does anyone have pixs of this car?

wow thanks ted!how did you find those pixs?the owner i recall owned that car from the 60's-dont know why would sell now,hope the gentleman is ok.

Did anybody notice that the big tube running through the center of the car is air intake into the engine compartment through the firewall? Even with the dual grilles in the engine lid they're trying to feed the engine more air...

THAT's what that is? I was thinking some kind of structural tunnel mod for lightweight chassis stiffness. 

What a cool car.

might want to stop and visit that showroom on way to carlisle

Not real keen with the pajamas draped over the front, but different strokes for different folks I always say.

Aaaah, there's that double grill again on an "A" sized engine lid.

Only about the third one I've seen.

The only supplier I've found that offers them is 'Speedsterclinic' in the UK 

Beautiful in and out!

Interesting idea about that air intake.  I've been noodling of a way to duct extra air back to the engine some way -  but I think the actual execution could be better.  OK for a race car, but not for the street.

With so much discussion centered on improving cockpit heat by re-routing the heat OUT of the rocker panels, I wonder, if you did that, if  you could use the old heat channels for induction/cooling air?

So many more ways to keep the engine cool without having to run ducting through the car's center like that. Co2, Cry02, Water/meth.... much easier to keep it cool back there and not have to run piping. That piping concept only really works on front engine setups... not really efficient whatsover to be quite honest.

Also noticed the fire suppression kit made from the regular extinguisher, not really safe either. Tank need to be larger in case of a real fire. You typically run 3 nozzle jets at minimal. 1-2 in engine compartment (directed where fueling goes, i.e. carbs), 1 nozzle facing electronic components, i.e. under dash facing fuse panel, and then 1 nozzle facing fuel compartment. With a bottle that small, it doesn't leave much room for error.

Cool concepts, just not really practical (functional to the max), even for a race car.

With air being removed from the engine compartment by the carbs and fan, there is a constant low pressure environment, which is made worse by air not being able to make the turn from the engine lid and through the grille at highway speeds (over the grille is a low pressure area as well, as air is travelling over the curved profile of the car). Bringing air in through the firewall from underneath is the best solution. On the Samba someone claimed the air pressure under the car is as much as 2psi higher than at the back of the car in a beetle (again, at highway speeds), and this is why a hole in the firewall works. It's the higher pressure from underneath pushing up into the area around the transaxle and being drawn into the engine compartment through a 6-8" hole in the firewall by the fan and carbs that's going to keep the engine from overheating. A 6" hole adds 28sq.in. of air intake, 6 1/2 adds 33, 7=38 and an 8" hole has 50sq.in. Oval any of these holes by 2 or 3" and you'll add 12- over 20sq.in. of air intake.

While this provides more than enough air for our street cars, that race car lives at higher than highway speeds and above 4 or 5,000rpm, so I can see why they're trying to duct so much air in from the front. That engine must consume 1500 to well over 2,000cfm of air from the moment it steps on the track to when it's shut off. 

Tpelle- You could try ducting air through the old heat channels, but even with scoops to up the pressure and volume I don't know if it would come close to approaching the volume that a hole in the firewall will provide. If you combined the 2 though... I (and I'm sure almost everyone else here) would love to hear how you make out. 

Rich- I agree; it is a little busy, isn't it? Kind of takes away from the lines of the car...   

I think the molded in front air dam actually adds to the body lines-making an already aggressive front end that more fierce

I see the faux graphics as perfect for the track...but ludicrous for the street except for an uber attention craving ego.

I find the car strangely appealing in an uber attention grabbing street kind of way....

Hey Carl, Larry is trying to tell you (and me) something...

Actually, Larry, I could live with your car, the racer is just a step too far in my opinion.

That's coming from me who was playing with these ideas a few years ago...

Big "uber attention" difference.

Larry's speedster's checkered flag is a flat two dimensional symmetrical design representation...

Whereas the other is a three dimensional traffic stopping illusion of a checkered flag

Rich:

The Mona Lisa is cool!

Thanks, Art, but at this stage in my life I just can't pull the trigger on any of them.

Fun exercise though. BTW, the old guy is Ferdinand if you didn't catch on.

Ah, I was close in my mind, I thought it was Einstein.

Yes, the Mona Lisa, (as are all of the others) is indeed very cool, but they also become visually scrambled graffiti at street level since they're only recognizable from one viewing angle...and that's about ten feet directly above the car.   

You guys didn't get enough snow this winter ?

Stacked to only six feet aligning my driveway

Carl, have another cup of coffee would you? 

Cool graphics, Rich! I also like the Mona Lisa idea! Maybe a graphic that give the illusion there is no trunk lid, with exposed fuel tank, spare tire, Hustler magazine and bag of Doritos! 

...and that look would be for Vince?