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327 Latham
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Al Unser's Johnny Lightning Special
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Unser Racing Museum
The Unser Racing Museum Merged with the Museum of American Speed
The Museum of American Speed is proud to partner with the Unser family to bring you the most comprehensive collection of Unser artifacts ever assembled in one place.  The amazing Unser name is synonymous with victory in all forms of racing including Indy, Pikes Peak, Nascar, Road Racing, Dirt Champ, and many others.  It is our honor to tell of the monumental accomplishments of racing aces Al Sr, his brother Bobby.  In the displays visitors will also learn of the other amazing drivers in this lineage of legendary racers.
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“With the Unser name being known worldwide, partnering with the #1 nationally ranked Automotive Museum, the Museum of American Speed will provide not only a larger national, but also international, platform for this collection of the Unser’s iconic racing legacy," said Susan Unser.
The Unser family is one of the most storied families in automotive and racing history. The Speedway Motors family have racing partnerships with members of the Unser family for over 38 years and are honored to welcome the Unser collection to our museum."
We are excited to incorporate this multi-dimensional museum experience that utilizes modern technology to educate and immerse the visitor into the world of racing. This museum collection spans the early days of racing from Pikes Peak and Indianapolis to the latest technology, including a racing simulator that puts you in the driver’s seat, and interactive kiosks for young and old to learn more about racing in a fun, educational environment.
Currently on display at the Museum of American Speed are the
‘Johnny Lightning Special’ car
driven by Al Unser Sr. in the 1970 racing season and the
Gurney Eagle car
driven by Bobby Unser in the 1971 racing season.
Immigrating from Switzerland, their father Louis and mother Marie eventually settled in Colorado Springs, raising a family by the nearby mountain, Pike’s Peak. Louis was especially skilled in exploring the then “new-fangled” automobile engine which sparked the interest of their sons. In September 1915 they rode a motorcycle and sidecar to the summit of Pike’s Peak, a mountain previously declared to be unscalable. Soon after this conquest, the Colorado City police hired the three Unser brothers to teach them how to ride motorcycles, and in 1916 after a road was built, Spencer Penrose officially staged a “Race
​to the Clouds”, a 12.4 mile race to the peak. The Unser boys were regular competitors.
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The Dale Car
SHADO Prototype
Tucker
Early Ford
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Gratiot Roadster
Model T
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5 Millionth Ford
10 Millionth Model T
#6 Voboril Brothers
1886 Benz Replica
1908 REO
Craig-Hunt T-Powered Race Car
Edsel's Hot Rod
Fronty-Ford #27
The Galvanized Bullet
Lloyd Fisher Fronty Race Car & Hauler
Spruce Deuce
Model T Speedsters
>
1923 Ames Speedster
Mercury Speedster
Montier Ford
Model A and B
>
1950's Roaring Roadster
​1931 Model A Coupe
Hy-Point Special
Red Devil Pickup
Flathead Ford V-8
>
The ISKY Roadster
Jack Petty Ford
GM Displays
>
1953 Corvette
Hedy Lamarr's 1958 Cadillac
1957 Corvette
1957 Daytona Corvette
Twin-Engine Model T Speedster
Luxury Cars
>
Duesenberg Model J
Essence of Bucciali
#21 Pearson Mercury
NASCAR
>
#26 Curtis Turner 1956 Ford Sunliner
1956 Pontiac Sedan
Robert Yates Racing Ford
#9 Kasey Kahne
Performance Fords
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1965 Mustang GT
Shelby Series 1 Roadster
Rare Motorcycles
>
1909 Indian
1912 Indian Board Track Racer
1913 Yale
2003 Honest Charley's Flathead Motorcycle
Ariel Square Four Motorcycle
Harley Davidson Racer
E.J. Potter's Widow Maker
Magnacycle
Turbine Powered Daytona Boss
Customs
>
1920 Model T Ford Hot Rod
1937 Studebaker Extremeliner
"Big Daddy" Roth's Outlaw Tribute
Boothill Express
Fahrner's X-Ray Roadster
Goldbrick
Lady Luck T-Bucket
Red Baron
Venus
Road Racing
>
1949 Kurtis Sports Car
Cadillac LMP Le Mans Prototype
Jack Beck's Alfa Romeo
Art Gallery
>
Darrell Mayabb
Peter Vincent
Tom Fritz
Stanley Wanlass
Drag Racing
>
The Klein Nomad
1966 Plymouth Hemi Belvedere
303 Roadtser
1931 Bantam Drag Car
Color Me Gone
Dick Landy
Ditmars Bros
GMC Dragter
S&S Willys Gasser
Ramcharger Funny Car
Smaldino & Yates "Fargo" Dragster
Swamp Rat V-B
Tony Nancy Wedge II
Engines
>
GM Engine Displays
>
327 Latham
Chevy 283
Miller Room
>
272 ci Miller DOHC v-16
1932 Miller 308 c.i. DOHC V-8
1953 Studebaker DOHC V-8
Miller DOHC 200 c.i. 4 Cylinder engine
NOVI Indy Engine
Open Wheel
>
Moser
Rodeck 406 Engine
220 Offenhauser
Robert Roof SOHC
Rajo-Lencki 4
Gallivan DOHC
1913 Chalmers
Plymouth Weslake
Voelker 6
Foyt DOHC Indy Engine
Indy Pit
>
2002 Toyota RV8F CART engine
Cosworth DFX Indy Engine
Mercedes Indy Engine
Brayton V-8 Indy Engine
Drake V8
Fronty-Ford "DO" Engine
1935 Studebaker Straight-8
Fueling Oldsmobile Indy Engine
Weslake Chevy Conversion
Gurney-Eagle Ford Indy Engine
Supercharged Offy 110
Prototype
>
1915 Wilbee V-8 Engine
Land Speed
>
Ron Main's Flat Fire
MacKichan-Schulz 302 CID Chevrolet
Luxury Car Engines
>
1930 Cadillac V-16
Legends in Racing
>
Yunick Twin Turbo
Model T Engines
>
Frontenac Engines
HAL Engines
Rajo Engines
ROOF Engines
Riley Engines
>
Rare Model T Engines
Model A and B
Flathead Ford V-8
Orphan Engines (Misc.)
>
Hudson Twin H-Power 6 Cylinder
1923 Chevrolet Series M
Sweet 16 Chevrolet
Hispano-Suiza Engine
1911 Reynolds Rotary Valve 4-Cyl. Engine
Alfa Romeo Twin Cam Engine
Bugatti Type B Engine
Scheel Rotary Valve Head
The "Cheater" Manifold
Chevy Twin Turbo
Midget Racers
>
SESCO Engines
V-4 Cylinder Chevrolet Wilson
2-Cylinder Offy
Stapp Engine
SCAT Engine
V-8 Cylinder Oldsmobile 215
Popp SOHC
Marchese DOHC
Simonek Engine
Indy Racing
>
Al Unser's Johnny Lightning Special
Bobby Unser's Gurney Eagle
Bobby Unser NOVI
Indy Pit
>
#54 Chicago Rawhide Special
#81 Central Excavating Special
1914 Cornelian
#5 Watson Roadster
#8 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special
#45 “The Pup” Champ Car
1935 Miller-Ford
Blue Crown Special
Bob Estes Special
Viceroy
Land Speed
>
Bonneville T-Bird
Spirit Of America
Lakesters
>
#77 Seth Hammond Lakester
Art Gerrick's Dry Lakes Car
#43 Creel Lakester
Eelco Wee Eel II
HAL Dry Lakes Roadster
Sweet 16
Streamliners
>
1934 Chevy Comp Coupe
#494 Model A Streamliner
Pumpkin Seed
Ron Main's Flatfire Streamliner
Rossi's 1927 T Cosworth
MacKichan-Schulz Streamliner
Open Wheel
>
Champ Dirt
>
#4 LeFevre Dirt Champ Car
#57 Plymouth STP
#1 Delrose Holt Silver Crown
#2 Watson Dirt Champ car
Sprints
>
#11 Kinser Sprint Car
Wolfgang 4x Sprint car
Wolfgang #4 Sprint Car
Opperman's 4x Sprint Car
#96 Trostle Sprint Car
Mechanical Rabbit
#1 Dunseth Sprint Car
#5 Randol Offy
#43 Christie Miller
Tamale Wagon
#1 Kodiak Special
Channel-Lock Special
Andy Gump Sprint Car
#94 Kenny Weld Sprint Car
Black Deuce
#30 P.O.B Sprint Car
#20 Krasek Sprint Car
Midget Racers
>
Stealth Special
Lloyd Axel #5
Edmunds-Sesco Midget
#97 Henderson
#1 Bardahl Special
#46 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
#1 Edmunds-Kenyen
#10 Lynch Offy
#4 Ramada Inn Offy
#76 Honker
#4 Rex Mays Offy
#44 Ed's Auto V8-60
Lewis-Yeley Midget
Wilke-Pak Mopar
#8 Reichenbach SESCO Midget
#78 Red Caruthers Midget
Quarter Midgets
>
Russell Quarter Midgets
Micro-Sprint #95
1959 Moss (1/2) Midget
TQ Midget
Offyette Quarter Midget
Elvis's Quarter Midget
Dreyer Junior Racers
#8 June Bug
Super Modified
>
8 Ball Hudson
4x Sedan
4x Offset Roadster
#94 Nance Super Modified
Orphan Engines (Misc.)
>
#26 Miller Fertilizer Special
#60 Super Modified
Arnold's Auto Wrecking Jalopy
#2 Ranger Sprint Car
Pikes Peak
People
>
Famous Builders
Speedway Motors Drivers
Famous Photographers
Show Cars
>
Coors Extra Gold "32
Ridler Winners
>
Bergler's 'More Aggravation'
1934 "Sweet Dreams" Ford Roadster
1933 Ford 3-Window
Toys and More
Events
Cars & Coffee
Wheel Hub Live
Model Car Builders' Museum Grand Opening
Speedsters Trials & Reunion
Model T Driving Experience
Plan Your Event
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