Gary said:
When I was in high school, my friend's next door neighbor had one of these in his driveway. It was brownish gold and never moved. For about a year, we wondered what it was. When we finally walked over there (long interior driveway) we were shocked to see the Lamborghini badge. We thought that car was so ugly.
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In reply to NickD :
Oh, there's so much more to E.J. Potter.
NickD said:That he lived to die of old age was a miracle. That dude had guts. I remember reading where the drive chain he used was spec'd for 24hp implement use, and he had it behind an injected alky small block. Claims he never broke one either.
Industrial ratings are very different from vehicles. A car transmission that lasts 300,000 miles at an average of 50 MPH is pretty good (6000 hours of use). A piece of industrial equipment that has to be replaced every 8 months or so (also 6000 hours) is a piece of junk.
The chain on a Hayabusa, if running on a 17 tooth sprocket at 1800 rpm in industrial equipment, would be rated for a little under 11HP. That assumes no shock loading. Implement generally refers to something more intensive than running a fan. 24 HP would be about a size 120 Chain (1 1/2" pitch, 7/8" rollers) for something going in to continuous use.
The reality is that you don't need any more chain than you have rear tire grip.
Not to say that what he did was easy or unimpressive, just saying that the chain from a 24 HP implement was likely far more than adequate.
Bridgehampton 1951 Cisitalia leading HRG, drivers unknown to me. Photographer W.G.Giltzow, my father.
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I am not sure most realize how he launched his bikes. That stand is not only to hold the bike up when he's not on it. The motor is direct drive, no transmission. The bike is started on the stand, revved up and pushed off the stand into a burnout. Because it is direct drive, that required a LOT of wheel spin (like most of the track). Interesting ride I am sure.
Hammer Store erector set.
In reply to TurnerX19 :
I love these 50's racing pics. The guy standing inches off the pavement is just unfathomable today. Where the picture was taken from is almost as nuts. The fact that your Dad took the picture is even more cool. My Dad's Dad was a pro portrait photog who did some landscape stuff, but he never got into action pics.
Not nearly as old a pic (2005), but at least I'm in it.
In reply to pkingham (Forum Supporter) :
Bridgehampton 1951, John vonMeyer, Meyer special, Tom Cole, Allard J2X Pop had a good eye when he used it, unfortunately he did not shoot a lot of film.
Why didn't Pop shoot a lot of film? Here is part of the reason, he and his toy are the subject and Mom was the photographer!
11GTCS said:
"Tin Can"
Better action shot of W.G.Giltzow and Taraschi BT052 Bridgehampton April 1970, I took the pic.
TurnerX19 said:Why didn't Pop shoot a lot of film? Here is part of the reason, he and his toy are the subject and Mom was the photographer!
Great guy! He was one of us. I know you're proud. You should be! I'm proud of him too!
I am so envious (its real steel). I'd love to be driving a real hot rod in LA!
So I'm enjoying the evening with a glass of Nebbiolo. Well maybe a bottle of Nebbiolo. But the pic is my vantage point from my recliner.
This was earlier at Aquilante's:
Annie's Sau Blanc, and my Beefeater Martini.
In reply to Appleseed :
May 21, 2019, the guys from American Pickers (Season 18) found the two E. J. Potter motorcycles and they bought one of them .
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