One of those "I shoulda got these when I saw them" things. Does anyone remember seeing a reprint of plans, I think, from Popular Mechanics back in the 30's-40's for a dirt track one seater using model A parts? I can't remember if I saw it here, or on evil-bay or where. Now that I want them, I can't find them. Thanks all, Mike
I have seen the plans on E-Bay, but couldn't find them when I just liked. I have a 30's Flat Tail Sprint car you can see in my pictures. If you want, I could provide more information on the car. Bob
Take a look on e-bay and you will find the book with plans available on CD. Based on seeing this thread, I just bought one myself. Just $13
What he said. The Ray Kuhns book is a reprint and compilation of the magazine articles. The K-8 car is pretty simple, and I drove a steel version and started gathering pieces to make one. Rear half of 48-54 Chevy pickup rear fenders make the last 18" of the tail. I found an old school bus trans cover that made the compound for the cowl. Massey Ferguson grill turned upside down made the Miller style grille. Sold it all off when I found an aluminum body.
Wow! looks like I may have started something! If this is OK with the mods, do we want to keep this thread up? It looks like a fun project that could be done with swap meet parts that a lot of folks walk by and don't think of. Thanks all, Mike
I have seen those plans. They did not impress me as being something useful to aid me in my replica build. So I took a different tack and built my own bucks to do the body sections and made a rectangular tube frame. This is the first and last champ car I will be doing so I am willing to sell the body bucks. Needless to say they are quite large and deceptively heavy so I do not want to try to ship them from their current 48162 location - pick up only.
Bobby!! Always had this thing for antique race cars. My dad built midgets when we lived in Indiana. Besides, since I'm always at the swap meets, a lot of these parts are there for the taking. But yeah, Smiley has had an influence on me......
It's his site. In order to get the entertainment I get from the HAMB, I'll abide by his decisions. I wouldn't want to run this "entity".