William John Vukovich II (March 29, 1944 – August 20, 2023)

Bill Vukovich II, the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in
1968, died Sunday. 

He finished in the top ten 85 times, with one victory in 1973
at Michigan and best finish at the Indianapolis 500 came in
1973, where he came in second in a rain-shortened, tragedy-
marred event. He was inducted in the National Midget Auto
Racing Hall of Fame in 1998

Vukovich also had 23 National midget car victories in his career,
and drove for part of his career in J. C. Agajanian‘s midget car.

Bill Vukovich II was the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner
Bill Vukovich and the father of Billy Vukovich III, both of whom
were killed in racing accidents.

Vukovich ll in 1967.

They were also the most expensive models in their lines. But
what really cemented 1951 woodies in history was the fact
that it was the last year Ford and Mercury models used real
wood for the bodies. 
(Story by Rachel Schneider)

In 1959, the mobile telephone was a revolutionary invention
that changed how people communicated.

The original model weighed over 30 pounds and featured a large
antenna on top, making it look like something out of a science
fiction movie.

DeLorean died at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, from
a stroke, on March 19, 2005, at the age of 80. His ashes are
interred at the White Chapel Cemetery, in Troy, Michigan.

The film Back to the Future was released in 1985, featuring
DeLorean’s namesake car, and DeLorean wrote to writer and
producer Bob Gale thanking him for immortalizing the car.