February 29, 2024
Astronaut Nasa APOLLO 12 Viewing Stand Badge - Originally Rathmann Collection
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Here is a unique and hard to acquire item - Astronaut Nasa APOLLO 12 Viewing Stand Badge - Originally Jim Rathmann Collection. Very Good Condition. RARE N0. 730 Provenance is Heritage Auction #6082, Lot #40073 World Championship career summary The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Jim Rathmann participated in 10 World Championship races. He won 1 race, set 2 fastest lead laps, and finished on the podium 4 times. He accumulated a total of 29 championship points. This total is the largest number of World Championship points earned by a driver in the Indianapolis 500. [edit ]After racing Astronaut Alan Shepard 's Corvette on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Rathmann later owned a Chevrolet -Cadillac dealership in Melbourne, Florida , where he befriended astronauts Alan Shepard , Gus Grissom , and Gordon Cooper . Rathmann convinced GM President Ed Cole to set up a program which supplied each astronaut with a pair of new cars each year. Most chose a family car for their wives and a Corvette for themselves. [6 ] Alan Bean recalls Corvettes lined up in the parking lot outside the astronaut offices at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and friendly races between
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