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Yeah, looks pretty tight. I searched and it said it hadn’t been posted before. He looked familiar and he mentioned doing a previous vid on this car. So probably posted that one.
The owner might have boosted the seat a bit and didn’t want to change it.
The owner might have boosted the seat a bit and didn’t want to change it.
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Well, inflation pretty much quashed the idea of getting an alum block big block. Ohio crank’s engine went way up. Same goes for gforce transmissions. Oh well.
This article is pretty interesting.
“The idea was—aside from the pistons, cam, timing set, and rockers—to keep this engine as close to an original ZL1 as possible.”
This article is pretty interesting.
“The idea was—aside from the pistons, cam, timing set, and rockers—to keep this engine as close to an original ZL1 as possible.”
They filled up at the local gas station before the race. Those were the days.
I had never heard of this car. I think that would have changed Indy had it raced. One of the reasons I never heard of it I found in one of the posts @ Youtube:
Howard Keck who owned the car Vukovich drove in1952, 53 and 54 was so sad at Vukovich's death in the Indy 1955 race, that he quit racing. Because Keck quit racing, this car was never raced.
In 1952 Keck brought the first roadster type car to Indy. In the Indy roadster, the engine was offset to the left of the driver. In 1952, Vukovich had a big lead in the race, but a small part broke only 8 laps from the finish.
Howard Keck who owned the car Vukovich drove in1952, 53 and 54 was so sad at Vukovich's death in the Indy 1955 race, that he quit racing. Because Keck quit racing, this car was never raced.
In 1952 Keck brought the first roadster type car to Indy. In the Indy roadster, the engine was offset to the left of the driver. In 1952, Vukovich had a big lead in the race, but a small part broke only 8 laps from the finish.
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Yes, truly an amazing car. Need a pit crew to remove panels in order not to damage paint! Someone knew what they were doing on those aluminum body panels.
The owner mentioned “no budget” restoration. I wonder what it is worth?
