1938 Sparks-Thorne

"LITTLE SIX" INDIANAPOLIS RACING CAR-POWERED BY A 183 CU.IN. SUPERCHARGED D-O-C 6 CYL. ENGINE

THIS CAR SET THE LAP RECORD AT INDY IN 1939 AT 130.757 MPH THIS RECORD STOOD UNTILL 1946 WHEN IT WAS BROKEN BY FRONT DRIVE NOVI

INDIANAPOLIS HISTORY
YEAR DRIVER PLACE
1938 SNYDER 15
1939 SNYDER 2
1941 HORN 3
1946 MCQUINN 13
1947 HANSEN 27
1948 HANKS 26
1949 BETTENHAUSEN DIDEST QUALIFY

A GALLANT CAR IT NEVER WON "INDY"
A SISTER CAR DID WIN IN 1946

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