On Wed, 18 Jan 1995, Sergio Montes wrote:
> A more ambitious Special was the Jabro, built in Missouri in 1961.The
> chassis was a scaled down copy of the Maserati Birdcage space frame.It used
> a divided axle front suspension and rigid rear with coil over shock
> springing.Crosley disk brakes were used with stock 12" Crosley wheels.The
> engine was much more developed than the Martin Special. It used a special 8-
> port cylinder head with intakes on the left and exhausts on the right. Four
> Dell'Orto motorcycle carburetors were used and the builder (James
> Broadwell) claimed 65 HP out of this little jewel .The body was a very
> beautiful and simple design which followed Italian lines of the
> time. I am sure that with 65 HP and a small frontal area this Special must
> have done considerable more than 100 mph and in fact had a good competition
> record.
Are you sure about that cylinder head? On the Crosley engines I remember
(admittedly not many) the head and block were one piece.
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