Driven by 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva to victories at the 1981 Tony Bettenhausen 200 at The Milwaukee Mile and the 1981 Phoenix 150 Tom Sneva was the fastest qualifier for the 1981 Indianapolis 500 and grabbed the pole position for the 1981 Michigan 500 driving this March 81C Cosworth Tom Sneva led 6 of 11 races that he competed in during the 1981 season in this March 81C Tom Sneva won 14 Indy Car races in his career and two Indy Car Championships in 1977 and 1978 Tom Sneva won the Indianapolis 500 pole position three times in 1977, 1978 and 1984 Tom Sneva was the first driver to officially break the 200 MPH barrier at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway For his success while driving the Texaco Star, Tom Sneva earned the nickname "The Gas Man" Campaigned by Bignotti-Cotter Racing Co-owner and chief mechanic George Bignotti won seven Indianapolis 500s in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1983 George Bignotti won 85 Indy Car races in his career and eight Indy Car Championships in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1976 George Bignotti contacted March owners Robin Herd and Max Mosley to build a new Indy Car chassis for the 1981 season The March 81C Indy Car was based on the March 811 Formula 1 car March chassis no. 81C-2 was built by March Engineering Ltd. in Bicester, England Honeycomb aluminum chassis Fiberglass bodywork 2.65L Cosworth DFX turbocharged V-8 engine 5-speed manual transmission White, Blue and Red Texaco Star no. 2 livery Black interior CART serial no. 302 USAC registered serial no. 1669, 0468, 0312 and 1775 Eligible for Vintage Indy and SVRA vintage racing events Sold on a Bill of Sale Roll bar Front and rear wings BBS racing wheels Goodyear Eagle White-letter racing tires For more information, please visit mecum.com.
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