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At $2,900 FOB it was a spartan open speedster with no weather protection. In 1912 they launched the Model 20 Bohemian speedster. A slightly longer 114” wheelbased model and with less horsepower (28) but at a more competitive price $1,650 After this speedster era they concentrated on touring cars. In 1914, Haynes offered a "Light Six" at $1485.
The company's most successful model was called the Apal Speedster and is a replica of the Porsche 356 Speedster, built on a VW Beetle floorplan. Altogether 700 were completed between 1981 and 1994. Altogether 700 were completed between 1981 and 1994.
After a short stint in sportscars with the Zink Z-4 the Tennessee constructor introduced the Zink Z-5 Formula Vee. The car was introduced in 1965 and was dominant in its class until 1970. The Z-5 won the Formula Vee race at the Runoffs for five years in a row. In 1967 the Zink Z-5s finished in the first five places.
Hoosier Racing Tire [39] USA: 1957 Hoosier: Hutchinson SNC [40] France: 1957 Hutchinson Tires Inoue Rubber [41] Japan: 1926 IRC Tires Kelani Tyres Sri Lanka: 1990 CEAT [42] Kenda Rubber [43] Taiwan: 1962 Kenda, Kenda radial Kumho Tires [44] [45] South Korea: 1960 Admiral, Marshal, Kumho, Zetum, Trailfinder [46] Madras Rubber Factory [47] India ...
The Formula Super Vee was announced as an SCCA national class in November 1969. [1] [2] The class was created as a substitute for the overpopulated Formula Vee class. [3] Beach Racing Cars manufactured the first Super Vee car, a single seater using threaded
A V engine, sometimes called a Vee engine, is a common configuration for internal combustion engines. It consists of two cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft. These cylinder banks are arranged at an angle to each other, so that the banks form a "V" shape when viewed from the ...
To assist the launch of the new formula Volkswagen of America's, Jo Hoppen, commissioned Gene Beach, an established constructor of Formula Vee cars, to design and build the first Super Vee and put this car on display at the Daytona 24 hour race. [4] [5] Beach was one of the first three constructors of Formula Vees, along with Autodynamics and ...
He also put his own name on one of the first front-wheel-drive cars, Cord, known as the Cord L-29. The company employed imaginative designers such as Alan Leamy, chief designer of the 1933 Auburn Speedster, and Gordon Buehrig, designer of the 810/812 Cords. Buehrig joined the company in Indianapolis in 1926 with Duesenberg Motors, and is ...