Steve Hoelscher
True Classic
I am a member of a couple of Vintage Racing Facebook groups. Over the weekend this photo turned up in a group of photos from the 80s. No information about this car at all. I know I have never seen it before.
never noticed the stagger in size between the front and the rear wheels/tires
I am not sure I would apply the term "classic" to those box flares.Classic 80's box style fender flares.
Classic in terms of the style typical for the time - not all time classic. And being homemade is part of that classic aspect.I am not sure I would apply the term "classic" to those box flares.
As was often the case back then, these appear to be quite the 'homemade' version.
Thanks Steve. I did not know that bit of history and the much larger rear tires. When I first looked at this picture I was thinking "man, probably a lot of push on that" however, that was indeed not the case.I am not sure I would apply the term "classic" to those box flares.
As was often the case back then, these appear to be quite the 'homemade' version. And the low mouted wing that would be little more than a crude spoiler.
The staggered sizes were normal up until the advent of radial tires. You have probably seen photos of late 70s, early 80s F1 cars with huge rear tires. The old bias-ply tires ran at very high slip angles compared to radials. So the car's nature was the old 4 wheel drift which meant the rears were almost always sliding in corners. As a result the rears had to be pretty big to deal with the amount of heat they generated. The bigger tires were a bigger heat sink.
Thanks Steve. I did not know that bit of history and the much larger rear tires. When I first looked at this picture I was thinking "man, probably a lot of push on that" however, that was indeed not the case.