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I am starting the search for bodywork for a Titan MK6. I have been in contact with Andy Antipas and he has access to a two piece front/top section (style with a removable nose), but I am looking for...

My reason for asking this information was to try and answer why so many Formula Ford’s in the late seventies had no front hoop update. My original thought was most of these cars had to be parked...

If I understand this correctly, a car constructed/raced pre 1979 was allowed to race in SCCA without any upgraded front hoop from 1979 to 1996 and after 1996 it must be updated having the front hoop...

To my knowledge, formula cars through 1977 were not required to have a dash hoop matching the main roll bar size and wall thickness. Around 1977, I think SCCA required all cars to have matching roll...

I recently purchased a lot of FF stuff ranging from Crossle, Dulon, Tiga, etc... from one estate and there is most of a destroyed 1985 Crossle 60F.... It was wrecked at front around 1990 and...

I vote for Blackhawk for a few reasons (mostly personal) :
The VSCDA did a great job at the FF 50th, we had three run groups and they helped organize the group photo with over 200 FF's.
The VSCDA...

John , you are correct, I had to think about sitting in the racecar (It has been too long!) The pedal pad is on the wrong side of the pedal for sure.
Mike

I agree with Garey, the brake pedal is def Lola, and I will speculate it's from a sportsracer because the pedal is offset to left to clear the steering shaft for a right side seating position car...

Graham, very well done! I like the seat cover being period correct and esp the LeGrand wheels or cars that have brand specific wheels like the LeGrand. The attention to detail is what will make this...

The second car was orange and went to Dick Schnieder of Midwest Vee Racing in Minneapolis /St Paul in 1977. He and his son raced it from 1977-1983/4 and it was sold in that area and autocrossed......

I am very happy to report I found the car 40 miles north of Minneapolis and was able to purchase it and just got it home. The car was only raced a handful of times after 1977 and parked untouched...

I would of figured that car to have had Armstrongs.

The prefix code for Koni can be numbers and letters... in a case of Formula Vee's, the rear popular shock was 80-T-1669 (tube shock with coil over application)
The Koni's of the 70's were called...

Check this out...The Formula A and the Runoff winning Formula B.

Great find as well as a really great car! The Merlyn 20 in my opinion is really a combination of an improved Merlyn 11A which was very front caster challenged and lacked the ability to get the air...

The original post from David says the AM # to be 78-177. Ralt RT1 #134 would be correct to be in a 1978 production run by the 10/10ths Chassis Archive page.

Charles, I do not understand the fuel...

After looking at the chassis numbers, I assume this car has to be chassis 130-139? and was numbered according to chassis tub built in 78 and was the 177th tub built for an RT1 or for that matter Ralt...

My Dad, Earl Winebrenner Jr, built two Ravens in 1975 and 1976 and both sold to the same person...thinking in the northern area of Central Division SCCA. The first car was black and always ran as car...

Here is the Press Release sent to various individuals, but wanted to post here:

" I just recieved word that Wayne Carini and Chasing Classic Cars are not coming to the event at the IMS June 9-11...

I have a bunch of VW 1200 40hp cases (bolt on generator stand style) from my Dads early 70's inventory of racing FV and he worked at the VW dealer from that time...They were all as he described...

The "L" block was a Ford block developed for Lotus with thicker casting provisions. The Lotus engine building book or the Dave Bean catalog should more detailed info on max overbore.
Mike W

Trying to find info on original owners from 1981 to 1984...I have good historical timeline from then on.
Here is what I know: Car is a 1981 Crossle 45F-9 with rollbar # 96-484 which is the SCCA...

Glad to hear that will be at the SVRA IMS event for the 50th! Those cars are so cool...I remember one at St Louis (Gateway) probably 15 years ago that was painted lime green with a graghic of an...

Hello Wes,

SVRA club rules allow alloy body and non remote. Koni and Spax seem to be what on cars, but I think you can get Penske doubles non canister if you know one of the builders. I made a...

Take the upper jambnut loose and remove the upper eyelet and lay both bumpstops aside...install jamb nut up shaft where the eyelet only can be put back on with around two threads...tighten jamb nut....

Am I reading the rules correctly and seeing that Auto X Mod cars do not have to run belts in current certification?
My reason for asking this is I have several sets of formula car harness' that are...

You may not be adjusting it properly... setting to the stiffest rebound makes it nearly impossible to pull open. You must fully compress the shock and it will click into an adjustment mode and while...

Merlyn Mk11A

Best looking vintage FF (in my opinion) , but not for driver with wide shoulders, I look at mine as a favorite, but drive the Crossle as it fits better...

I think that the Dunlops that squeel in cornering are still working and I have been told that when you do not hear them...that is the sign they have gone off. The Dunlop is a great tire,however is...

In reference to Vintage and or Club FF, If one were to put a lot of positive or a lot of negative castor in rear what would the handling characteristics be in either case and what cars would benefit...

So if you take a car with Dunlops, and install the 888's....what combination would you have to raise or lower either end of the car to achieve the same ride height...
I ask this because some vintage...

Its awesome to see a driver that can be on top for 30+ years... Steven is an inspiration to us all.
Mike Winebrenner

Those cars are sooooo cool ...
Mike at Stonebridge needs to post pics of his car again, major eye candy...

Mike W

I have chassis HU 33, which I got from the original owner.
I have talked to owner of HU 15 , it lives in CA.
The light blue one from Ohio recently for sale last year was HU 11.
The Lola registry...

To my knowledge, the D13S had a lower main roll hoop? and was even more of a lay down car than a standard D13. I remember people saying you had to be very short to fit in one... I'm 6'0"and I am too...

I remember when I took my driver school at Blackhawk Farms and my instructor told me " be cautious about the track out on turn 1, it has an 8 inch plus dirt drop off "....my answer was "no sh*t". We...

Now that Monoposto will let in the original D13's, has anyone put a fan shroud on one and put the tail section over top ? Seems many Vees were built that the rear bodywork had the minimum shape of...

I am getting info on cost (proposed 60.00 pounds which will be roughly 100.00 ) , I am checking on a "group" buy as well, so stay tuned....

Mike Winebrenner
mdwracer@gmail.com
1966 Crossle C9S...

Crossle Owner Paul McMorran and author Alan Tyndall are coming out with a new book "Hidden Glory". It was scheduled to be out in June of 2014, but is going to publisher right now and will be out very...

Oh, I see now ...I am clicking over to the portion that really matters to me...

Why is this topic in the classifieds...I see nothing for sale...I thought there was a section for this type of stuff...

I think everyone takes an SCCA Lic, while its not that way everywhere else. I have been out for some time as well (last race was 2009). While reading posts it appears that SCCA has changed some rules...

I would put a set of Vintage Dunlops on a spare set of wheels and run vintage Group 2 with the Vintage Fords and Club Fords (they both run together) and use them as well for "rains" in SCCA, with...

You have SVRA and VSCDA which are both great organizations. I would also look at the Monoposto website to see its 2014 schedule-it crosses over between clubs and gives some registration discounts...

Formula Atlantic started around 1971-72ish and ran at same time as Formula B; as Formula B phased out, it became just Atlantic. Flat bottom cars ran through 1979 as 1980 brought the Ralt RT4 and the...

Seeing that photo reminds me of Blackhawk Farms in the mid 70's, I'm 7 years old at that time and camping at the track (my Dad raced FV)... guys throwing mag beetle cases on a camp fire... and...

There has to be cutoffs for classes. While the 72 to 73 divider is donut drive to cv's which isn't a big performance increase-there just has to be a cutoff around that area. That gives a five year...

Wow! What a great video. It shows that most of us could really benefit from driving instruction. I always wanted to see a pro driver in a Vintage FF.
Peter, I was able to enter in your driver...

Does this car have the roll bar faring body work? Lola in England no longer has these items and I want a set to make a mold. Lola has all the other pieces...I know of two others in the States that...

Our car was never finished and/or raced until the early ninties, Dad stopped racing in 1978, and I went to my first driver school in 1993.

Mike W.