Tuesday, May 7, 2013

1915 Oilzum


I always thought the guy in the Oilzum “O” was a robber. I guess never having known a time when driving a car meant wearing goggles and elbow-high gauntlets was a requirement left me with nothing but a picture of a cartoon crook as a point of comparison. There’s  a lot of garbage about Oilzum online, but nothing really useful in figuring out its role and history at the Speedway. I have no idea whether a car using their products ever won a 500 or not, but I can say that as of August 1915 the best Oilzum could claim was a second place finish.

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