March 87C

[OLDFM77]

Is there any way to check the history of March 87C-5? I am looking for race history and general information on this or similar cars.

[Gokart Mozart]

March 87C s/n 05 was Josele Garza's #55 Machinist Union/Bryant/Schaefer's Beer car that made the Indy 500 in 1987, finishing 17th. Hard to say race-by-race before or after that. The Machinist Union team kept a 87C for use into 1988, but it didn't make the show at Indy that year, so I can't be of much help off hand without doing some intense research.

[R. Pare]

Wasn't that the chassis that he "flew" during practice that year?

Oops - that was Pancho Carter.

[Peter Olivola]

Try Savannah Race Engineering: (912) 330-0033

[Rick Kirchner]

Or, call the IMS Museum and ask to speak to the historian. Is it still Don Donaldson?

[indy88]

If you need parts for the 87 March. let me know.

[R. Pare]

I would doubt highly that the IMS museum knows any of the specific chassis histories unless it is one in their inventory- only March and GT&T knew which chassis went to whom, and after that only the teams ( and tech inspection) knew what chassis was used where. I KNOW that GT&T didn't preserve and pass on any of that documentation, and knowing March, it wasn't preserved and passed on from there either.

[provamo]

the book "March: The Grand Prix & Indy Cars" by Alan Henry lists 87C results by driver not chassis number

[Norm Marshall]

If you need parts for the 87 March. let me know.

If anyone is in need, I have a set of wheels and full set of uprights, axles and various misc parts for an 87 March. These are from Michael's 87 Indy car. I got them directly from Kraco many yrs ago.

Norm Marshall
normmarshall608@gmail.com

[Rick Kirchner]

I thought the speedway kept track of entry by tub number - or the USAC register number.

[R. Pare]

I thought the speedway kept track of entry by tub number - or the USAC register number.

Except that they would only have it for the Speedway entries.

[indy88]

Dick Jordon at USAC has the bible of all entries until 1998