I wouldn't call this tube-framed, 1934 Ford 3-window coupe a locost effort, but it's along those lines. This car is autocrossed nationally at shows like this one. I spent quite a bit of time looking it over and talking to the owner, who is in the background in the first photo. It has many innovative features in terms of the chassis and suspension. If I ever do another project it will be like this or a 1950's sports racer.
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The front grille and radiator surround is from a Ford truck. What looks like a tubular "dropped" axle is actually two swing axles arranged similarly in concept to the Ford Twin-I-Beam front axles for Ford trucks. He tells me it has a low roll center and very little camber change on the track. He also told me he does his own metal shaping.
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Here's a look at the back of the chassis:
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You can see he has paid a lot of attention to weight distribution. While it looks old-school, it's very modern is some ways. The solid axle with 3-link and Watts linkage is a quick change unit from circle track racing.
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The cockpit and instrumentation is pretty modern and race-worthy.
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The car is a pretty impressive performer on the track. Because of it's color, his friends gave it the name "Sewer Pickle." Just think about that for a minute.
Cheers,