Hot Rods Searching for information about a old race car

I am searching information of a old drag car that I got my hands on a couple of years ago in CA. Its a 1932 Roadster that was hanging in the seeling of shop in Santa Maria area. The body and grill was hanging there and after I bought it, we found out that a other guy in that town ones bought the drive train, lincoln engine and gearbox and the origin rear end. The guy still had the gearbox and rear end after all years, but the engine was gone!
What we found out at the time was that the car was that it was called” The Crimson Flash” , was powered by a Lincoln engine , was a mid steering car and was raced the last time in 1958 in california.
The guy who helped me to buy the car is gone, and I would like to know a little bit more of my car that is restored as we think it would have been at the time.



The car has a lot of holes...

 

We need to be able to view those pics.

 

I don't see um either.

On the positive side, I bought an old dirt modified about 25 years ago; after 5 years of digging and talking to people, I had amassed a 2" think binder of information on the car. I was amazed at what some people keep.

 

Ok, lets see now.

 

I hope that it also will happen to me

 

Should be fun welding up all the holes. Probably saved 2 pounds.

 

Which Lincoln engine was reportedly used in it?

 

Man that’s a neat one

 

That's pretty dang cool.

 

We thought it was the flathead v12, but not shure. Now it has a 1948 flathead v12.

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks!

 

Very nice…. Love it. I do not have a louver either, but I have a drill…. Big smile

 

I have never seen holes drilled in quarter panels like that before. I can't imagine anyone thinking A: it would be a good idea and B: we can lose a ton of weight this way. Very odd. Cool car though and definitely unique.

 

Interesting car. Love it.

 

I can only assume, that like the deck lid, the holes in the rear quarters were an attempt to get trapped air inside the body to vent outside. Not sure how effective it might have been. Compared to louvers the holes are mighty small.

 

What a cool roadster. Thanks for sharing.

 

V=Pi x r^2 x h
Pi=3.141h
r = .090 (guess at 3/16" holes)
h= .030 (generous deck lid thickness)

x ~ 900 holes = .0763 inch^3
.0763 x .283 lbs per ^3 inch = .0216 lbs.

I think it was to let trapped air out.

 

That is pretty cool. I don’t have any history to add, sorry. How is it to drive with what looks like the gas pedal on the other side of the shifter. Center steering wheel, clutch, shifter, gas pedal and hand brake? Not sure yet what to make of the poor man’s louvers, but they are a topic for discussion. Cool, cool, cool.

 

I may be in the minority but I kind of dig the "lightening" holes. Maybe,
as mentioned, they really are ventilation holes. I'm thinking that if the
car was red that would be a unique look. Plus, it appears to have been
done pretty well. Good luck with your info search.