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Absolutely unbelievable detail on A.J. Foyt's 1967 Indy 500 Winning Car #14 A.J. Foyt Sheraton Thompson Coyote. Made by Carousel 1, it is 10" long and is one of the best quality diecasts EVER MADE! You won't be disappointed. But hurry, they were produced in very small numbers.
The long awaited 1977 Indianapolis 500 winning A.J. Foyt/Gilmore Coyote model is here. Foyt's fourth Indy victory is celebrated because he was the first driver to win the Memorial Day Classic four times, and it's much more than that. The Bob Riley-designed Coyote chassis was built and prepared by A.J. Foyt, Jr. and his crew, including A.J. "Tony" Foyt, Sr. And the Foyt V-8 was built and developed in the engine room at A.J. Foyt, Jr. Enterprises in Houston. We doubt that any Indy winning driver has ever had Foyt's involvement with a winning car, and I can't imagine that his achievement will ever be matched. The actual car in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum® has a more complicated engine than any car we've previously modeled. So we took this opportunity to have more detail on the model. When you examine this model closely, you'll realize how completely we've captured this complexity.
Coyote History
A.J. Foyt, Jr. had already won the Indianapolis 500® twice when he began building his own Indy cars for 1966. Foyt's teammate George Snider put his Coyote on the front row for the 1966 Indy 500®. Foyt scored his third victory at Indy in 1967, in a Coyote of his own construction-a first at Indy. In 1971 Foyt adopted the abandoned Ford racing engine program and re-badged the turbo V-8 engine as "Foyt." In 1973 he raced a new design car that would remain competitive and win races through 1978.
