Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread

John McKechnie · Post by **John McKechnie** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:26 am

Are these the Broughs?

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:41 am

John McKechnie wrote:Are these the Broughs?

Click on the link John - The full story is there and yes they are Broughs

Allan · Post by **Allan** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:15 pm

What was it?

chaindrive · Post by **chaindrive** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:23 pm

The grille,nosecone andengine cover are definitely CAE sprint car parts . Now A40 Special ?

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:23 pm

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Background red car is even more my cup of tea - Costin...

RogerH · Post by **RogerH** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:38 am

chaindrive wrote:The grille,nosecone andengine cover are definitely CAE sprint car parts . Now A40 Special ?

It has had a long history since 1947 when it was built by Des Herrick as a speedway midget with a B4 engine. Got a Hudson Terraplane engine in 1948 then converted to a circuit car in 1950 with a Model T rear end and a Bugatti box. Then got an A40 engine when the Hudson expired, then a Singer gearbox (when Chris Amon had it) ....... and on it went with each subsequent owner "improving" it. It still has bits of the 1947 midget but not much .... a bit like grandad's axe ....

markson · Post by **markson** » Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:00 pm

A line up of Charger's in Aus

khyndart in CA · Post by **khyndart in CA** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:07 pm

Here is an interesting "barn find"
http://blog.hemmings.com/?p=591822

It would have kept me busy for a while !

(Ken Hyndman )

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:32 am

Mike Ryan in the USA has recently found this long forgotten Race Car.
He has been researching the car and has found these two pages of articles about the car !.

an excellent Cutaway of the Car in Corvette guise.

a couple of small photos of the car as found ;

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:22 am

Roger Dowding wrote:Mike Ryan in the USA has recently found this long forgotten Race Car.
He has been researching the car and has found these two pages of articles about the car !.

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an excellent Cutaway of the Car in Corvette guise.
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a couple of small photos of the car as found ;

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Wow, that thing is mega!

Trevor Sheffield · Post by **Trevor Sheffield** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:57 am

RogerH wrote:It has had a long history since 1947 when it was built by Des Herrick as a speedway midget with a B4 engine. Got a Hudson Terraplane engine in 1948 then converted to a circuit car in 1950 with a Model T rear end and a Bugatti box. Then got an A40 engine when the Hudson expired, then a Singer gearbox (when Chris Amon had it) ....... and on it went with each subsequent owner "improving" it. It still has bits of the 1947 midget but not much .... a bit like grandad's axe ....

http://ralphwatson.scienceontheweb.net/misc.html

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:43 am

http://billthomascheetah.com/btm-news/bill-thomas-cheetah-prototype-aluminum-002-barn-find/

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:01 pm

From the US

Ray Bell · Post by **Ray Bell** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:33 pm

That second-last pic, the sporty car, seems to have '36 to '39 Ford V8 underpinnings...

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:14 pm

I'll have the TVR!

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:17 pm

Ray Bell wrote:That second-last pic, the sporty car, seems to have '36 to '39 Ford V8 underpinnings...

Ray Looks similar to the " Hawaiian ' Corvette ' Special " that Mike Ryan - ex-pat Kiwi recently recovered from a shed and is now restoring.. very similar body but has a tilt front. that seems to have a bonnet [ hood for the Americans ]

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:06 pm

Roger Dowding wrote:Ray Looks similar to the " Hawaiian ' Corvette ' Special " that Mike Ryan - ex-pat Kiwi recently recovered from a shed and is now restoring.. very similar body but has a tilt front. that seems to have a bonnet [ hood for the Americans ]

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1959 Devin D

Roger Dowding · Post by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:14 pm

bry3500 wrote:1959 Devin D

Think so Bry3500 - Hope it gets restored too !!

Ray Bell · Post by **Ray Bell** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:22 pm

As I recall, the Hawaiian Special has independent suspension all round, whereas it looks to me that the other car has live axles straight from the late 30s Ford.

markson · Post by **markson** » Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:19 am

My newly acquired Stag.
Has been off the road and stored for the last 23 years

The Roaring Season

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The Hawaiian Corvette Special - orginally Maserati powered

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" The sporty car, seems to have '36 to '39 Ford V8 underpinnings " - Ray Bell

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