Thanks for posting, I have the same Simca, a Topolino sold in France. If I get it built, it will be called "The French Tickler " !
My Dad was a chippie and I well recall many trips to Pt.Adelaide to pick up timber or order it. I also think that they were mesmerising and somehow magical to me,as a kid.
Exactly, & all Canadian Pontiacs of the era look totally weird w the narrower track. Never could figure it out. Why?
I guess that's Henry! Point of interest;can/does anyone know when tyres became treaded? Legislated or by progressive design. I ask because of an apparent break between brass era cars and maybe the late teens/early twenties. It is clear when carbon became a part of tyre rubber simply by looking at the colour. Thanks.
@lewislynn https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/old-yeller-v-part-1.1297344/#post-14929198 Hello, When we started racing at Lion's Dragstrip in So Cal, there were a lot of Corvettes racing in the Sports Car Classes. Who wouldn't? Light weight, powerful motors stock and modified... a pure recipe for going fast. But, one of the fastest and nicest Corvette racers was found in Riverside, CA. We found out later, Riverside Raceway was the ‘home court’ for one of our favorite road racers that got his start with plenty of wins in drag racing… Jnaki Note: As far as sports car racing, there were few that crossed over to participate in drag racing while still racing sports cars in those events. One of our favorite driver/builders was Dave McDonald drag racer and road racer with his connection to the Corvette. “Dave MacDonald began his racing career as a drag racer, running stock Corvettes on the dragstrips of Southern Corvette. Between 1956 and 1959 he had earned nearly 100 trophies and six standing start speed records in ¼ & ½ mile speed trials. MacDonald ran 70 races in Corvettes between 1960 and 1962 with 31 victories and 46 top three finishes. He was hired by Carroll Shelby at the start of the 1963 season.” His exploits were pretty amazing. Then as he got better in the sports car racing field, he was hired away to start driving exclusively sports cars from big name builders and in a Corvette. Note 2:
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