Partly inspired by the similar F1 thread (could you tell?), although something I have been curious about for a while anyway, do we know when the Indy 500 was first referred to by that name?
I would be grateful if someone with a subscription to a US newspaper archive site could do a quick search on the term and see what comes up.
1964 is the earliest oft-cited reference that I know of, and whilst a Fun Fun Fun bit of trivia, I struggle to believe that it really was the first.
However, despite having a reasonably sizeable collection of pre 1964 literature and film about the 500, I can't actually find anything to disprove it.
Can anyone else?
When was the Indy 500 first called the Indy 500?
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Collombin
, May 09 2014 20:33
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Vitesse2
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 20:52
Oldest use of the exact phrase 'Indy 500' on Newspaperarchive.com is October 28th 1954 in the Hayward Daily Review.
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 21:52
Thank you (thumbs up smiley)
Still a Beach Boys fan though.
Still a Beach Boys fan though.
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Roger Clark
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Posted 09 May 2014 - 23:24
Fun, Fun, Fun was apparently recorded on 1st Jan 1964, so presumably written before that.
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Rob G
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Posted 10 May 2014 - 00:46
And coincidentally, the T-bird that her daddy took away went on sale just six days before the oldest use of the exact phrase 'Indy 500' on Newspaperarchive.com.
Edit: Sorry for the fluff.
Edited by Rob G, 10 May 2014 - 00:47.
