[Ron Landis]

Originally Posted by aushiedog

It was an all Pontiac(61s) final at the 1962 Indy Nationals. The winner was Bill Sasse from Cleveland Ohio beating Bob Harrop in another 1961 black sedan. Here is Bill with a few of his trophies from either 1961 or 1962 and his poncho that was completely tuned and raced by Bill and his father Harry--Harry's Atlantic in Cleveland. Although Bill delayed registering for the Nationals, he was able to use an entry from Arlen Vanke and ran under the name of "Tin Indian Too." This was the year that the 421s and Mopars ran in SS/S. This was a 368HP super duty and consistently ran in the low 13s at 109+MPH. You are probably familiar with the picture at the Nationals with the D/A tower at the starting line and Sasse and Harrop running off for the title. Good times, 50 years ago.
This was posted in error in another thread.

A guy I know was just restoring the very same car...a black '61 "shelftop" or "batwing"...I've heard them referred to as both. Gotta luv 'em!