INCH PINCHER 1

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Inch pincher 1, everybody knows her, but already have you try to redraw his evolution
I want to say by all these small details which allow to see the improvements brought by empi or also the small changes to the level writings / paints
I hope that you go to make your contribution to this topic and also to share also can be some new photos 

let's go 

fabs

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at the beginning inch pincher was just a simple oval used as a daily driver , empi goes to the bahamas garnd prix in NASSAU in 63  an d won the grand prix

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after empi add some products they sell  on the car to promote the shop products
here's the ip1 with rader wheels and shorrock supercharger
may be in year 65/66
on the cover of the 66 empi motoring guide there's ip 1 with the rader too

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empi shorrock supercharger

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after  that empi add some new BRMS wheels on the car and new engine with the famous 48 ida in the year 66 too
the cover of the rod & customs is  oct 66

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After that I am not very on    when empi put red brms on ip 1 may be before the black one  but everything in the level body corresponds to the previous model except wheel rims
any idea

[Lids]

it looks to me as if the inch pincher name was added sometime after the 1966 catalog was printed.

[plasticblack]

Is that Book Drag Strip available anywhere??

  I'd love a copy..

[speedwell]

here's the engine , note the white strip ,that what i know that the engine was the one of that first stage ip1

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Is that Book Drag Strip available anywhere??

  I'd love a copy..

search on ebay

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after that  ,i don't know when exactly   ,but empi goes to bonneville with the ip 1 ,after bonneville empi add some  empi air scoop on the rear quater panel
the crapy pictures was took at the winternationals in 68

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after , may be late 68 the car still change  , new paint sheme/signwritting , the rear windows was bigger they replaced the oval window by the 58/64 model
i don't know if at that time the fender and decklid were fiberglass one maybe

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here's an old advertiser of empi in an dune buggies hot vws magazine with the ip 1

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now the ip 1 had some red brms onthe front  different pictures but same combo on the car , note that the one from the cover it look like some sand on the tyres   some race in the sand or sand on the road
note that the  car had a new decklid too the one with the big place for manos(gauges)

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the ip 1 with is new decklid and red brms  on the very cool empi trailer bus

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on this picture you can see some new modifications on the car like the rear taillights ,  the front headlights were bike units , and the rear buggy bar
 look the pinstripe  around the door handle , he wasn't there on the picture above

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now we 're in 69  and the car had another  new paint scheme and new lettering on the rear quater panel , but the front hood still the old one with the big embossing for the gauges  and original wheels at the rear may be just for the towing , but i know that the trailer bus was there too 

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and  have you ever seen the ip 1 with pie pan wheels may be the only picture i know with dds wheels

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irwindale 69 the ip 1 had is new vinyl flower power roof   

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here at the 69 winternationals running agains the little giant killer fiat , and the schley bros in their lightning bug

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here's the ip 1 running against the dds car atthe bug in 3 if i remember well
note the big sticker on the rear window

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now were 're still in 69 , Once again the lettering of the back panel has still changed, this time  darrell's vittone name  seems below the power of ip 1 which was at this moment there of 208hp
 

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those pictures were taken the same day may be ,because the number on the windows were the same , and it was at ocir

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now we're in the year 70 the car was in report in hot vws mag 

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may be the last race for the ip1 was at the supernationals in 70's

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here's some story about ip 1

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everybody knows that the floorpan of the ip 1 was used to welcome the body of ip2 , but that's another story
hope you like this little historic about the car ,
post your pictures if you have some cool one
rgd
fabs

[j-f]

That's a great report Fabian! 

[Trond Dahl]

Fabs, you should seriously consider writing a book.
I'm very glad I can just read your threads here, but your stories and pictures would be good to have in book form :-)