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04-18-2008, 01:16 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: So Cal
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Hisso Special 4XD
Man this thing is Cool.... I think it's my new favorite car !.. Well almost ....
Buddy of mines new toy... The 718ci Hispano-Suiza 8b started life in a Spad, cut down to it's 4 banger configuration it ran in a sprint car. The builders name alludes me at the moment ... The motor was retired from the Sprinter and given to Benham and Archer. They intern built it into "The Hiso Special" ... She was good for something like 130 in 1/4 and about the same the one time it ran on the salt... That's a " Real Broad Brush " history of the car .. I'm sure a lot of guys know more about her than me ... Know I have an article on her in one of my 'ol mags .. just need to find it...
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04-18-2008, 02:15 AM
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Alliance Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Awesome Car.
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04-18-2008, 02:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Studio City, CA.
Posts: 1,445
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
WOW ! that is trick I love the motor!
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04-18-2008, 03:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Oh, cool - I remember reading about this car around 10 years ago.
It was supposedly sold at a collector car auction to a fellow from Europe, and everyone thought he was going to pull the motor out to put in an airplane resto. Glad that didn't happen. |
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04-18-2008, 05:54 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Longview, WA
Posts: 411
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
That thing is way cool. Bet that would be a bitchin' ride.
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04-18-2008, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Rochester, NY USA
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Holy Crap, what a piece of history! More please.
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04-18-2008, 12:25 PM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: So Cal
Posts: 251
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
The car is down here in soCal .. was up in the Bay Area for along time.. I'm sure it's going to pop out at an event or two.
Have some more Detail photos on an other disc .. need to hunt out ... The aluminum work on the crank case where the bank of cylinders was blows me away...
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04-18-2008, 05:54 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Colorado
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Here's a link and some more pics. http://winfield.50megs.com/Adams/dragster.htm
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04-18-2008, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Driving my Hot Rod somewhere
Posts: 1,092
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Ronnie Benham is one crafty MoFo.Always reading between the lines in the rulebook.
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04-18-2008, 08:12 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ridgefield, Ct.
Posts: 8,032
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Like HISSOS???????????? check this out!http://winfield.50megs.com/Hisso.htm
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04-18-2008, 09:37 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: central Pa.
Posts: 3,079
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Beautiful!!
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04-18-2008, 09:44 PM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: So Cal
Posts: 251
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Re: Hisso Special 4XD
Had no idea that the Hisso's were that popular in the dirt cars. Guess that would have been cheap surplus power.. Great info...
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