Description:

1938 Ford Roadster, street legal vintage roadrace car. AKA, the Fubar. This is a one of kind custom built car. Two famous racecar drivers owned it in the 1940's. Jack McAfee & Ford Robinson. Mr. Robinson died in the mexican American Road Race in 1949. Mr. Robinson was building it along with Jack McAfee and never completed it due to Ford Robinson tragic death. David Dunbar Sr. bought the car in 1952 and completed it. The car was rebuilt with a Buick 322 cu.nailhead. The car was registered for the street and raced with the SCCA from 1954 to 1970. In 1964 this car won the SCCA pacific points championship for C-modified at Riverside raceway in Calif. This car was raced at Riverside raceway, Santa Barbara, Button willow, Willow Springs, Paramount race track, Pamona and Las Vegas. The car sat from 1970 to 2001. In 2001 David Dunbar Jr restored it again. This car has been featured in 1958 Sports Car Journal, Road & track magazine 1967. This car is also on Tam's old race car web-site. The name of the car was called the Fubar. The pit crew named the car it due to what it was built with when Mr. Robinson & McAfee started it. It starts with a 1938 Ford roadster frame & body. It has MGT front fenders, 1929 ford rear fenders. The front headlights are from a 1932 Hupmobile. This car went through extensive restoration in 2002 and the great attention to detail is evident. VCM auto body of Carson City compleated the body work. David Dunbar Jr and Rodger Styen compleated the rest of the restoration. This car has a clear nevada DMV title, is street legal and ready to race.


History

SCCA Sportsman Class C-Modified 1954 to 1970. Won 1964 SCCA Pacific Points Championship for C-mod at Riverside race way Calif. Raced at Riverside, Paramont, Santa Barbara, Button Willow, Willow Springs, Pamona & Las Vegas. 2002-2008 SCCA Thunderhill, Reno Fernley raceway.Performance Data

• C-Modified
  
• 1998 lbs
  

Engine

• Rodger Steyn
  
• Ford
  
• Motor Sport
  
• 347
  
• 500 hp
  
• 470
  
• Edelbrock victor Jr, Holley 750 cfm
  
• Trick Flow
  
• Iron, ford
  
• Cross bolted
  
• Eagle
  
• Prob
  
• Prob 10.5.1
  
• Trick Flow
  
• Ford Roller
  
• Ford
  
• Ford
  
• Ford
  
• Hooker Comp / Flow Master
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• Fule Safe
  
• 11.5
  
• Holley electric
  
• pump 93 +
  

Oil/Water System

• Griffin aluminum
  
• Aluminum polished
  
• N/A
  

Electrical System

• Mallory
  
• Power Master 120 amp
  
• Exide
  
• none
  

Transmission

• Ford World Class
  
• T-5
  

Rear End

• Ford 9
  
• 373
  
• Currie
  
• Currie 33 spline
  

Body

• Steel
  
• Blue
  
• Dupont
  
• good
  

Chassis

• Solid frame with 3 pint roll cage
  
• Steel
  
• Good
  
• Single leaf spring black.
  
• modified 4 link
  
• Competition Engineering 3 yrs good condition
  
• Mod drum
  
• Strait link
  
• Weld Racing 15x10 15x4
  
• Nitto road race
  

Interior

• Blue velour
  
• None
  
• RCI 5 point
  
• Auto Meter
  
• Custom Made
  
• Good
  

Spares

• Mens racing suit complete
  
• 322 Buick nailhead engine