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Very cool. I still have the wheels from my 1962 entry.
I used to have a couple of these back in the late '60s. A '62 f-85 convertible with a 3 speed manual trans, and then a'63 Jetfire with a 4 speed....
I still have the wheels from the soap box car I built in 1962. Not sure why I still have them. Anyway, I've been collecting parts and pieces to...
140 in a Dwarf car, about 160 on a GSXR 1100, 145 on an ST1100. 49 mph on a home made recumbent bicycle.
On the sign in the back ground, "Over There" was a song from 1917.
Oil consumption: .35 GALLONS/hour.
From a nearly 50 year old memory when I had a couple of 215s, the 2 barrel motor was 165 hp. The 4 barrel was 185 hp and the turbocharged Jetfire...
About 1965 in Erie Colorado. I watched a little Bridgestone 2 stroke 250 completely thrash a Triumph Bonneville.
This last picture with all the '57 Chevys got me to thinking. Somewhere someone must have traded in an old '32 Ford for a new Rambler.
That was a great way to end the summer. Great little town, incredible vibe.
I have a 270 GMC that's going in my '49 Gimmy 1/2 ton.
Very nice work there Fred. I'd love to see it sometime. Also interested in the licensing process here in Colorado as I'm working on a home made...
[IMG]This one belongs to Paul Monds. He built the entire body out of aluminum sheet by the way. Pretty smart feller and a good guy.
They seem to have zero caster.
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