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- Unser Chevrolet Racing Patch, circa 1980 - Rick Galles formed his racing team in 1980. Galles Racing competed in Indy car and Can-Am events. The team won 21 Indy car races throughout its history, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr. Galles Racing ended operations after the 2001 season.
- circa 1980
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Unser Chevrolet Racing Patch, circa 1980
Rick Galles formed his racing team in 1980. Galles Racing competed in Indy car and Can-Am events. The team won 21 Indy car races throughout its history, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr. Galles Racing ended operations after the 2001 season.
- Box for Bobby Unser / Bardahl #1 Model Race Car by Georgia Marketing Promotions, circa 1970 - Bobby Unser competed in the USAC Championship Car series in Offenhauser-powered race cars like the one depicted on this box. Unser raced with sponsorship from Bardahl, a manufacturer of automotive lubricants and gasoline additives based in Seattle, Washington. Unser's Champ Car career included 35 wins in 258 starts, with championship titles in 1968 and 1974.
- 1969
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Box for Bobby Unser / Bardahl #1 Model Race Car by Georgia Marketing Promotions, circa 1970
Bobby Unser competed in the USAC Championship Car series in Offenhauser-powered race cars like the one depicted on this box. Unser raced with sponsorship from Bardahl, a manufacturer of automotive lubricants and gasoline additives based in Seattle, Washington. Unser's Champ Car career included 35 wins in 258 starts, with championship titles in 1968 and 1974.
- Unser Chevrolet Racing Patch, circa 1980 - Rick Galles formed his racing team in 1980. Galles Racing competed in Indy car and Can-Am events. The team won 21 Indy car races throughout its history, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr. Galles Racing ended operations after the 2001 season.
- circa 1980
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Unser Chevrolet Racing Patch, circa 1980
Rick Galles formed his racing team in 1980. Galles Racing competed in Indy car and Can-Am events. The team won 21 Indy car races throughout its history, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr. Galles Racing ended operations after the 2001 season.
- Scale Model of Eagle #6 Race Car, Driven by Bobby Unser at 1972 Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser competed in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but his actual race wasn't so successful. While Unser led the first 30 laps, a broken ignition rotor forced him out on lap 31.
- 1972-1973
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Scale Model of Eagle #6 Race Car, Driven by Bobby Unser at 1972 Indianapolis 500
Bobby Unser competed in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but his actual race wasn't so successful. While Unser led the first 30 laps, a broken ignition rotor forced him out on lap 31.
- Jerry Unser Motor Company Lab Coat Worn by Bobby Unser, circa 1960 - Jerry Unser established his auto repair garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1936. All four of his sons -- Jerry Jr., Louie, Bobby, and Al -- worked in the business at some point. Bobby Unser used this shop coat while running the garage around 1960, before his racing success allowed him to make driving a full-time career.
- circa 1960
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Jerry Unser Motor Company Lab Coat Worn by Bobby Unser, circa 1960
Jerry Unser established his auto repair garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1936. All four of his sons -- Jerry Jr., Louie, Bobby, and Al -- worked in the business at some point. Bobby Unser used this shop coat while running the garage around 1960, before his racing success allowed him to make driving a full-time career.
- Scale Model of Eagle #6 Race Car, Driven by Bobby Unser at 1972 Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser competed in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but his actual race wasn't so successful. While Unser led the first 30 laps, a broken ignition rotor forced him out on lap 31.
- 1972
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Scale Model of Eagle #6 Race Car, Driven by Bobby Unser at 1972 Indianapolis 500
Bobby Unser competed in the 1972 Indianapolis 500 in an Olsonite Eagle designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers. Unser won the pole position with a qualifying speed of 195.940 miles per hour, but his actual race wasn't so successful. While Unser led the first 30 laps, a broken ignition rotor forced him out on lap 31.
- 1958 Moore/Unser Pikes Peak Hill Climb Racing Car. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE. - How do you win the Pikes Peak Hill Climb nine times in 13 years? (1) Drive well. (2) Continually improve your car. Bobby Unser had already won the event twice when he wheeled this car to victory in 1959. Over the following years, he made the car lighter by modifying the frame and suspension and switching to an aluminum radiator, transmission case, and fuel tank. Unser drove it to six more wins.
- 1958
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1958 Moore/Unser Pikes Peak Hill Climb Racing Car. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE.
How do you win the Pikes Peak Hill Climb nine times in 13 years? (1) Drive well. (2) Continually improve your car. Bobby Unser had already won the event twice when he wheeled this car to victory in 1959. Over the following years, he made the car lighter by modifying the frame and suspension and switching to an aluminum radiator, transmission case, and fuel tank. Unser drove it to six more wins.
- 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE. - For decades, most race cars -- even at the top levels of racing -- were transported on open trailers pulled by pickup trucks or station wagons. Drivers and mechanics sometimes slept in their vehicles, or in inexpensive motels. It's a far cry from today, when race cars ride in huge trailers equipped as shops, and drivers travel by plane or in luxurious motorhomes.
- 1956
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1956 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck. On loan from the Museum of American Speed, Lincoln, NE.
For decades, most race cars -- even at the top levels of racing -- were transported on open trailers pulled by pickup trucks or station wagons. Drivers and mechanics sometimes slept in their vehicles, or in inexpensive motels. It's a far cry from today, when race cars ride in huge trailers equipped as shops, and drivers travel by plane or in luxurious motorhomes.
- Duffel Bag, 1963, Used by Bobby Unser - Bobby Unser competed successfully in nearly every form of auto racing but was best known for his three Indianapolis 500 wins and his 13 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb victories. He used this duffel bag to carry his racing helmet and gear throughout most of his career. Unser designed the bag himself and had it custom made by a saddlemaker.
- 1963
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Duffel Bag, 1963, Used by Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser competed successfully in nearly every form of auto racing but was best known for his three Indianapolis 500 wins and his 13 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb victories. He used this duffel bag to carry his racing helmet and gear throughout most of his career. Unser designed the bag himself and had it custom made by a saddlemaker.
- Advertising Poster, "Racing Days are Here Again, Time for Sterling Beer," 1968 - Bobby Unser earned the first of his three checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500 in 1968. Sterling Beer of Evansville, Indiana, celebrated his victory with this colorful advertising poster. It is part of a large archival donation from Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford, and it helps document Unser's long and successful career.
- 1968
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Advertising Poster, "Racing Days are Here Again, Time for Sterling Beer," 1968
Bobby Unser earned the first of his three checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500 in 1968. Sterling Beer of Evansville, Indiana, celebrated his victory with this colorful advertising poster. It is part of a large archival donation from Bobby and Lisa Unser to The Henry Ford, and it helps document Unser's long and successful career.