cool Cummins ad from the 40s

[joesoot]

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The Cummins diesel in the 52 Indy 500

 

[mike r]

I'll bet that thing sounded cool when you wound it up. But why did he put the stack underneath it?

 

[joesoot]

Anyone know the specs of the engine in that Indy car?

 

[C Schomer]

I loved the sound of the old blown 275(nicknamed 2 and 6 bits)and 300s with the backdrop manifold! pop pop pop pop pop pop... .

 

[speedracer]

When I was at the Brickyard 400 last year, I saw that cummins powered indycar in the infield museum. Way cool. If you're ever at the speedway, definitely check out the infield museum. It's only $3, and there's a LOT of really cool stuff in there!

 

[tgbol]

The Cummins powered Indy car sat on the pole in 1952. It was running 3rd when it retired around lap 135. Cause of retirement was rubber sucked in to the intake plugged it up. The air intake was underneath the car. It vacuumed the worn tire rubber up.

in quallifying it was almost a second faster than the other cars.

The car was so heavy that it ate the right front tire during qualifying. During the race they were holding it back for tire life.

 

[Okie-Go]

Neat ad. I have never been up that way. Who knows, I might get up there one of these days.

 

[Deezul1]

My book about Clessie Cummins states that they placed 12th in 1931 and 11th or 12th in 1951 at "Indy". Clessie installed the first Diesel in a tractor in USA and also the first Diesel in a motor vehicle.

 

[GWDiesel]

INDY. Diesel

I cant remember if that motor had a Side mount (roots) or a

Centrifugal Supercharger? I was told the 3 cyl. heads were made of Aluminum, and had the old style injectors (in the side of the cyl

heads) Great car way ahead of it's time, IMHO IM just a diesel fan!

GWD

 

[jponder]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the car did so good because it never had to stop for fuel



MPGs defeat MPHs MILEAGE WINS RACES BABY!!!!!!!!

 

[fbaurley]

Hey Deezul1 what book do you have about Clessie Cummins. I'd be intersted in picking up a copy.

 

[Deezul1]

Its called "The Diesel Odyessy of Clessie Cummins" by his son Lyle Cummins.

As far as I know it can only be bought through "Carnot Press" in Wilsonville Oregon.

I believe it is also published by Lyle Cummins and Carnot Press is his Company

 

[Bill Lins]

There's a good article about Cummins @ Indy in the October 2003 issue of "Car & Dirver" magazine.