There is also a nice writeup on the Bu-Merc in "American Road Race Specials
1934-70" by Allan Girdler (available through Motorbooks International); see
pages 10 & 11.
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> From: PaceCars@aol.com
> To: pmeis@bgsm.edu; vintage-race@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Re: The Bu-Merc
> Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 5:32 PM
>
> The only Mercedes part on the BuMerc was the body, which was removed from
a
> wrecked SSK and modified by Byron Jersey. Engine was a 320" Buick
> straight-eight, and the chassis was Buick Century. Design work was done
by
> Charles Chayne, chief engineer at Buick. Engine was move back in frame,
and
> more compression and more cam was added. Weight was 2840 lb. 0-50 mph was
> about 7 seconds. Was originally built as a street car, but raced at the
1940
> Worlds Fair Grand Prix by Miles Collier (wrecked). After the war it was
raced
> occasionally and driven on the road. Finished 2nd in the first Watkings
Glen
> Grand Prix in 1948 . In 1949 it was re-engined with a 1949 Buick Century
and
> George Roberts finished 3rd at the Glen with it. All this info from
Vintage
> Motorsport March/April 1992 issue (American Specials series). There are
also
> lots of photos.
> Harold Pace
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