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Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen

One of the most spectacular and controversial decades in the long history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 1960s saw the transition from the classic roadster to mid-engine “funny cars.” Though resisted by the Indy diehards, the pace shown by the mid-engine Lotus-Fords starting in 1963 was irresistible. By 1967, the field was completely converted to rear-engine racers.

Reporting and photographing from Indy through most of the decade, Karl Ludvigsen has fantastic photos of the cars: the last gasp of the Novis, the wild racers of Mickey Thompson, Brabhams and the successful Hawk copies, the astonishing STP turbine cars of the 1967 and 1968, Dan Gurney’s Eagles from 1966, Lotuses, including the amazing four-wheel-drive cars, the battle between Fords and the turbo-Offys.

These vivid pictures will take the reader inside Gasoline Alley during the tumultuous 1960s. Following in the footsteps of Indy Cars of the 1950s (by the same author), this book will be a hit.

Softbound, 128 pages, 121 photos, 10.25'' x 8.5''