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December 03, 2008 at
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Every now and then i come across an old picture of Lloyd Ruby. Crazy how many awesome cars he drove and never seems to act as if it was a big deal at all.
Here he is in a rare Halibrand Shrike Indycar.
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December 03, 2008 at
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Trying to qualify at the '68 Hoosier Hundred. Short but valiant try.
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December 03, 2008 at
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He tried it again at Nazareth, this time making a show.
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December 03, 2008 at
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At Indy
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December 03, 2008 at
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Oh well, if you can't be a fireman, might as well try this racing thing and see where it goes.
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December 03, 2008 at
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Parnelli threw a fit trying to get this car. Tony Bettenhausen got it, died driving another during shakedown. Who do they call? 'Ole Rube of course
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December 03, 2008 at
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In '62
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December 03, 2008 at
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A fine day with John Zink in '61 at Milwaukee
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December 03, 2008 at
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In a real GT-40
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December 03, 2008 at
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Indy 1960
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December 03, 2008 at
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Looks like Carroll Shelby to his right
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December 03, 2008 at
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Daytona 1966
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December 03, 2008 at
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December 09, 2008 at
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I really just wanted to be a fireman. Buuttttttt, racin is fun. Pays good too.
Polo Grounds, New York 1948
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December 03, 2008 at
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Hang onto your roots boys. I've done everything I can do. It's in your hands now. The good Lord willin', I'll be showing up from time to time to see how you're makin' out.
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December 03, 2008 at
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1969, Andretti becomes famous because of a mishap in the pits-
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December 03, 2008 at
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They're not Watsons, but they'll do.
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December 06, 2008 at
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92uaXU_qXY
This is much more modern, but it will give you an idea of what it was like out there. Just imagine A LOT MORE MOTORCYCLES AND MEANER, TOUGHER MEN!
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December 06, 2008 at
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A few years later Lloyd tried to return the favor, but he came up short. This is from the pic earlier of him at the Hoosier 100 in '68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJNcgDRcoM
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December 07, 2008 at
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You ever dream of buying one of those Ford Gt-40s? Ole Rube got paid to drive and win in the real thing, and in several different cars! This video doesn't say it, but yes Ruby was on the winning team here .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uKlOg3IvDI
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December 07, 2008 at
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So,
Hopefully now you can see that Lloyd Ruby DID win in all of the same cars the other greats won in. In many cases he taught them a thing or two, but then he learned a few things from them I'm sure.
Yes, he was The Man at the 69 500, but apparently Lady Luck(that invisible thing that makes Indy "Indy" had a thing for an Italian team that year.
This song makes me think of those days and those Men- My heroes(after my Dad and my Grandfather)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiAZ5P48dw
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