Lot 185

1950 '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

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