Hot Rods 1948 Weinberg Lakester-Unusual Build

OK, this is driving me nuts. These teaser pics are of Gater's member Bob Weinberg who had this scratch built Lakester in 1948.

Edelbrock "block" heads, homegrown chain-driven blower, triple Winfield carbs, a neat swept-mounted radiator, an array of surplus aircraft guages and look closely...Kinmont brakes.

According to TRJ, car was built by "Big Bill" Edwards of Bell Auto Parts, and a hand-formed body by Indycar panel beaters Diedt and Lesovsky.

There has to be more pics and info on such an interesting car...anyone?

 

that is one amazing engine.

 

Looks like a Lincoln Zephyr adapted V-12 dizzy in there too.

 

Cool radiator! I also like the blower there, makes for more legroom! Gary

 

and a helluva cockpit whine!

 

There are 2 pages in Albert Drake's Hot Rodder book,but my scanner decided to take a shit...I'll try again later unless someone else has it.

 

Weinberg was the guy behind the Blue Crown Special Indy cars I think...the car cost $20,000 to build in 1948. The guy who owns Re-Originals-am Italian car restoration compny was restoring and owns it now, but this is old info from 2006. Here are some very small pics I found.

 

awesome...that book is on my wish list!

 

Sprockets on the water pumps, but I don't see a chain. A great piece of forgotten history, but I bet the HAMB guys will dig out more info.

 

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh candy

 

chain is off in pic, but you can see how it drives a shaft back to the 471.

 

hope this works

 

Anyone got a pic of the car Granatelli turned it into?

 

Lowlife, awesome post!

 

Uh-oh, what did he do to it?

 

Amazing piece of machinery.

 

There is a fuzzy pic in the dry lakes book by Veda Orr and another in a Car Craft suprcharger series done in about 1955...was looking at that last night. Absolutel wild.
Imagine that setup in a street car with blower rear plate filling a hole in the dashboard...

 

Is that a Lincoln door button on the right side of dash board?

 

yep, says it in the article. who's bright idea was suicide doors on a bonneville car! although I imagine there was alot more to that car than just the lakes.

 

What just looking at those pics yesterday. Really is a nicely engineered car. Love the reverse mounted blower and the exhaust.

 

That very expensive suicide door would be gone SOOOO FAST at speed!