Really neat looking body style. very reminiscent of the 60's indy cars and some lower class SCCA Specials. If it goes up for sale please let me know.
There were a number of mini cars that raced at Bonneville during the 60-s ... they used Mercury out board engines. Is there any evidence of a radiator? Joe
Thanks Bohica for explaining the front suspension. I was staring at that picture and couldn't figure out what the hell was going on there.
Ah...so, approximately understand. Here is a neatly done torsion elastic front suspension on a '46 Kurtis chassis #19. Certainly not widely copied if at all. I suspect that is true of this car as well.
I've got questions, but no answers: Looking at some vintage Firestone race tires ... aren't these a dirt tire pattern? If this is a late 60s car ... shouldn't it have disc brakes? Anybody see any hydraulic lines going to the rear brakes? Somebody went to a lot of trouble to build this fiberglass body. What's up with the stabilizer fin? Flex pipe exhaust ... really? No windscreen? Someone spent a few bucks chroming the suspension parts If this was powered by an air-cooled motor, why the big air scoop in the nose? All in all, I don't have a clue.
Small world. Ed Justice was a long time friend of my Dad. Their place in Duarte was a couple of miles from my dad's shop, they used to spin some yarns... "JB 80 Twice as Good!" LOL The leading arm is more common in springer motorcycle front ends. The anti-dive comes from the braking torque trying to lift the car via the arm. Given the radius of that arm, it should have significant jacking effect. Perhaps even zero dive. B
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