1962 Lesovsky Special

Sold for $330,000 at 2012 RM - Milhous Collection, Fla.
In 1962 Lujie Lesovsky bought this car's plans from A.J. Watson and was commissioned by Elmer and Mari Hulman George to build this offset Offenhauser-powered roadster. Elmer qualified 17th for the 1962 Indy 500, but finished 30th with a seized engine. In 1963 Elmer qualified 28th at Indy, but retired after 21 laps with handling problems.

Mel Kenyon took over driving the roadster on the 1964 USAC circuit at Milwaukee, Trenton, and Phoenix, never finishing better than 5th. On June 20th, 1965, at Langhorne, PA, Mel Kenyon's engine blew, causing a fiery crash that put Mel in the hospital fighting for his life. Joe Leonard, whose car was involved in the same crash, was credited for helping him out of the flames.

The car eventually went into storage and sat unmolested at Richard Kemerly's Chevrolet dealership for a number of years. Its restoration was completed in the early 1990s to its 1962 Indy 500 'Sarkes Tarzian' livery with the distinctive nose style.

The roadster was acquired from the Milhous Collection in 2012 by Tom Malloy, and went through a five-month full in-house restoration.