dlq04

[QUOTE]Originally posted by dbw
tipo 61 maserati
'52 cadillac

dlq04

Masten Gregory, the young man with the drawl from KC, who had his share of shunts.

dbw

hint; think cardio-cobra

dlq04

Not, Mr. I'll-put-my-name-on-any-product as long as it pays! What was that chicken farmer's name?

dbw

on what car was the special that soichiro honda crashed badly at tamagawa speedway[just outside tokyo]in 1936 based?

bonus;explain the link that ties the wrecked special to the OX5 curtiss aero engine powered mitchell that is now in the honda museum.

double dog throw-down bonus question; what car won the 50 lap main at the 1936 tamagawa speed trials...and how does it link to s2ki?


hints; in no particular order..

8 cyl individual jugs pull-rods

6 cyl crossflow pushrod/rockers

8 cyl en-bloc

dual ignition

OHV cross flow

flathead

england

america

us army signal corps

famous japanese bank[pre-war]

david brown

aston-martin


toodles!

dlq04

During a short apprenticeship in auto repair in Tokyo, Honda developed a 90hp V-8 Curtis Wright aircraft engine which he raced on a Ford chassis. He set a Japanese speed record hitting 75 mph. Later that year at another attempt for a speed record, he and his brother nearly lost their lives when their supercharged Ford somersaulted at over 120 kph. Following the accident, at age 22 he returned home to start his own repair business. In his early thirties, Honda turned his talents toward producing piston rings - a business he sold shortly after the war.

I was hoping that with all the Vintage people on this forum there would be more interest in the older sports cars and history; seems like there are only a handfull of us who really got into it.

dbw

here's a reasonable rundown

http.//forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12201&referrerid=4908

let's see if it works....