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Re: Street Roadsters

To: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>, "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 18:31:48 -0700
Currie's car was illegal, in addition to the rear fenders the body had been
stretched 5 inches. They never made it to impound so the matter never came
to a head.
Jim in Palmdale


----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN BACKUS <34ford@msn.com>
To: JOHN BACKUS <34ford@msn.com>; Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; John Beckett
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; tim cunha <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
Cc: land-speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Street Roadsters


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JOHN BACKUS
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 4:44 PM
> To: Dick J; John Beckett; tim cunha
> Cc: land-speed
> Subject: Re: Street Roadsters
>
>
> When Frank Currie decided to drive a '32 Ford to and from L.A. a few years
ago
> and try to set a record over 200 for a street driven roadster, he had to
have
> rear fenders. I saw them, they were not even close to stock, they were
like
> cut down motorcycle fenders. I do not believe you need original fenders.
In
> fact, how about something that can act like a small canard wing? See....
us
> old racers thinking again.

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