Description:

This car has been a racecar since 1976 and has been recently repainted. The engine has been newly freshened by Bill Crosby who has his engines running in many cars at the SCCA nationals. 120 HP on the dyno.


History

This car was a Solo I racer in 1976 and was converted to a vintage racecar around 1985. The owner purchased the car in 1996 and raced it at Mid Ohio and Watkins Glen as a rookie for a year. The car was last raced in 2000. Owner has detriorating vision and can no longer drive on a racetrack.

Competition History

None since 2000.
Performance Data

• 1500 lbs
  

Engine

• Bill Crosby who has had many A engines at SCCA national
  
• BMC A engine
  
• BMC A engine
  
• 1275
  
• dyno tested 120 HP
  
• 2 1 1/2 SU Carbs
  
• Ported big valve 11 stud
  
• Bored .20 over
  
• Sttrapped
  
• aluminum pistons w/lightened rods
  
• 12.1 compression ratio
  
• Winners Circle cam, adj. cam gear
  
• Isky springs & valve retainers
  
• aluminum flywheel
  
• 3 into 1 powdercoated exhaust w/Supertrapp
  
• 0 miles on rebuild
  
• aircraft bolts, studs & nuts used throughout ,gear reduction starter
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• 8 gallon
  
• electric fuel pump
  

Oil/Water System

• horizontal flow radiator w/electric fan
  
• remote oil cooler & filter w/aircraft hose
  

Electrical System

• Crane electronic ignition
  

Transmission

• Austin Healy ribcase
  
• straight cut close ratio gears
  
• one race since rebui
  

Rear End

• 4/22 Detroit Locker
  
• , heavy duty axles w/double bearing hubs
  

Body

• all steel body
  
• red paint
  
• good
  

Chassis

• stock, lowered
  
• adj. for camber
  
• Panhard bar, stock shocks
  
• fresh rebuild on front shocks
  
• rebuilt calipers on new rotors w/Hawke pads, rear drums w/ve
  
• stock
  
• American Racing aluminum wheels w/Hoosier race tires
  
• Hoosier
  

Interior

• fiberglass race seat
  
• new safety harness
  

Spares

• block, crank
  
• transmission in need of rebuilding