#46, INDYCAR, 1960’S OR 70’S, JOHNNY RUTHERFORD, OWNER J. ROSE
COLOR RED. 1960’S CHAMP DIRT CAR, #46; OWNED BY EBB ROSE; BUILT BY HERB PORTER AND ROCKY PHILLIPS; RESTORED BY JIM ROBBINS; DRIVEN BY DONNIE DAVIS, JOHNNY RUTHERFORD AND ARNIE KNEPPER; DONNIE DAVIS WAS THE FIRST DRIVER OF THIS CAR. HE ELECTRIFIED THE CROWD AT THE MILWAUKEE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW LEADING 27 OF THE 100 MILES ONLY TO SPIN INTO THE INFIELD WHEN A TIRE BLEW. DAVIS’ CAREER WAS CUT SHORT BY A SPRINT CAR CRASH THAT TOOK HIS LIFE AT NEW BREMEN, OH. ANOTHER DRIVER WHO HAD CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS WITH THIS CAR WAS JOHNNY RUTHERFORD. ARNIE KNEPPER WAS THE LAST TO DRIVE IT, BLOWING UP THE FUEL TANK DURING A PIT STOP AT THE HOOSIER HUNDRED IN THE LATE 1960’S. CHEVROLET V8 305 CI, 4 BAR SPACE FRAME, CROSS TORSION, 4 TUBE SHOCKS. WAS ALSO #27 AND #10
Don Smith Collection Car Auction - June 23, 2018 - Terre Haute, IN
