The Bear Special was constructed in 1935 by Ray Moyer of Easton, Maryland, to Indy Champ Car specifications. The car was sponsored by The Bear Alignment Company. Walter Wentz of Queenstown, Maryland, drove the car in the 1936 racing season to an impressive six wins and nine second-place finishes until a late August wreck with Mark Light at the Kutztown, Pennsylvania track forced Wentz to retire. Bill Gable of East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, drove the Bear Special in the 1937 season scoring five wins and eleven second-place finishes. The post-war history of the Bear Special is unclear until 2007, when it was discovered by D.L. George in disassembled condition. It was restored in 2013 by D.L. George Historic Motorcars, Ltd. and returned to competition at the 2014 editions of the Hershey Hill Climb and the Savannah Speed Classic.
