: I have done a lot of research on these including interviewing the
: woman who managed the IMS gift shops from the early '60s through
: the 90s and she says these watches were never sold in the gift
: shops. I have also spoken extensively about these watches with
: Donald Davidson, the IMS historian and he has no recollection of
: them ever being sold or given as prizes at the track. All
: evidence says that these were ordered and given away to special
: friends and workers by Mr. Anton "Tony" Hulman.

: JohnCote

very very interesting. then again, in indianpolis tony had a *lot* of friends :-)

it is very curious how these are popping up now. ..if i had been the bloke who dropped 200k on the one at christie's i would have wanted to be *sure* how many there were