Entries at annual running of 500-mi International Classic, at motor speedway, May 30, 1957; trends in design show narrower, smaller, lower and lighter cars; new engine specifications in effect; Speedway cut piston displacement from 274 to 256 cu in. for nonsupercharged and 183 to 171 cu in. for supercharged engines; illustrated description of some of 22 new car entries.
New cars and engines pep up Indianapolis 500
Automotive Industries
Automotive Industries ; 116 , n 10
1957
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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