One year (I don't remember which) during the van craze, Popular Hot Rod
magazine had an article about this 200mph Van. It was a Ford Econoline
chopped and sectioned I think. It had a Blown 427 cammer in the back and a
solid mounted rear axle. I remember that since the magazine was clear about
showing the air shocks and I wondered what they were for. I asked the guy at
Wendover, he wasn't to informative.
Anyway he apparently pain for three entrees under three different numbers
and sure enough a class AA/CV was formed. He had slicks on it and I saw it
bouncing off the salt at very low speeds. I think Mike Cook loaned him
Bonneville tires but it still could not be driven as I remember.
Never saw the van again or saw a comp van class listed in the program.
Rich Fox
-----Original Message-----
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
To: Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2001 09:07 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: varity of classes
>At 10:46 AM 10/11/01, you wrote:
>>----. Remember the year we had
>>a
>> >Competition Van class? Didn't last long. Rich Fox
>
>
>A comp van class?
>hey I could run my subaru 360 van in it.....'bout 40 inches wide, chopped
>down to 30 inches tall......hey, great, when can we ?
>
> John Robinson, Mechanician
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> 136.666 MPH set 1996
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