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Charlie Wiggins / Indianapolis 500 / Wiggins Special / Gold and Glory Sweepstakes / LeMay / Car Museum in Tacoma / 100 Year

Thunder On the Boards

Merwin Peters
By  Merwin Peters
Updated / Published 1 min read
Thunder On the Boards

Charlie Wiggins was barred from the Indianapolis 500 because he was Black. So he built his own car, the Wiggins Special, and won the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes four times. Lost for more than 90 years, the car is on public view again for the first time, at LeMay – America's Car Museum in Tacoma.

Filmed at the exhibition For Gold & Glory, guest-curated by Ed Welburn. Part of Thunder on the Boards, a Grey Revolution series on early American racing, seen from Tacoma.
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  • Merwin Peters

    Merwin Peters

    Wade Mercer has been watching Tacoma change for six decades. He covers the streets, the coffee shops, and the decisions that shaped this city — including the ones nobody voted on. Third Place contributor. Then & Now correspondent.