Probably a long shot but I’m hoping to pin down some info on this car. Sorry I don’t have many good pics and I’m not in the same state as the car right now, so I may or may not be able to get any more details about it very quickly. What I do know is, I picked this car up from a guy in Chicago in the early to mid 80’s. It also had what was at one time probably a pretty nice step down enclosed trailer. The nose raised open on the trailer and there was a winch bar that went in place to winch the car into the trailer then removed the winch/assembly and the nose dropped back down for transport. I don’t have any pics of the trailer handy and it was destroyed a few years back in a storm when a large oak tree fell on it. It had aluminum siding like an old Winnebago would have. The car is about 190” wheelbase. It’s 18” between the top rail at the hoop, that’s on centers. It’s also about 18” bottom rail to top rail at the hoop. It’s about 40-42” from the firewall back to the axle. And it has a SEMA tag 1”x1” on the hoop just above the right rail. The number is hard to read but the first number is for sure “2” and it looks like the second number is a “2” as well but is very faint and hard to see in the pictures. Originally my Dad kept thinking it was a Woody car but I know it’s not. He also thought someone told him it was built by Paul Sutherland at one time too, but I think this is also incorrect as well, he was pretty old and was loosing his memory. I do think it might be.a California Chassis Engineering car possibly because of the possible #22 SEMA tag. But I was told that’s not necessarily the case either that they could have put their stamp on it as a certification? it’s hard to see from the crappy pics but it does appear to be a pretty nicely done car at one time. I would think it’s possibly about ‘68 or maybe a little later? Because it’s pretty long? Any help or info would be appreciated. Also disregard the Engine/trans and maybe the rear end. My dad put that in it after the fact as a little project with my young nephew several years ago and would take it to a show at times.
The number on that S.E.M.A. tag should give you the builders name. It won't I.D. the car but it should be a start
Something’s are a strange happen stance…I’d read your reply, just was reading a different older thread where rooman replied on, clicked on his profile and seems he hasn’t been on the the HAMB since October of 2020. But maybe a PM will send him an email notice and he’ll come take a look.
Yeah, I was hoping Roman or dreracecar could or Lippy would see something on it and chime in. I’m not on here much anymore myself so it was worth a try that someone would recognize something. I had thought the SEMA tag would clear things up but then Pete Eastwood said the SEMA tag could have been put on by the builder, but they also would put tags on cars they certified but didn’t build. I had never known that. The pics I have are terrible and it’s been sitting in a dirty barn for many years but it appears to me to have been a very nicely built car when built. I’ve had it for almost 40 years that’s why it hasn’t had the cage updated or been modified or anything (other than my dad and nephew putting the motor and trans in it. I think the rear end that’s in it they put in it too but can’t remember. My dad has since passed and I can’t remember shit anymore either….
So many of those chassis are hard to identify because there were so many builders everywhere. I believe if that tag is #22 which I doubt, thats Tuttles number. Nothing about that car jumps out at me. It has features of many different builders. You could also as an individual buy certain components from different places. Plus different owners cut and modify things to suit themselves. I'd like to see what steering box is in it and how it mounts. The cage and head protecter look like early stuff but the bolt in head strap I've never seen. I've seen welded strap on one though and I think it was a Don Long car I had. My Long car had the steering box ,(VW), mounted from one side with a tube mount. It was a 150 inch car. Be nice to see it without the cowl. Lippy
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