O-T: A Monday Morning Mystery to Contemplate

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By david greenlees on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:08 am:



Kurt Wheaton has been generous enough to share his photos with us of his grandfather Ivan P. Wheaton’s racing cars. We would like to return the favor find out exactly what type of car this racer was based on. Ivan evidently kept it around for a while as in this second set of photos it is wearing a new cowl. It is obviously based on a production car and we need you help to try to figure out exactly what year and brand of chassis this racing car was built from. Let us know your thoughts @ http://theoldmotor.com/?p=107322


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:17 am:

Those look like Houk wheels, #4 size, for 30x3.5 clinchers like these:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:43 am:

Hey Ricks, what does the extra brake level do on your T?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:52 am:

He pulls on that lever to kick in the nitrous oxide injector. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 08:55 am:

I use it to lock out the BW overdrive freewheeling for backing up. It's a bit of overkill, but looked cool on the Speedster; certainly more era than a T handle at the end of a bowden cable.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 10:02 am:

LOL what? "Lock out the BW overdrive freewheeling" - I know you have some accessory/modifications on your T, but what are you talking about here?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 10:51 am:

10 tooth pinion, plus Borg-Warner O/D (10:7 ratio) in the middle of the driveline. 55 is the crossover power point, but I usually engage it at 40-45.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By david greenlees on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 02:26 pm:

Rick, Thanks for the Houk wheel ID.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Clayton Paddison (Vancouver Washington) on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 02:34 pm:

What do those Caps say on the Houk wheels? Might be a clue towards the starting point.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 02:56 pm:

The license plate is 1914 Dealer New York.

Bob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Derek Kiefer - Mantorville, MN on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 03:15 pm:

Chevrolet Little Six?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 03:24 pm:

I cannot help with what it was, but I love it!
Thank you for sharing the photo here.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 03:32 pm:

I believe they say Houk in the pic, although they carried the car's name when they were OEM. There used to be a guy in Washington that collected the badges, and lusted after my Scripps-Booth one. He bought and sold the hubnuts on tbay. The major vendors sold repros that said Ford, as well as Houk, but I believe I got the last of them, from Sacramento Vintage Ford.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Clayton Paddison (Vancouver Washington) on Monday, November 18, 2013 - 05:16 pm:

Rick,

I know the gentleman in Washington you speak of, very nice guy.

I think you are correct too that hey say "HOUK"....but could they also say "HAYES"? The hourglass text shape almost looks like the old Hayes logo...


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