Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Beautiful workmanship BZNEIL. Very inspirational.

 

Niel looks killer I hope to see it soon.... Ryan

 

A clutch on a midget!!!??? Sacrilege!!!! ( wish I had one)

 

Yo- Bzneil --- where did you get that midget and who built it--- I have one that that has alot of things that look the same ?????? show more pictures )

 

Yo-- Wynn's #1 -- my records show the pictures shown on Rootie Kazootie's post --- is same car the JR won USAC championship in. What do you say ?

 

Bob Huebner, was fun to watch, driving the Twister ll, Id stand in turn 3 at Manzy, and he would come into the cornor backwards, standing on it full lock right....looking right, and heading for turn 4...sideways..Frank was smooth and good...Last time I saw Benton, he was "napping" on the side nerf bars of his Loyd Meek sprinter. I think Dick Morgan raced out of tucson in a yellow #22 Modifyed type top and tail, sprinter

 

For Lanny Frank in first one on the outside amd Bob in the Twister II. At Manzy.

 

Had a little neater lettering job at Ascot 62.

 

What do you call a midget after you put a clutch in it?

 

I'd call it a lot easier to get fired off.

 

Ok times change i guess

 

Makes sense for the vintage guys as it mainly just a fun deal. I mean, it aint like their out to win Belleville or the Chilli Bowl.

 

Rootie;
Sorry again, i misunderstood the purpose.

 

When USAC made us use starters in the Midgets even though it was kind of expensive I actually liked them, made it easy to fire the car up at home by yourself, also I used the clutch a couple times at the Speedrome to avoid killing the engine when guys wrecked in front of me

 

Anyone heard of "Lite Craft?" A fellow from Indiana/Ohio area that built his own fuel injectors off of a Hilborn manifold.

I traded for one about 6 months ago and finally got it all back together so that it works. I was told it was the only one he made. He patented the idea.

Each bore is 2 3/16. Has 16 butterflys, two for each cylinder.

Anyone remember seeing it run? Anyone have a pictures of it at the track?

The before and after shots are below.

 

I guess it would be safe to say he didn't subscribe to the K.I.S.S. theory. Neat piece though.

 

On Clyde #2, I was looking at Wallen's 60's book.

When McCluskey drove Gordon Van Leewen's Vita fresh car, the dirt champ car had Clyde lettered on the side. So Hommeyer's car would be #2.

Homeyer had the name "Casper" on his dirt car in 1961, Al Keller's ride.

The significance of any of the names escapes me however.

 

Joe, is that a progressive setup, ie half the butterflies linked direct, the other half staged, maybe for 'better' throttle control?

Never seen or heard of one like it, looks neat though.

 

As far as the clutch goes I wanted to put one in so it would be real easy to start and drive around at vintage shows by my self. I am not restoring or copying a specific car, more of a stereo type of all the elements from the 60's era open wheel that I like. Plus I want to be able to just jump in and drive it around the neighborhood.

 

Thats Wayne Basham on the inside of Frank, if Im not mistaken...

 

Just dont drive your midget into the "Over The Rhine" section!

 

Nope... its all go. All of the throttle shafts flip at the same time.

If anything, its a neat conversation piece. Who needs coffee table books?

 

Nice Cincy Reference, My shop borders East Walnut Hills which at times feels like escape from new york.

 

100 lapper at IRP 1963
McCluskey passing Bob Materhouser
Bob Tattersall #75 and Al Miller, in what appears to be the Cheeseman Offy.
Don Branson #7 and Ron Duman.

 

Anybody got any info on the Fetter Bros Car?

 

I would be willing to bet it was made to circumvent rules that state "max. 2-3/16" butterfly", but not how many you were allowed to have...maybe in the early days of 305/360 sprint cars.

 

Hi Ned,
You are right about the #9 photos. That is the championship winning car in 1965. In prior years, it was the red Competition Eng. car that Foyt and Marshman drove.

 

Gordon Johncock was a regular driver of it as the #85 in the early 60s. It seems it started life as a Indy car:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/chassisNum.aspx?carID=15106&iDNumID=3824

 

Exactly as I was told. But who built it? I figured if anyone had a picture of the intake on the track, you guys would have it.