2025 |
Pebble Beach Auctions1950 'McNamara Special' Sprint Car
From the Mitchell Rasansky Collection
SOLD $44,800
Estimate
$100,000 - $150,000| Without Reserve
Car Highlights
1952 National Championship-Winning Sprint Car Driven by Joey James
Built by Harry Turner for the Legendary Lee Elkins of McNamara Trucking
Driven by Icons Joey James, Mike Nazaruk, Andy Linden, and Ed Elisian
Successfully Campaigned until the 1959 Season
A True Artifact of Postwar American Sprint Car Racing Heritage
Technical Specs
220 CID DOHC Offenhauser Inline 4-Cylinder Engine
Hilborn Fuel Injection
Estimated 220 BHP at 6,600 RPM
In-Out Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Halibrand Disc Brakes
Front Tubular Axle with Transverse Leaf Spring
Rear Halibrand Quick-Change with Radius Arms and Torsion Bars