93EXCivic wrote:
What class of cars are these, they look awesome fun, imagine them at an autocross in E Mod 
CWH, decent places to live don't have safety inspections. You can drive pretty much anything here in Mi.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:93EXCivic wrote:What class of cars are these, they look awesome fun, imagine them at an autocross in E Mod
Looks like a Sportsman class dirt racer. My childhood friend's dad - Eugene Nead - fabricated them and raced them (until his first major wreck). His car looked very much like that, except it was #127. He was very good at building cars. Now he builds hot rods as a hobby and sells them when he's bored.
My friend - coincidentally also named Gene Nead - grew up to be a successful NASCAR crew chief in Craftsman trucks and Sprint Cup cars. He golfs in the off-season and has a side business making handcrafted putters.
Duke wrote:Adrian_Thompson wrote:Looks like a Sportsman class dirt racer. My childhood friend's dad - Eugene Nead - fabricated them and raced them (until his first major wreck). His car looked very much like that, except it was #127. He was very good at building cars. Now he builds hot rods as a hobby and sells them when he's bored. My friend - coincidentally also named Gene Nead - grew up to be a successful NASCAR crew chief in Craftsman trucks and Sprint Cup cars.93EXCivic wrote:What class of cars are these, they look awesome fun, imagine them at an autocross in E Mod
Hhmm, Google tells me Sportsman class bodies look like a Montecarlo or Grand Prix http://www.fivestarbodies.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=390 I need more Google Foo
Well, in the '70s, they looked a lot more like #58 up there. Here's one (Toby Tobias) with a contemporary body from the mid'-70s:
But there were plenty still running around with '30s sheetmetal:
Adrian_Thompson wrote:93EXCivic wrote:What class of cars are these, they look awesome fun, imagine them at an autocross in E Mod
It looks pre-war. I bet CWH could drive it in FL without inspection
OK, you can get late model corcle track bodies for around $1k, does that seem stupidly cheap to you guys? But what about these 30's style bodies?
Adrian_Thompson wrote: OK, you can get late model corcle track bodies for around $1k, does that seem stupidly cheap to you guys? But what about these 30's style bodies?
Those in the pics above were actual '30s steel; they weren't bought off the rack. At time of that Pinto, you had to use OEM stampings for the roof pan and quarter panels, though you were allowed to modify the QPs. That eventually got whittled down to just the OEM roof panel, and I doubt there is anything other than flat sheet these days.
On another note, I ran across this little gem, and my words cannot describe how desperately I want to own this thing and run it in F Mod autocross:
That was the most instantaneous automotive boner I've ever gotten, I think.
And that was even in response to a model - Click here and scroll down...
Wiley Post flies the Lockheed Vega "Winnie May" around the world, solo-1933.
Lest we forget.
Adrian_Thompson wrote: What class of cars are these, they look awesome fun, imagine them at an autocross in E Mod
They are what Modifieds used to look like. Modifieds are generally cut down open wheel cars while Sportsman cars are normally closed wheel late model bodies. Modifieds started out as cut down 30's coupes and coaches on stock chassis, and through the years got lower and wider, first using chassis from 1950's Fords and Chevys then on tube chassis with either independent front ends on pavement or straight axles on dirt, both with plenty of offset. As the supply of 1930s sheetmetal dried up they would use contemporary bodies like Mustangs, Pintos and Vegas before eventually going to the fabricated sheet metal they use today. Before Nascar killed them Pavement mods were a great class. You could build a car in your driveway and run it every night of the week. Dirt mods still run somewhat like that. If I ever won the lottery I would buy a couple of Modifieds and hit the road.
Here is a good thread with pictures of classic modifieds. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174989&highlight=historic+modifieds
This was built by a member of my model car club. He made everything but the headlight lenses from aluminum and brass, and did all the chrome plating himself. The steering and the throttle linkages work.
1934-First flight of the De Havilland D88 Comet.
1934-First flight of the DC-2.
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