A good film on the 1952 Cummins diesel
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I just came across this 43-minute clip on YouTube which covers the development and effort of the Cummins Diesel in the 1952 500.? It is of course a corporate movie, but nonetheless it is informative and well done.?? There is a lot of coverage of Don Cummins, Frank Curtis and Freddie Agabashian, and good coverage of others in 1952 500.? You will see Cummins mechanics wearing bow ties while working at the shop.? You will recognize many from the racing community.? When Freddie comes into the pits to celebrate his record-breaking qualifying run, you will also see a young Ed ?Elisian in the back of the crowd surrounding Freddie.
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Question:? Is it just me, or does it appear that the Cummins car ran wheels/tires that are taller than what everyone else ran????? If I recall correctly, most of the cars from that era had 16¡± wheels in the front and 18¡± in the rear (although I believe the 1956-58 Novi¡¯s ran 18¡±/20¡±).??
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Anyway, you will enjoy this film.
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Bill Blaylock
Dallas, TX
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