"Tin Indian Too"

[m22mike]

If you go here and read the cars listed in the history of the Knafel tin Indians.

http://www.empgmc.com/race/knafelfacts.htm

There is a Silver 62 Catalina 421 SD listed by the Name of "Tin Indian Too" that won the 62 Indy Nats S/S 13.4 @108.43, and was a matched car with the Red Tin Indian I.

Looking for some pics of that car w/ lettering.

Note: not to be confused with the Silver 63 "Tin Indian III"

Thanks Mike

[NCGuy68]

Mike,

Arlen Vanke may have insight into your request. Hes' still around and living in MI last I heard.

Try a google search. He is active with vintage Mopars.

[m22mike]

I made some errors in my first post, the car I was looking for pic's of is not "Tin Indian Too", that car was Black.
The Silver 62 was just "Tin Indian", with no # attached to it.
I did find a model of it, someone sells the decal kit to make it up.
Here is a picture of the model, the real car is however a post sedan, not a hardtop.
Here is the model




I will show this to Arlen next summer, if I see him at the Hot Rod Reunion.
Thanks Mike

P.S. While watching a rerun of the "American Muscle Car" episode, "Factory Lightweights". There was a nice shot of the Red 62 Tin Indian I as they worked on her in the pits.
As near as I can tell there were 3 62 Catalina 421 SD's, Black, Red and Silver.
Plus a 62 Catalina Black Vert, 389 4bbl.

[olredalert]

-----Mike,,, Where was Anderson Pontiac in Akron??? I cant remember it, but I was a westsider being from Medina, Chippewa Lake area. Used to street race around Barberton, Wadsworth, and up into Fairlawn as well.......Bill S

[m22mike]

It was actually "Bill Knafel's Anderson Pontiac". If you look at alot of the early Tin Indians some just say "Anderson Pontiac", and later in small letters were the words "Bill Knafels" (With) Anderson Pontiac in large letters. Then later on in the later 60's all the cars were lettered with just "Knafel Pontiac"
My guess is that he must have taken over a dealership by that name.
My Dad is 87 and he seems to remember a Anderson Pontiac in Akron. I have some more Geezers I need to ask yet.

Mike

[olredalert]

-----Thanks Mike! Kind of funny,,,I only remember it as Knafel Pontiac, but what you say is reasonable........Bill S