that tree did tht much damage and has no sign of impac?!?!?!?wtf happened? looks like the curb ripped the wheel and rested against that tree - or .sumthin......
probably broke because of all the extra weight of the blower and carbs and then went off the road hit the tree
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This car looks alot better without the MAPLE grille insert! ....You have to laugh something like that off as long as they didn't get hurt (otherwise you will CRY!)
This photo is the closest thing to the exact look of our final, complete, blower spec, 292 cubic inch SBC motor from March 1960. We had just put the new Isky-Gilmer blower drive and 6 Strombergs on top into our 1940 Willys Coupe for the B/Gas class races. Hello, After getting our 1940 Willys Coupe running under its own 283 SBC /6 Stromberg power, we competed against some good racers in B/Gas. It was a good running street motor but, it needed a little more to become competitive like my brother always pictured. We won some races and lost to the top guys in the class. In So Cal, B/Gas was a hot class and everyone wanted to be the local champion. It was a place that a lot of hot rods from the street with big motors were entered and the races were good, to a point. Then the top running teams came to the line and it was all over until we could do something to make us go faster/quicker. Our budget was taking a hit and we were saving for more power to come soon. Jnaki Our decision to add some weight for body support and rigidity, legally, and drop down to the C/Gas Class was a great decision. We were now competitive and the times were getting quicker. Perhaps, it was the multiple runs each time that gave us the experience to learn what we needed to do to win some rounds. The goal was to be competitive, get the Willys running great and then start our trek to the finishing portion with Hilborn Injectors, bigger M&H Slicks and a stick Hydramatic Transmission. A National Record was within reach and those final items would have pushed us over the top. The money was being saved for the final finished project. The 6 Strombergs were our original carb set up for first the 283 SBC motor we built. Then as the competitive runs were done, we decided to do a complete blower spec motor with all new parts and go slightly larger to a 292 cubic inch SBC block. Talk about instant power and a throw back into the seat action on full acceleration... Wowee!!!
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