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SuperDave

Wednesday, Nov.23rd,2011, Jim died in a Hospice facility in Melbourne, Fl. He won the Indy 500 in 1960. There is a nice article published in today's Friday Nov. 25,2011 "Florida Today" newapaper.
I am sure they have an "on line' version at www.floridatoday.com.

Nevada Hudson

SuperDave wrote:

Wednesday, Nov.23rd,2011, Jim died in a Hospice facility in Melbourne, Fl. He won the Indy 500 in 1960. There is a nice article published in today's Friday Nov. 25,2011 "Florida Today" newapaper.
I am sure they have an "on line' version at www.floridatoday.com.

Couldn't find it. Lot of crime on there though.

SuperDave

Nevada Hudson wrote:

SuperDave wrote:

Wednesday, Nov.23rd,2011, Jim died in a Hospice facility in Melbourne, Fl. He won the Indy 500 in 1960. There is a nice article published in today's Friday Nov. 25,2011 "Florida Today" newapaper.
I am sure they have an "on line' version at www.floridatoday.com.

Couldn't find it. Lot of crime on there though.

Try this link
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20111125/NEWS01/311250023/Indy-500-winner-Jim-Rathmann-friend-astronauts-dies?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Local News

SamJ

I knew Jim and I had him autograph one of those 1:18 diecasts of Dick's car. I donated it to the HETHS auction a couple of years ago. I believe Hanna Welzbacker has it now.

Anyway, he was the oldest living Indy winner.Now that honor (?) goes to Parnelli Jones.

ACG123

I thought this was a nice article about his life:

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/25/local/la-me-jim-rathmann-20111125

HudMotCarCo

As many of you know, the instruments from Dick Rathmann's #120 were mounted on the dash board of Walt's Chapman's '53 Hornet convertible. As the present "keeper" of this piece of Hudson history I thought that some would be interested in seeing a couple of photo's.

Bill

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