Roadrace cars... vintage, nostalgia, historic

Ugly but innovative, Briggs Cunningham's Le Monstre Cadillac Special.

 

Unfortunetly I did'nt take any , as I was just shooting pics of the work we did . I can tell you that it had a Hilborn injected small block chevy . It was never started up , just pushed on ans off the trailer.

 

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The Rudy Bartling, Klause Bytzek, Bert Kuehne Porsche 908/02 coming off the high banks at the 1973 24-Hours of Daytona.
The car finished 12th
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Phil Hill - Mike Spence Chaparral 2F #2D001 in the pits getting gas at the 1967 24-Hours of Daytona.

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Jo Siffert - Derek Bell John Wyer Gulf Porsche 917K #004/017 at the 1971 24-Hours of Daytona. The car failed to finish due to engine problems


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Do we have a date on this pic ? That looks like Joe Chamberlain in the Camaro.
I think I know where that car is.

Thanks
Bruce.

 

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My favorite road race cars!!!!

 

Here are some more....

 

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Gary Laughlin Olds-Allard J2X






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As much as I am an AMC and Donohue fan, can we keep this a bit more HAMB friendly, that's what this thread was about, more HAMB friendly road race cars. More for inspiration...

 

Bill Murphy Kurtis-DeSoto driven by James Gibbs






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Bill Tritt C. T. Special, a Glasspar body with an Ardun-Ford engine and Mameco frame, driven by Warren Gerdes​

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Birdcage





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Could you let us know what chassis is under the Eliminator as well as the powerplant ?

 

1960 Road America 500.





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Meadowdale 1959


Ron Shaw photo


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Enus Wilson in his newly acquired Maserati 300S the former A.V. Dayton car.
The photo was taken at Coffeyville, Kansas, on July 6, 1958. Overall winner was Jim Grove in a Jaguar XK-SS


photo Enus Wilson collection

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Enus Wilson

and brother-in-law Ernie Grimm, an Oklahoma drag racing champion,
at the start of the 1962 Sebring 12 Hours


photo Enus Wilson collection


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June 23 race at Road America. Ed Lowther finished 9th overall in a #72 Lister/Chevy, fifth in CM class.


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Full story by Brock Yates here: http://streetrodder.automotive.com/50917/0402sr-eliminator/index.html

 

Yesterday, June 2, 2010, marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Bruce McLaren in a testing accident at Goodwood Circuit in the UK. The current McLaren F1 team marked the occasion at their headquarters with a moment of silence followed by more appropriate salute.

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Cheers,
Kurt O.

 

Jeezus! Don't bother waiting for oil pressure...?! Oh well, I guess nowadays they are used to those engines that idle at 6000...

Seems fitting that they used the M8F, it was that rear wing design that failed on the prototype and got McLaren killed.

 

IIRC, the engines in those cars have a dry sump lubrication system. Plumbing a pre-luber (Accusump et al) would not be hard, and running the pump to have oil throughout the engine before starting is easily accomplished as well. Given the significance of the car, the day, and the fact that there are one or two people at McLaren who know just a little bit about this sort of thing, I think it is safe to assume that they had their bases covered.

I was fortunate enough to see some Can-Am McLarens run at the Gold Cup races at VIR a few years ago. I will be going to the 2010 Gold Cup tomorrow.

http://www.virnow.com/2010-event-details/heacock-classic-svra-gold-cup.html

 

I'm heading up to the Legends weekend at Watkins Glen next weekend. First time since 2006 I'll be re-united with the Can-Am Lola I used to take care of.



You're right, it is a dry sump. Still not a good idea to rev it as soon as it lights, IMO.

 

Let's get this thread going again.

Nice video of the 24HRS at Sebring 1957.

http://www.flikr.com/photos/smuckatelli/4424273831/in/photostream

Many great photos too!

Publicity shot of Zora Arkus Duntov in the Corvette SS.
John Fitch and Piero Taruffi drove this car in the race.

 

A couple more of Piero Taruffi.

1st - At the 1954 Mille Miglia in a Lancia D24.
2nd - 1956 Supercortemaggiore GP in a Maserati Tipo 200S.