George Souders' 1927 Winner
Sept 9, 2017 12:20:44 GMT -5
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Post by 1961redlegs on Sept 9, 2017 12:20:44 GMT -5
Last night, I finished George Souders' 1927 Indianapolis 500-winning Duesenberg.
Rookie driver George Souders drove a steady race in the 15th running of the 500 and took the lead after Frank Lockhart and Peter De Paolo suffered misfortunes while heading the field. Souders retained the lead the balance of the day and finished 12 minutes ahead of the second place car, the second largest margin of victory in the race's history.
Souders, a 26-year old racer from Lafayette, Indiana spent the previous few years running dirt tracks in Texas and Oklahoma. His success there got him a ride in a Duesenberg for the 1927 race. He finished third in the 1928 race and never contested another 500. Though he didn't race again after 1928, he made frequent visits to the Speedway in the month of May until his death in 1976.
As an interesting side note, in doing research on this car, I saw more than reference to this being Peter De Paolo's 1925 winning machine. Souders himself said so, but I cannot find any verification for the claim. If so, it'd be one of a handful of cars to win the 500 more than once.
This is a box stock build of the Chris Etzel/ARM Duesenberg. I used Krylon battleship gray and Tamiya aluminum for the body and chassis. I also weathered the tires to take some of the white out of the lettering. This car went together well and I didn't have any difficulties, I really enjoyed building it! Thanks for looking.
Rookie driver George Souders drove a steady race in the 15th running of the 500 and took the lead after Frank Lockhart and Peter De Paolo suffered misfortunes while heading the field. Souders retained the lead the balance of the day and finished 12 minutes ahead of the second place car, the second largest margin of victory in the race's history.
Souders, a 26-year old racer from Lafayette, Indiana spent the previous few years running dirt tracks in Texas and Oklahoma. His success there got him a ride in a Duesenberg for the 1927 race. He finished third in the 1928 race and never contested another 500. Though he didn't race again after 1928, he made frequent visits to the Speedway in the month of May until his death in 1976.
As an interesting side note, in doing research on this car, I saw more than reference to this being Peter De Paolo's 1925 winning machine. Souders himself said so, but I cannot find any verification for the claim. If so, it'd be one of a handful of cars to win the 500 more than once.
This is a box stock build of the Chris Etzel/ARM Duesenberg. I used Krylon battleship gray and Tamiya aluminum for the body and chassis. I also weathered the tires to take some of the white out of the lettering. This car went together well and I didn't have any difficulties, I really enjoyed building it! Thanks for looking.
