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Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:26 am
by John McKechnie
Are these the Broughs?
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:41 am
by bry3500
John McKechnie wrote:Are these the Broughs?
Click on the link John - The full story is there and yes they are Broughs
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:15 pm
by Allan
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:23 pm
by chaindrive
The grille,nosecone andengine cover are definitely CAE sprint car parts . Now A40 Special ?
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:23 pm
by ERC
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Background red car is even more my cup of tea - Costin...
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 4:38 am
by RogerH
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 ....
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:00 pm
by markson
A line up of Charger's in Aus
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:07 pm
by khyndart in CA
Here is an interesting "barn find"
http://blog.hemmings.com/?p=591822
It would have kept me busy for a while !
(Ken Hyndman )
The Hawaiian Corvette Special - orginally Maserati powered
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:32 am
by Roger Dowding
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 ;
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:22 am
by Steve Holmes
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!
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:57 am
by Trevor Sheffield
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
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:43 am
by bry3500
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:01 pm
by bry3500
From the US
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:33 pm
by Ray Bell
That second-last pic, the sporty car, seems to have '36 to '39 Ford V8 underpinnings...
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:14 pm
by Oldfart
I'll have the TVR!
" The sporty car, seems to have '36 to '39 Ford V8 underpinnings " - Ray Bell
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:17 pm
by Roger Dowding
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 ]
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:06 pm
by bry3500
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
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:14 pm
by Roger Dowding
bry3500 wrote:1959 Devin D
Think so Bry3500 - Hope it gets restored too !!
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:22 pm
by Ray Bell
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.
Re: Abandoned, Forgotten, Neglected, Race And Road Cars Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:19 am
by markson
My newly acquired Stag.
Has been off the road and stored for the last 23 years