History Cunningham powered Sorrell Manning Special Lives again

Well it has taken 2 years but I got to smoke the tires on the 54 Sorrell Manning special. Loaded video up on You Tube ( Sorrell Manning Special ) A lot of thanks to the HAMB for the hemi info time after time.

 

Nice! Are you using a Cunningham intake? If so please post a close up photo.

 

Very nice! Are you using 4 1bbl Zeniths?

 

That car originally had a Flathead in it.

Neet to see it alive again. Thanks for posting the pics and videos.

 

What are your plans now that it's running? Can we look forward to seeing you at any vintage races?
I saw Cunnigham in the ***le to your post. I saw the attached b/w photo, did some searching for more info. and did the attached white/blue drawing. In the process I learned a bit about Cunningham and his cars.

 

Wow! Pretty neat! Sounds great, too! I would really like to see some bigger pictures. Looks like FUN!

 

Very nice! I wanna ride

 

Great special! what colors are you going to paint her?


the C4K has one of the meanest front ends ever. i want one...

 

Dug around for some more info on your build! Pretty neat! You SERIOUSLY should post more on the build of this car!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349483

The intake...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211658

 

Briggs Swift was a true inovator, just look at the cars he built way before the A/C cobras were even penned on a bar napkin. A C 4 is my dream car. Nice ressurection of the Sorrell...

 

Ya the ch***is was a manning with a flat head. I believe the car was being revamped when it got moved to a corner of the shop and then to a container for 50 years. Do you have more info? I'm always looking for the past and pictures.

Thanks
T2Vr

 

The car will be a maroon or china red with a black tuck n roll cafe style interior. A set of pre Wings S/W guages fill the 2 5/8" and 5" holes.
Also the car is set to go into the Peterson next spring for a 50's fibergl*** show. Then Dr Brinker will vintage race it.

Thanks
T2Vr

 

I know were the original tooling is. I forwared this thread link to someone that knows this car and he said he has pictures of it in Bob's shop.

 

Any relation to this Manning?

 

By the way, Briggs Cunningham had nothing to do with this car.

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Here are in process and as found pictures of the car. As far as I have info this was 1 of the 7 bodies Sorrell produced in the early 50's. I have 1 more body in the rafters and a KK ch***is avalable for adoption $.

My next project is to finish my 1964 USRRC 4th place car.

Thanks for the interest
T2Vr

 

Yep! That is awesome!

Do you have a thermostat lodged somewhere in that water crossover?? How's that work? What an awesome intake!

 

Yes they were all built from Chuck Manning plans or by him in 1950's . The 1 that is vintage racing is a FAST fuel burning monster.

 

The thermostat is at the out put side of the radiator I built a adapter that slips into the radiator neck and holds it. That way the water is under pressure in the radiator and less likly to boil so... should get better transfer.

 

HOLY ****!!!!!!!!! The Kurtis cars that had the Cunningham intake were the reason I got into early Hemis. This car ****ing rules!!!

 

Nope just made the neet intakes

 

Awesome! Okay! That's a neat idea!

 

Incredible.

 

Very nice indeed.

 

Here is a video of the car and history of the Sorrell and Manning connections http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGNc7SDQaU
Thanks
T2Vr

 

Thanks for the intake photos! Some day I hope to have a Cunningham intake for my 354 HEMI.

 

Btt

 

Very nice, followed the Townsend find and rebuild with interest. Also great work on the Sorrell..

 

The Sorrell Manning Special is almost complete the body should go on the car today and hopefully we can test fire it up.
Bad pictures i need to pull the tri pod out will post some better shots.

 

Very nice job, sweet car