Gold Wire Sculptures

Most of the models produced from 1979 to 1986 were created in gold wire. This first solid body model was not produced until 1983. Interestingly, it was not a model of a car but the Suzuki motorcyle pictured below.
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1927 Custom Ford Hotrod
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Chevy Gran Sport Corvette
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1986 Lola Indianapolis Race Car
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1981 Suzuki GS 1100

Golden Awards & Trophies

From 1983 through 1986 Dominos Pizza sponsored the awards for the CART Pocono 500 race and the CART Triple Crown (an accumulation of results from the Indy 500, Michigan 500 and Pocono 500 races). The Triple Crown winner was presented a gold wire Indy Car model while the Pocono race winner received a silver wire Indy Car model.

Tom Monahan of Dominos Pizza presenting the 1983 Pocono 500 Race Trophy to Teo Fabi

Tom Monahan with Mike Dunlap presenting Rick Mears with the 1983 Triple Crown Award

Limited Edition Bronze Castings

From 1991 through 1994, Goodyear presented a bronze award to the winners of the Indy 500 race. Mike Dunlap was commissioned to produce an edition of 5 pieces -- only 4 were known to have been presented.

1. 1991 Rick Mears

2. 1992 Al Unzer Jr.

3. 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi

4. 1994 Al Unzer Jr.

 

Bronze Golf Scenes
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Muirfield #12 (Edition of 20)

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Bronze Indianapolis 500 Trophy
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Trouble on #18 (Edition of 13)

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