The Roaring Season

Some of the Cheetahs had crate motors in them.

This red Cheetah had the dual air meter setup that was popular in the day.

This Cheetah was presented in flat black primer, I don't know if he wanted the Rat Rod look or the car just wasn't finished.

The Cheetah reunion area showing some of the cars. There were 12 Cheetahs at this reunion. Missing was Robert Boyce and his red Coupe. He just didn't have the help to make the event.

Awesome photos Jerry, thanks for posting. How many original Cheetahs were there?

There were 12 Cheetahs at this event and one real one belonging to Fred Yeakel

Rear view of the two Cheetahs

Those things look scary Jerry. They must be a heck of a buzz to drive.

From the Elvis movie "Spinout"

Allan: That photo you have posted is from the MGM movie called Spinout starring Elvis Presley. The red Cheetah was my car at the time. I also had my Mk 1 McLaren in the movie. They painted that Gold and called it the Fox 5.

I made more on the movie then the cars cost, so that was very nice.

Allan: That photo you have posted is from the MGM movie called Spinout starring Elvis Presley. The red Cheetah was my car at the time. I also had my Mk 1 McLaren in the movie. They painted that Gold and called it the Fox 5.

I made more on the movie then the cars cost, so that was very nice.

A group shot of the Cheetahs as captured by Dave Ferguson

copyright: Dave Ferguson 2014

Great photo Jerry. How many Cheetahs were factory built and how many of them still exist?
Allan

from Wiki
"No official records are known to exist documenting the exact number of cars produced, but best estimates indicate as many as 23 cars were built to varying degrees of completion and configuration. This estimate is based on the number of fiberglass bodies produced by the chosen manufacturer selected by Thomas and by the documented production number of the last known original Cheetah."

No connection to this thread but my sister from aust today showed me how to load music onto my computer and I was listening to a
Elvis cd as I read this thread and along with a couple of bourbons it made mt afternoon

No connection to this thread but my sister from aust today showed me how to load music onto my computer and I was listening to a
Elvis cd as I read this thread and along with a couple of bourbons it made my afternoon

Have I read some where that they are producing these cars again as a continuation, or was that just the voices in my head again.
Roger

Thanks for the post Jerry. These are the only pictures I have seen of the event. Anyone interested can view our site dedicated to the original Bill Thomas Cheetahs produced in Anaheim, California from August 1964 through April 1966. www.cheetahcars.com

Jerry Entin wrote:
A group shot of the Cheetahs as captured by Dave Ferguson

copyright: Dave Ferguson 2014

This is a neat photo!

Here is the Cheetah of my late friend Albert Way, his brother Ron Way is going to restore it this year so it may be seen once again. It had a fiberglass body when I had it and Albert had this new Aluminum body built for it.