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When most fans hear the word 'roadster' they picture one of AJ Watson's Indy racers. He built just 23 roadsters from 1956 through 1963. With their Watson-signature twin-nostril design, they were the quintessential example of the fabled roadster breed. In 1963 Watson built the final eight of his 23 roadsters his Glendale, CA works. The last roadster to win the '500' came just a year later when AJ Foyt scored his second Indy win racing a Watson sistership.
This car is not only a national award winner -- Hershey and Pebble Beach – its owns a weighty provenance as the final '500' mount of 1960 Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann who qualified the Hopkins Coral Harbour Special 28th but retired just before half-distance with fuel problems. AJ Watson himself was intimately involved in this meticulously faithful restoration.
The car was never damaged or modified in racing, and after retiring from the track it lay untouched for more than four decades. The striking blue-and-orange roadster was recently restored under A.J. Watson's supervision to its exact livery when it appeared in the 1963 race.
This car is not only a national award winner -- Hershey and Pebble Beach – its owns a weighty provenance as the final '500' mount of 1960 Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann who qualified the Hopkins Coral Harbour Special 28th but retired just before half-distance with fuel problems. AJ Watson himself was intimately involved in this meticulously faithful restoration.
The car was never damaged or modified in racing, and after retiring from the track it lay untouched for more than four decades. The striking blue-and-orange roadster was recently restored under A.J. Watson's supervision to its exact livery when it appeared in the 1963 race.
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1963 Watson Indy Roadster Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Watson Indy Roadster
(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
1963 Watson Offenhauser Indy Car Chassis#: 022-7 Sold for USD$330,000 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1963 Watson Indianapolis Roadster Chassis#: 22 Sold for USD$224,000 2019 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1963 Watson-Offenhauser Indy Roadster Sold for USD$244,750 2004 Vintage Motor Cars at Amelia Island |
Watson Indy Roadsters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1963 Watson Indy Roadster's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1963 Watson Indianapolis Diet-Rite Cola Special | 022-7 | 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | $250,000 | $350,000 | |
1963 Watson Indianapolis Roadster | 2015 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours | $400,000 | $500,000 | ||
1963 Watson Leader Car 500 Indy Roadster | 112157115 | 2010 RM Auctions Automobiles of Amelia Island | $185,000 | $195,000 | $295,000 |
1963 Watson Indy Roadster | 2007 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction | $240,000 | $285,000 | $385,000 |
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