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Mercedes C111

v12 4.5 litre delahaye gp car circa 1939

Nardi Bisiluro 750

Where do your toes go and you wouldn't have a big pair long.

Mercedes T80 designed to beat the worlds land speed record. The attempt was set for the January 1940 "RekordWoche" (Record/Speed Week), but the outbreak of the war prevented the T80 run.

Apparently this was a real thing from the factory although I never heard about it or saw one.

1982 Aquila S2000. Chassis 001.

Porsche twin 911 engined Indy car. Couldn't cut to mustard and qualify. 1966 only 149 mph

1982 Ferrari 126C2 rule-bender. Lasted one race then banned.

carguy123 wrote: Apparently this was a real thing from the factory although I never heard about it or saw one.

I thought there was something where the Mopar A/FX cars got so radical that the drag racing sanctioning bodies basically banned wheelbase alteration beyond a couple percent.

??????

EDIT: found it Ford P69

Gloriously "ratty" looking GN Parker special with 6 litre Gypsy Moth engine @ShelsleyWalsh last weekend for the vintage hillclimb.

Streamlined Le Mans MGA

1955 Dundrod TT, twin cam driven by Ron Flockhart and Johnny Lockett. Retired at half distance with cracks in the Weber manifold.

959/60 Bocar Stiletto: Designed to compete against the Scarabs, the first X-1 version had Jaguar suspension, 283 Chevy power and a fiberglass body. Later versions (XP-2 to XP5) saw refinements in the brakes and weight distribution. The later XP-6 version had an extended frame to accommodate a front mounted supercharger and a swap to a solid rear axle to handle the additional power. Bob Carnes ran this in drag races, road races and hill climbs including Daytona and Pikes Peak. 3 of the XP-6 were built.

42 liters!!

OK, which one of you guys built this?

Les Schwenk's Bergundy Baron backwards 1965 Pontiac GTO. Not sure the motivation for this but I love anyone who dares to be different. This one is set up for drag racing and uses a stout mid mounted 400 Pontiac for power. Having it sitting beside you as you drive could be a bit unsettling...

967 - Dick Mills' (#9) Modified “The Invader” – Used an Airplane's Landing Gear Hydraulics, Plumbed it all up with Backhoe Controls, and His Rail Frame Became Springless – Powered by a 1957 Caddy with a 4-Barrel Carb and Funneled that Power Through an Automatic Transmission – a 1937 Ford 3-Window Shell was Crowned with an Early Wing, and the Side pods Contained the Battery and 3-Five Gallon GI Cans for Fuel. “The Invader” was way fast, but Mills never could develop its full potential. Apparently, the Tech Inspectors were not amused.

My first car was a baby blue one like this. 65 not 66 as in the picture

And then I had a 68 340S with one of those special packages the factory was putting out back then.

And I traded that in on an AAR Cuda

This 1964 Subaru 360 features an air-cooled two-stroke engine so has fill ups require a little splash of oil.

1963 Indy 500

Parnelli leads, then Hurtubise, Marshman, and McElreath....Don't see any oil coming from the 98 as this is in the early laps......

Parnelli won. His only 500 win.

Tom Cantrell's 1969 Alan Mann Holman Moody Ford Can Am Car

So where'd I get all this cool pics & stories? From a FB page group that you all need to be a member of.

Innovated, Banned, & Unique Racing Cars