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Offline Salty Dick

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Land Speed Racer for sale
« on: August 02, 2012, 11:56:13 AM »
I have a  Grizzly for sale that ran Bonneville in 1981 at 151 mph, powered a 2.0 VW. It has changed very little since than. It has aluminum skin over a tube chassis. Other than the VW engine and swing axle it uses no other VW suspension parts. I'm asking $3,500 for the single seater and will send photos. 760-948-4492. I'm in Hesperia CA. I am selling the car, while the two-port VW and transaxle goes with the car I can't say what condition they are in but the engine turns freely.It is lacking a starter, shroud and some other parts to fire. There is a special class  for VW powered cars at Bonneville. This would make a great entry level racer.
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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2012, 02:42:45 PM »
What is a Grizzly?
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Offline donpearsall

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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2012, 07:09:23 PM »
Yeah, what's a Grizzly (besides a bear?) You will get more interest if you give more details. Post photos. Tell us what event at Bonneville this runs and what class.
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Offline Glen

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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2012, 07:42:49 PM »
I think it's a dune buggy that ran at Elmo a few years ago as a lakester.
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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 07:56:04 PM »
They were dune buggy's built by Mike Griswold that mainly ran Pikes Peak in the dune buggy class, though I think he did build one for the salt also.  Tony
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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2012, 08:47:39 PM »
About 1/4 of the way down is, I believe, the car in question -

http://hillclimbracing.yuku.com/topic/1013/Dune-Buggy-and-Sandrails?page=4
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Offline Salty Dick

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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2012, 10:27:49 PM »
Yes that is the car. It was never built as a dune buggy you can barely get your finger between the ground and the nose of the car. I am the owner and while I wanted to run the car it's not in the cards.
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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2012, 02:01:50 AM »
I read the name grizzly and wondered how it was powered by a VW... the ones I recall had Cummins diesels.... but not the same vehicle....

I immediately thought it would be a peickup truck built in Vancouver Canada....
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Offline dtech

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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2012, 01:10:52 PM »
Is this car still for sale? Interested
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Offline lsrhayseed

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Re: Land Speed Racer for sale
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2012, 06:13:07 PM »
What class would that run at Bonneville
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