Sexiest Canam Ever?
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I like the paint
Would the body really have been fully polished in period?
Cheers
Fred W B
Cheers
Fred W B
Who's to say?
There have been numerous very pretty and immaculate one off race cars built, but for what ever reason a lot are uncompetitive and don't cut the mustard.
Maybe the builders are more skilled at making a pretty body and deciding what paint and polish to use than they are at determining the fundamentals required to make them be competitive?
There have been numerous very pretty and immaculate one off race cars built, but for what ever reason a lot are uncompetitive and don't cut the mustard.
Maybe the builders are more skilled at making a pretty body and deciding what paint and polish to use than they are at determining the fundamentals required to make them be competitive?
Not 100% sure about this, but I think this car was owned by Tom Black in Portland, Oregon around the 1980s, and it was polished then.
Fran Hall RCR
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Who cares if it was not polished way back..it is now and its a lovely looking piece...IMHO
Might be hell on the eyes driving into a low sun!
Paul Thompson 'Hooligan'
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Nice!! - Very nice indeed....rockonsmile
From one of the links.......
[SIZE=-1]History:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]A very unique and special racing prototype, this car is one of only two built by the famous Marvin Webster of the Webster Gear Company in Mill Valley, CA. It was intended to be raced by the late Tony Settember in the USRRC Series in 1965, but CanAm prevailed with its unlimited rules, and this car was never raced in period. The body was hand-formed by Jack Hagemann and the entire car weighs only 1250 lbs. It is a very competitive car in many vintage events and has been in it's current owners possession since 1983. It has been raced in numerous important US vintage car events and never damaged.[/SIZE]
Yeah, I read that.
But the USRRC started in 1963 and Chaparral were winning then and they had more wins in 1964 so the writing was on the wall long before 1965. If the car was built as stated for the 1965 USRRC it was doomed to be uncompetitive compared to the Chaparrals. That, no doubt, is why it never raced in the Series. And then in answer to the Chaparrals along came the T70's, McLarens etc towards the end of 1965.
Nice looking car and great that it's out there being raced, but not competitive in it's day.
Cheers,
But the USRRC started in 1963 and Chaparral were winning then and they had more wins in 1964 so the writing was on the wall long before 1965. If the car was built as stated for the 1965 USRRC it was doomed to be uncompetitive compared to the Chaparrals. That, no doubt, is why it never raced in the Series. And then in answer to the Chaparrals along came the T70's, McLarens etc towards the end of 1965.
Nice looking car and great that it's out there being raced, but not competitive in it's day.
Cheers,
Russell,
You notice the "Bling Bling Special" is parked beside a black Chevron B8 BMW powered.
Dave
You notice the "Bling Bling Special" is parked beside a black Chevron B8 BMW powered.
Dave
As a kid, I used to lust after any Hot Wheel model that came in chrome finish. As an adult (in body only) I have outgrown the attraction to chrome. The thing that strikes me about any polished aluminum body is how perfect it has to be. No fillers, no primers, no hidng any imperfection in your craftmanship! Very impressive. Funny, I think the Mclarens look pretty cool in their aluminum look paint jobs....maybe I'm not as fully over those Hot Wheels as I thought.
An older buddy of mine has always had this saying "If we all had the same taste, we would all be lusting after the same woman ..... Kim Basinger"
An older buddy of mine has always had this saying "If we all had the same taste, we would all be lusting after the same woman ..... Kim Basinger"
And the winner is........
Scuderia Ferrari CanAm P4!
(By quite a few metres) :laugh:
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