Misc Vintage Racing Clips

I never heard of these cars. Pretty impressive effort. I wonder how many of the plywood frame cars are still around?
 
YouTube offers up some pretty unique videos. I had never hear of a wood sports car either.

My guess is there is probably a club web page somewhere with more details and statistics.

It did pretty good racing. I was surprised.
 
The original MARCOS was "designed" and built in a very Narrow garage. MARsh and COStain did the layout and when the car rolled out it had "quirky" looks that were just enough to make it a popular cult classic. They attributed the looks to not being able to stand back and get a view of it. Costain was the Aero-guy, and brought his WWII experience with the wood Mosquito bomber to the build. They were light and sturdy, and a build that we studied in uni- back in the late 60s-early 70s. Very likeable car.

Cheers - Jim
 
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This is interesting. It sounds like a single event every year. Judging by the size it must rake in some serious cash. In Orlando, they had a big event once a year, and it was rumored to be what kept the track open year round ( drag racing ).


 
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