyCarModels on Jan 5, 2017 13:44:32 GMT -5
According to the book THE WATSON YEARS, the Reese #16 (Watson chassis #3) was new in 1958. The Elisian #5 was a 1957 (chassis #2) first driven by Ruttman and the Larson #44 was chassis #1-- the 1956 winner. What the differences were I don't know. I love the look of these cars. The Reese car is on my to do list. kip I'm sure that's right but for some reason I thought both cars were new. I do know that the reason Watson left John Zink was because he wanted to build more cars each year and sell them to other teams. |
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Post by oldphotos on Jan 5, 2017 16:01:20 GMT -5
The Larson#44 & Reese's #16 car both had a Fuel buckeye in the Lower left side of the tail cone that was not on the 56 or 57 version of the car. the #5 Ellison car did not have this fuel buckeye In 1957 or 1958.
Oldphotos
Walt
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Post by IndyCarModels on Jan 5, 2017 17:53:35 GMT -5
The Larson#44 & Reese's #16 car both had a Fuel buckeye in the Lower left side of the tail cone that was not on the 56 or 57 version of the car. the #5 Ellison car did not have this fuel buckeye In 1957 or 1958. Oldphotos Walt Thanks. Does anyone have any pictures of these cars. I only have the ones in the yearbook. |
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Post by kip on Jan 5, 2017 18:59:29 GMT -5
I don't know what pics are in the yearbook. You probably have these, but I'll post them anyway. Maybe they will help with decal placement.    kip |
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Post by gwstexas on Jan 6, 2017 10:20:05 GMT -5
Have to chime in here. The 1956 winner was fitted with some new body work for 1958, mainly the nose, and was run as #44. This car was later converted by Denny Moore as a "dirt roadster" and ran once on a mile dirt track with no success. Jack Zink hated to waste anything and he had Moore convert the car to a supermodified and it ran in that configuration in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas for several years. It has now been restored to its 1956 configuration. Watson's two new cars in 1958 were the Zink 16 and the McNamara 97.
Best,
Gary
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Post by IndyCarModels on Jan 6, 2017 10:49:14 GMT -5
I'm going to need decals for the #44. Can you make?
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Post by gwstexas on Jan 6, 2017 12:55:00 GMT -5
Of course! Please send me an email.
Gary
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