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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: Dr. Spin on January 22, 2015, 03:32:15 PM

Title: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Dr. Spin on January 22, 2015, 03:32:15 PM: Does anyone recognize this Belly Tank?
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: kiwi belly tank on January 22, 2015, 03:50:51 PM: Yes it's mine, can I have it back? :roll: :-D
Sid.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on January 22, 2015, 03:56:53 PM: Paint it yellow and see if the Australians know whose it is. :-D
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Milwaukee Midget on January 22, 2015, 04:59:23 PM: Try scanning the UPC code on the side.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Dr. Spin on January 22, 2015, 05:39:01 PM: A buddy of mine sent this photo to me hoping someone could identify who built/ran it. He is looking to see if it has any historical significance.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: maguromic on January 22, 2015, 05:53:36 PM: It cant be too early the with the XO class designation and the box frame looks too new. But a cool lakester. Tony
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on January 22, 2015, 06:01:13 PM: Looks like a crude mockup to me. It's seems REALLY short to fit any variety of XO engine.

But what do I know?

Mike
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: dw230 on January 22, 2015, 06:09:40 PM: If this is a car I looked at over 15 years ago the body is not split. Very difficult to work on. I advised the buyer to pocket his money.

DW
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: lsrjunkie on January 27, 2015, 10:31:41 AM: The steering arms look like the same chrome "Speedway" ones I'm running. DW, when did the XO designation come around?

It is a cool looking little guy.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: RichFox on January 27, 2015, 11:22:15 AM: I was running XX in '80. So I know XO came after that
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: dw230 on January 27, 2015, 12:42:17 PM: XO first appeared when the Flathead guys complained that they needed their own engine classes, GMCs were too fast. Rich's XX class broke into the current XF and XO classes as listed in section 2.A.1 in the rule book.

I am guessing early 90s.

DW
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Stan Back on January 27, 2015, 02:05:57 PM: . . . and looking at an '83 Rule Book -- most probably before XO was invented -- it doesn't meet the roll bar requirements then in effect.

My guess -- a bar relic or field art.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: jacksoni on January 27, 2015, 02:11:22 PM: Quote from: dw230 on January 27, 2015, 12:42:17 PM
XO first appeared when the Flathead guys complained that they needed their own engine classes, GMCs were too fast. Rich's XX class broke into the current XF and XO classes as listed in section 2.A.1 in the rule book.

I am guessing early 90s.

DW
XO first appeared in the 1986 rule book.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Dr Goggles on January 27, 2015, 02:45:55 PM: Quote from: Seldom Seen Slim on January 22, 2015, 03:56:53 PM
Paint it yellow and see if the Australians know whose it is. :-D

Yeah yeah yeah, walking around in a t-shirt and shorts here .......
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: NathanStewart on January 27, 2015, 03:22:57 PM: Looks like someone's conversation piece. Did this come from Tim Chambers?
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: awelker on January 27, 2015, 03:51:23 PM: I knew it looked familiar, built by Bobby Green for a Tommy Hilfiger ad, see link:

http://www.sakowskimotors.com/detail.asp?carid=502
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: jl222 on January 27, 2015, 04:14:16 PM: Quote from: Dr. Spin on January 22, 2015, 03:32:15 PM
Does anyone recognize this Belly Tank?

It would make a cool weather vane. Take out frame, use pvc pipe for axels add tail fin, bicycle wheels,repaint :-D

JL222
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Elmo Rodge on January 27, 2015, 04:56:44 PM: I guess I don't get it. Are you saying your friend doesn't know where he got it? :| :roll: Wayno
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: kiwi belly tank on January 27, 2015, 05:14:52 PM: Yeah yeah yeah, walking around in a t-shirt and shorts here .......
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Worlds away, you're in bouble bungers & I'm in snow boots.
Sid.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on January 27, 2015, 07:25:32 PM: Quoting Nathan here: "Looks like someone's conversation piece."

I thought that was the definition of an "easy" girl that gets talked about lots. :roll: :roll:
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: Dr Goggles on January 28, 2015, 03:49:58 AM: Quote from: awelker on January 27, 2015, 03:51:23 PM
I knew it looked familiar, built by Bobby Green for a Tommy Hilfiger ad, see link:

http://www.sakowskimotors.com/detail.asp?carid=502

Andy is right......
Quote from: kiwi belly tank on January 27, 2015, 05:14:52 PM

Yeah yeah yeah, walking around in a t-shirt and shorts here .......
Worlds away, you're in bouble bungers & I'm in snow boots.
Sid.
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Build a snow tank, and post a picture..........I'll make it into a Christmas card .....
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: lsrjunkie on January 28, 2015, 10:11:17 AM: DW, and jacksoni, Thanks.
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: techteacher on February 14, 2015, 10:19:47 PM: Touche` Nate. When are you gonna speak to my class again? Class loved ya Guess what, John go the pink!!
Title: Re: Early Barn Find Belly Tank
Post by: NathanStewart on February 18, 2015, 01:33:22 AM: Glad you got the pink. Maybe a field trip to my dyno is in order.