My six cylinder Chevrolet Special at Thompson Raceway in 1954
1953 "CHEVROLET SPECIAL"
My first experience
with fiberglass reinforced plastics was when I built a body for this
sports car.
It was powered by a "hopped up" six cylinder Chevrolet
engine. The suspension was Ford transverse springs front and
rear
with Chevrolet drive train. The chassis was steel channel
rails with
tubing for the body supports. Weighing about 1,700
pounds,
it was a lively performer. Because it had a six cylinder
Chevrolet
engine and a fiberglass body, my friends called it "The poor mans
Corvette".
The
" Chevrolet Special " on the SCCA course at Thompson, Conn. in
1954.
Because of the displacement of the six cylinder Chevrolet
engine,
the car was forced to run in class " C modified " and was put into the
race with modified Jaguars, a "C" type Jaguar, a 4.1 Ferrari and two
special
Oldsmobile powered Allards. It was quite a sight!