In a message dated 11/11/2000 4:10:28 PM Mountain Standard Time,
erl@virginia.edu writes:
<< I believe that the red car that you could not identify is a retired Indy
racer from the late 30's, to the late 40's. I'll bet it is powered by
an Offenhauser (Offie) flathead four. This was the standard design.
I'm far to young to know this in person, but I do remember seeing pics
of these cars in garages and auto shops. The Offie flatheads dominated
these races for years.
>>
Yes, it looks like it should be Offie powered , but sorry it's really a Ford
special with a flathead Ford under the hood. The guy owning it is local and
the car is seen periodically. He may have even built it himself. Anyway
that's the rest of the story.
Bob Paul
Corrales NM
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