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General Category => Other Cars (British & British-Inspired) => Topic started by: Moderator on March 22, 2010, 04:58:07 PM

Title: What is THIS ??????????????
Post by: Moderator on March 22, 2010, 04:58:07 PM
A bare chassis has been discovered in Missouri. Can you help identify it?

Please see the pictures below.

Is it British? Was it once a sports car? What is it?

Five lug Rostyle wheels? (Or are they...)
A.jpg

Left hand drive... Ever seen a rack that looked like this?
B.jpg

Unvented rotor / anti-roll bar.
C.jpg

Are these Girling calipers?
D.jpg
Title: Re: What is THIS ??????????????
Post by: Moderator on March 22, 2010, 04:59:43 PM
Notice that it has these sporty and relatively modern features
1) four wheel disc brakes
2) three link rear suspension
3) a very lightweight steering rack
4) coil springs and telescoping shocks all around
5) five-lug wheels

On the other hand, it seems to have an uncommonly robust frame of box tubing, and the front suspension's telescoping shock absorbers are mounted uncommonly high for a sports car.

Nice long, level Panhard rod.
E.jpg

Pecular emergency brake lever (with a hole for the thumb button) was apparently mounted to the left of the driveshaft tunnel.
F.jpg
Title: Re: What is THIS ??????????????
Post by: WedgeWorks1 on March 22, 2010, 07:15:49 PM
Well it has a ford 9-inch rear........looks like mustang front suspension and the rims are Magnum 500s from a Ford. They also fit Dodge too.
Title: Re: What is THIS ??????????????
Post by: roverman on March 29, 2010, 04:32:37 PM
My WAG. is by Gorge Barris, He's the custumizing brudda, we never heard much of, ,(George got all the press). These projects jus' seemed to dig him, further into the abyiss, too bad really, I think this chassis was copied in the , "Bricklin" ? BTW... Who Cares ? roverman do custom-icing.