Hot Rods 1959 dragster ID?

I just bought this. The previous owner thinks it's from 1959 but knew nothing else about it. I'm guessing it's a Lyndwood?
Should it be marked somewhere?

 

That is super freaking sweet!!!! It needs a blown olds badly!!

 

I've got a Lincoln 430 for it. No transmission though

 

looking at the roll cage,I'd say a bit newer, 1963

 

Most the ones I've seen from the late '50s are a little shorter.. Still a cool find!

 

Thank you. Think it's a Lyndwood chassis?

 

You need to get some of that goofy shit off of it is a distraction, and get some closer pictures of the cage area, front axle and spring area, firewall and rear mounting areas. Then speak to some people that have a Lyndwood chassis. I too think it's a little long for a 59 version. The upward facing lower tube is also an interesting aspect. Rich Venza might chime in here he's old and probably not up yet. I will be following this.

Pat

 

I bought it yesterday and I'm picking it up today. I'll get some more detailed pictures and measurements.

 

You lucky rat. That's something I wish I could find.
r

 

Good score, another one saved.

Pat

 

Frames were never built like that in 1959

 

Wheelbase for that age car would have probably been less than 120 inches. If the bottom tube at the very back and bottom around the seat area of the chassis is 1" diameter, it was built prior to '64. That tube size was outlawed in '64.

 

High dollar shipping.
It's home safe and sound

 

Neat find glad you got it home safe. I can't help with identification, Lynwood or ? It looks 1963 or newer I think someone will recognize the coil spring front suspension and nail it down. Chassis were developing quickly around this time, lots of ideas being tried out. What is the wheel base and tubing diameter?

 

135" wheelbase, 1.5 inch tubing

 

the skeleton came with the car. I haven't pulled him out to get a better pic yet

 

Nice score....it does look newer than 59'. Still very kool

 

I don't know a lot about the older dragster, but it looks like it steers from the right hand side of the frame. Most dragster I have seen all steered from the left side. wonder whats up with that?????

 

It is right hand steer. Very European!

 

The commonly used Ross box steered from the left but prior to the P & S Machine box becoming available as a dedicated center steer item builders quite often used whatever was available. There are plenty of early cars with right side steering linkages.

Roo

 

Its quite funky, I would guess early to mid 60's though...

 

can you tell just by looking at this what year or any information.

 

^^^^ don't know what it is, but it deserves to be out of the barn.

 

There's a Lynwood Chassis social group here, try to post on there.

 

Keep it in the barn