Classic Auto Mall Show #181 Rob Dyson - Board Chairman of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and Founder of Dyson Racing Team

CAM Show #181 Airdate 02-19-25 Stewart welcomes Rob Dyson, Founder and Team Principal at Dyson Racing Team and Board Chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.  Discussion his career in racing, the grand reopening of the museum and his foray into radio station ownership. #BobbyRahal, #MarioAndretti, @DysonFoundation @IMS @IMSMuseum

Another amazing guest and great episode! Rob Dyson talks about reopening the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in April 2025, the new attractions and the incredibly rare cars they sold (and are selling) to raise a $100 Million endowment to renovate the museum and keep it open.

They sold the 2nd highest car ever at auction – the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for $53 Million, the 1964 Ferrar 250 LM in Eurpope for $36 Million and have more cars going up for sale in 2025 at RM Sotheby’s in Miami, Florida. The original 1966 Ford GT40 MK II from the 24 Hours of Sebring and Le Mans could bring $11 Million, the one of a kind 1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64 concept car with a magnesium body that was the first purpose built race car by General Motors is expected to sell for $5 - $7 Million. They are also selling a 1991 Benetton B191 Formula 1 Race Car driven by Michael Schumacher that could hit $1 Million, an incredible 1930 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix race car that could sell for $1.8 Million, the 600 MPH 1965 Spirit of America Sonic I that was driven by Craig Breedlove in 1965 could fetch $1 Million, a 1908 Mercedes 17.3 Liter Brookland Semmering Rennwagem could bring $9 Million, plus a 1 of 3 1907 Itala Works Racing Car that could hit $3 Million. Other cars for sale include a 1911 Laurin & Klement Type S2 Sportswagen that could sell for $150,000, and an amazing 1911 Mercedes 22/40 HP Colonial Double Phaeton that is expected to sell for about $250,000.

Rob talks to Stewart about his current endeavors and his changing and evolving role in Dyson Racing. Did you know when Rob was in Graduate School at Cornell he bought a radio station and eventually became the largest single private owner of radio stations in the United States? He talks about going to his first race – the Indy 500 in 1962 and seeing Dan Gurney drive the rear engine Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special #85 Indy Car. He talks about his first race car – a Datsun 510 before moving to a Datsun 200SX and then a 1983 Pontiac Firebird before making the huge jump to Formula One in the early 1980s and racing a Porsche 956 owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason who also drove the car. He talks about his co-drivers as well as the best drivers he’s seen over the years and racing with and against his son Chris. He also goes over the championships won by Dyson Racing over the last 50 years.

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