Driven by Janet Guthrie in the 1979 Indianapolis 500 Janet Guthrie finished 5th in this car at the 1979 Tony Bettenhausen 200 at the Milwaukee Mile Janet Guthrie was the first woman to ever qualify for the Indianapolis 500 Originally owned and campaigned by Sherman Armstrong Built by Lola Cars Ltd. of Huntingdon, England Chassis HU 3 The chief mechanic for this car was Huey Absalom, who had won the 1978 Indianapolis 500 and the Triple Crown with Al Unser driving Meticulous restoration to correct specifications by Ray Evernham in his Mooresville, North Carolina race shop 2.65L turbocharged Cosworth V-8 engine Hewland 4-speed manual transmission Gary Runyon commissioned a documentation video with Janet Guthrie and Ray Evernham to be submitted to Library Of Congress for Guthrie's induction Restoration photos Cosworth DFX technical specifications sheet by GE Autosports of Avon, Indiana Cosworth DFX engine information sheets Hilborn fuel injection technical specifications sheets Hewland gearbox technical specifications sheets Suspension diagrams Race car history and Janet Guthrie racing results sheets Texaco Janet, 1979 folder Eligible for Vintage Indy and SVRA vintage racing events Sold on a Bill of Sale Front and rear wings Racing wheels Goodyear White-letter racing tires For more information, please visit mecum.com.
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