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Title: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: jamiep_jamiep on February 05, 2015, 19:08:33 pm While my car is currently going in the other direction, it got me to thinking about which cars in the past started out as street cars and became race cars. Ones I can think of off the top of my head are Mike Smiths 67, of course IP1, more recently... Daz Chandlers 67, Richie Webb's convertible - although am I right in thinking that is still street legal? You get the idea though... cars that developed from peoples run around transport to cars that pretty much spend their lives on the track.
I'm sure there must be dozens and dozens, but what are some of the more well known ones? (http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss185/kaferboy/Drag%20bug/dyn008_original_1128_619_pjpeg_2506192_647f80e4a70edf6ccdee9135327344cd_zpse5eac431.jpg) (http://s574.photobucket.com/user/kaferboy/media/Drag%20bug/dyn008_original_1128_619_pjpeg_2506192_647f80e4a70edf6ccdee9135327344cd_zpse5eac431.jpg.html) (http://www2.cal-look.com/nostalgia/inchdrag.jpg) Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: stussyrich on February 05, 2015, 21:10:25 pm Not one of the well known ones but does this remind you of one a bit closer to home jamie. ;)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/stussyrich/IMG_1988_zps49bca2a2.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/stussyrich/media/IMG_1988_zps49bca2a2.jpg.html) Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: kielbasa on February 05, 2015, 21:17:24 pm This was a car in our club Uber alles. Street car gone race car.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ezkiel/Mobile%20Uploads/chop5_zpswedcxz6b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ezkiel/media/Mobile%20Uploads/chop5_zpswedcxz6b.jpg.html) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/ezkiel/Mobile%20Uploads/FB_IMG_1423166725864_zpsthiz9ugw.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ezkiel/media/Mobile%20Uploads/FB_IMG_1423166725864_zpsthiz9ugw.jpg.html) Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Neil Davies on February 05, 2015, 21:33:51 pm There's the famous story of Underdog 1, that's probably the best known one I can think of!
More recently Phil West's Natural High car isn't a street car any more I don't think. Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Neil Davies on February 06, 2015, 00:30:16 am Just thought of this one - Scott Bakken's Aronson replica, became a race car then back to a street car when he sold it to Russell and built the brown car. Mike Lawless, Muffler Mike and Allen Weiss are three more with ex-street cars!
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: richie on February 06, 2015, 09:21:11 am Surely all the race cars started as street cars? :o ;)
Old cab is still street legal, never really see it as a race car cheers Richie Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: jamiep_jamiep on February 06, 2015, 13:30:58 pm Surely all the race cars started as street cars? :o ;) Old cab is still street legal, never really see it as a race car cheers Richie Haha well, NEARLY all Richie - I have a vague memory of reading that the black Berg car was bought new and immediately turned into a race car... I dunno I may have dreamt it ;) Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Bryan67 on February 06, 2015, 16:37:57 pm Troy Palmer`s is another one.
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: jamiep_jamiep on February 06, 2015, 17:15:46 pm What about the old gassers, it'd be cool to see some of those when they were maybe Hot Street bugs? Fabs?
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: dannyboy on February 06, 2015, 20:04:21 pm Not one of the well known ones but does this remind you of one a bit closer to home jamie. ;) that is a pic for the ego wall mate 8) 8) 8)(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/stussyrich/IMG_1988_zps49bca2a2.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/stussyrich/media/IMG_1988_zps49bca2a2.jpg.html) Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Rick Meredith on February 06, 2015, 20:20:18 pm Mike Irwin's Stage Fright
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Larry S on February 07, 2015, 05:24:34 am Radical Rod 67, My brother had it as a 12:70 street car back in the late seventies in LaHabra Ca before it went to a full time race car.
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: nicolas on February 08, 2015, 13:16:06 pm Surely all the race cars started as street cars? :o ;) Old cab is still street legal, never really see it as a race car cheers Richie haha, i think many people would sell a kidney to have your car, and it's power as a race car… klingaman's car is my contribution for this topic. very beautiful race car, but i liked it a lot more in street trim with the 8 spokes. Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: Neil Davies on February 08, 2015, 19:41:11 pm I'm with you on that one Nicolas! The Klingaman car is my all time favourite late model. Did the orange BAE Insanity car start as a street car or was it built as a race car from the outset?
Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: jamiep_jamiep on February 09, 2015, 10:31:36 am (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3251.0;attach=10350;image)
Pinched from another thread, by fabs... I hadn't seen that this was a Hot Street Bug Neil. Looks amazing. Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: speedwell on February 09, 2015, 15:21:10 pm (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3251.0;attach=10350;image) klngaman's late model started is live as a street car and the orange one was scott baken 67 who later was owned by shubbeePinched from another thread, by fabs... I hadn't seen that this was a Hot Street Bug Neil. Looks amazing. Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: autohausdolby on February 10, 2015, 00:12:35 am Surely all the race cars started as street cars? :o ;) Old cab is still street legal, never really see it as a race car cheers Richie Haha well, NEARLY all Richie - I have a vague memory of reading that the black Berg car was bought new and immediately turned into a race car... I dunno I may have dreamt it ;) Wasn't the Berg '67 a nearly new stolen recovered car that had been stripped? I'd have to open my Keith Seume book and it's just out of reach! :D On that note, my race car only has a used roof, a pillars and the visible bit of the rear quarter - it's a floorpan car but everything (apart from the ash tray, steering column and box and the gearbox case) including the chassis is brand new and never road used. It hasn't even got a chassis number. I still think of it as the same car I bought to convert though. Title: Re: Street cars that became race cars... Post by: gkeeton@zbzoom.net on February 21, 2015, 01:21:45 am What about street cars that became race cars, and are still street cars? A friend started a local VW racing group called the North Coast VW Drag Racing Association, and after making it into the semi's out of pure dumb luck the first event, I was hooked. Some 400+ passes later, I've managed a best package of .028, and have aggregated quite a few V8 racers. Tipping the scales at 2180 with me in it, and a 1776 powering it, it's not going to set any records, but I've had a good time so far.
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