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Thanks Bill and Rootie. Am I correct in assuming that there were no classes with wheelbase between the Sprint of 90" and the Indy of 100" then??...
Gentlemen, a couple of technical questions, unsolveable from down here. Text from a 1953? article by Lester Nehamki (publication unknown to me )...
I am sure I have posted this before but as we are knocking on the door of 1000 pages ,I cant remember where! The Curtis was built in '67 by Frank...
Here are a couple of shots of my Halibrand two speed unit. It is dog engagement change more like a Hewland than the synchro style on the CAE gears...
Rootie, thanks for the front drive photos. What a beautiful job. As a nuts and bolts man , take a look at the shop it was built and prepared in....
Well guys, its a long ways away and I was giving it my best shot!! The #36 is still elusive!! Next thoughts???
Gentlemen , after the tip from Michael Ferner I wonder if I have found the elusive #36 car we have been discussing?? A search for "Ron Ward...
Give me a break Jimmy, I got it nearly the right way up from Down Under. I have phoned in the replies to Mal and he is very excited with the...
Guys , I believe this is the car at Shepparton , Victoria , Australia. Owner ,Mal Church. Any help in identifying this car would really be...
Gents, on the subject of "Run what ya brung". On the Champ trail ,the Indy capacities were always clearly published each year, for example: 225 Cu...
Gentlemen, can anybody help with information?? 1950's Sports cars Keift De Soto Keift Corvette The De Soto engined car was run by a guy named...
Yep, alloy blocks definitely made!! Two valve , oval port. I have one here and have hardness tested and begun the machining. It is of the slightly...
For 29AVEE8, I got in touch with the new owner of the Dees as I hadnt written anything in the book whilst I was looking after it.Sorry for the...
Mr Flipper, Pre-war "L"type MG with an Offy in it. A bit OT but the little 110 can light up those twin rears at hillclimbs and such. Other stuff...
The Unser car is the first one I have seen on here with SU carburrettors!! Here is one of mine,the Abicair Bros Special with our equivalent of a...
Millican, what a legend !! No engineer,race engineer ,or crew chief should be without a copy of his "Equations of Motion" This guy did it all:...
Rootie and Michael in Germany ,many thanks for the times and program, We have a track very like Riverside down here ,it is called Sandown Park (I...
Hi Michael ,I would certainly be interested in the top 29 times if you could post them. This will then give a list of at least 29 cars and drivers...
Thanks Rootie, this is all grist for the mill . Coincidentally ,the mate with the #65 Travelon Shilala also owns a Hank Henry chev powered car . I...
Hey Rootie, a very interesting photo for us Down Under as there is some resistance to us running our cars in road racing.This is exactly the...
For Josh Shaw and Stan Lobitz, Here are the rack and pinion Rileys which were very innovative in feeding the fuel in at the bottom and not...
Finally figured it out!! Great help from Rootie with the Speedy Smith link. So ,Studebaker quadcam commissioned by Agajanian (before Granatelli)...
Interesting stock blocks include the Quad Cam Studebaker concieved by Willie Utzman in the 50's. What a beautiful looking engine. Dyno tests done...
Oh Josh , yes I do have the George Riley book and am well aware of all the intracies of these beautiful carburettors. If you need any dimensions...
Josh ,thanks for the You tube ,certainly starts the day off well and gets Offy juices back pumping. The other engine in your shots has a beautiful...
Hi Rocketman,I have plenty of photos and have done rebuilds so if I can help, PM me or just e-mail with "Halibrand "in the title...
For JOSH, well 900 pages and 18000 posts!! Certainly a milestone in anyones language. Thanks and congratulations from all Down Under who follow...
jjones752, thanks for the reply and the information. My car was a Shilala Chev sprinter owned by Floyd Demmitt. Floyd was the fuel guy over at the...
Hi guys, mlight9 , monkaz can verify his picture but the car in posts #17542,43,and65 are definitely of a sprint ,NOT a champ car ,from memory it...
Monkaz, a fine shot of the Travelon Trailer. Here are some of it in storage before restoration as it arrived from Vermiell's. The very distinctive...
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