C/AIR closing in on 200

[Stan Back]

How do you undo the record holders?

This (stupid) class was made to give the guys with Studebaker or Olds or whatever out-dated engines a place to be competitive.  And it did not bring those guys out.  Most old farts like me that have out-dated cars and/or engines can still run if they can get them up to spec.  Adding more engine spec rules would just lead to one or two newly different cars dominating.  They probably had better ideas or more money or both. 

You can still claim to have the world's Fastest DeSoto Street Roadster and go to the nearest trophy shop and get one for yourself if it matters that much.

(And to you bikers – you got not a lotta room to criticize with about 20-25% of your records still open after dozens of years.)

[jdincau]

Do we know this guy?

[RichFox]

How did they undo the record holders when they removed rear engine modified roadsters? Or made Sports Racing into Gas Streamliner? If the class made any sense to guys with Lincoln engines and a roadster  body, they may have drug it out. I don't know. A lot of people thought Flathead V4 was never going to be much. It's turned out to be pretty popular. Or it was with me. I have a Lincoln and a Packard and I had a roadster. But I failed to see the point of the class as run. 

[interested bystander]

That's the late Bert Leithold, an electric contractor from Riverside Ca. at Colton Drags circa late '54/early '55.
He's running a straight six in the photo I believe.

 There is a poster (poser?) on Landracing that lays claim to the car!

[dw230]

That comment is a bit harsh.

DW

[jdincau]

That's the late Bert Leithold, an electric contractor from Riverside Ca. at Colton Drags circa late '54/early '55.
He's running a straight six in the photo I believe.

 There is a poster (poser?) on Landracing that lays claim to the car!

Sorry I offended you, I thought I recognized the car but obviously I was wrong.

[Stan Back]

Caught again . . .

Here's a shot of it when I bought it 2 or 3 years ago . . .

[Stan Back]

. . . and when it was the World's Fastest DeSoto-Powered Street Roadster (got the trophy to prove it) . . .

[desotoman]

Stan,

That was a heck of a buy, even 40 or 50 years ago. What is a Clyctore rearend in the ad?

Jim,

You were correct, Stan just had not purchased it yet.

Tom G.

PS. Love those Edmunds Valve Covers even if they are over some Chevy covers. 

[Stan Back]

I think it was an Italian-made Cyclone.

(Learned to run at least 30 lbs. of air in the rear tires – so I would smoke them, rather than the Cyclatore Ministrone (sp?).

[ronnieroadster]

Stan I have one question. Did you get the 367 trophy's with the purchase? 
 

[jl222]

. . . and when it was the World's Fastest DeSoto-Powered Street Roadster (got the trophy to prove it) . . .

 

           jl222

[Bob Drury]

  Stan, how about We stuff My 435 cu.in 60' Olds motor in Your roadster.  It ran 219 + mph injected on alcohol in my 4,300 lb. Studebaker at Speedweek in 2003 or 2004 (?).  That should propel Your roadster into the 300 mph range (no more waiting in line to make a pass!!!).
                                                         "One Run", out..............................................

[Stainless1]

One Run... didja fall off the wagon.... or self prescribe your requirement for cannabis after legalization....
need me too send you some Chocolate Chip Cookies  

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Bob, did you first secure video rights to pictures of Stan's car when it goes down the track in circles?

I mean, c'mon, your engine is known for helping loop the car.  Put it a roadster and I imagine things would get squirrely really fast.  I want to see the video!!