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Old 04-18-2008, 12:16 AM   #1
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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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Old 04-18-2008, 01:15 AM   #2
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Awesome Car.
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Old 04-18-2008, 01:27 AM   #3
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Neat.

I want one.
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Old 04-18-2008, 01:56 AM   #4
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WOW ! that is trick I love the motor!


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Old 04-18-2008, 02:02 AM   #5
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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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Old 04-18-2008, 04:54 AM   #6
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That thing is way cool. Bet that would be a bitchin' ride.
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:33 AM   #7
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Holy Crap, what a piece of history! More please.
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Old 04-18-2008, 11:25 AM   #8
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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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Old 04-18-2008, 04:54 PM   #9
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Here's a link and some more pics. http://winfield.50megs.com/Adams/dragster.htm
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Old 04-18-2008, 05:20 PM   #10
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Ronnie Benham is one crafty MoFo.Always reading between the lines in the rulebook.
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Old 04-18-2008, 07:12 PM   #11
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Like HISSOS???????????? check this out!http://winfield.50megs.com/Hisso.htm
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:37 PM   #12
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Beautiful!!
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Old 04-18-2008, 08:44 PM   #13
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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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