Ray Harroun was the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1911. He was awarded the sum of $25,100.
A total of 40 drivers participated in that first Indy race.
The Marmon Wasp in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker Clyde Chestnut Barrow
(Oct. 1, 1910-May 23, 1934) (Mar. 24, 1909-May 23, 1934)
The well-known criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow traveled the Central
U.S.with their gang the “Barrow Gang” during the Great Depression. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed on a rural
road in Louisiana by law officers. Their exploits became a major part of American
pop folklore with the1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye
Dunaway.
The the ambush site was located on a desolate road, deep in the Louisiana woods
The Bonnie and Clyde 1934 Ford V8 Deluxe Sedan after the ambush
The Bonnie and Clyde Death Car on display at a museum in Nevada
In 1942 Revolite, formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson, originally developed
an adhesive tape made from a rubber-based adhesive applied to a durable
woven cotton fabric backing. This tape resisted water and was used as
sealing tape on ammunition cases during World War II. It was also used
to repair military equipment quickly, including jeeps, firearms, and aircraft.
The origin of the name of the tape is the subject of some disagreement. The
Oxford English Dictionary says that perhaps "duct tape" was originally "duck
tape".
You can fix anything with a roll of duct tape!
Carroll Shelby after a race in 1959
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012)
Shelby was a automotive designer, and race car driver who is
best known for making the AC Motors–based Shelby Cobra
and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford
Motor company known as Mustang Cobras.He was inducted
into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991, and
the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992.
