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| The longer wheelbase and different sized wheels caught my eye |
This car is a bit of a mystery. Many years ago I sent a picture of it into the Imp club magazine in the hope that somebody would recognise it but there was no response.
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| The nearside sill had been built up to restore strength to the chopped around shell and the passenger door ommitted to allow air to reach the radiator, which was in front of the engine but offset to the left. |
I don't know much about this Californian (or possibly a Chamois coupe) myself. I spotted it at a grasstrack event somewhere in Kent around 1990 when I lived up that end of the island. I was sufficiently impressed to spend 5 exposures on it, when film was a precious resource compared to today, but made no note of its drivetrain.
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| Twin side draught Webers give some credence to my belief that it had a Ford crossflow where the back seat would've been |
I am guessing that it was a crossflow Ford using a VW or Hewland gearbox. This combination featured on a lot of open wheeled specials at this event.
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| At the time I seem to have been more interested in constructional details than the powertrain |
Maybe somebody out there in the ether knows more about it.
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| It went well but where was this? And who was driving? |
I don't even recall the location. I'm no expert on medieval architecture but I think that bouncy castle might offer a clue.
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