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Solved - NEH 284: Echidna Special 1958
« on: January 25, 2010, 09:00:50 AM »
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 11:30:34 AM »
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 11:49:58 AM »
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 12:51:58 AM »
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2010, 07:38:25 AM »
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2010, 10:08:12 AM »
Looks like a Devin special to me.
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2010, 10:23:08 AM »
Quote from: Tackitt on January 26, 2010, 10:08:12 AM
Looks like a Devin special to me.

That's because Bill Devin was involved!
But this car is not a Devin...
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2010, 09:44:07 AM »
1958 Echidna Special
John Staver, Ed Grierson and Bill Larson were responsible for the Echidna, a racecar named after an obscure Australian anteater.
Based largely around the Corvette. Each car started by shortening a Chevrolet frame by about twenty inches then narrowing it by six. With added rigidity in the frame, they used stock Chevrolet front suspension arms with coil springs and narrowed a stock Chevy Posi-Traction rear axle. Brakes were the Corvette drum brake type with metallic linings. Custom castings were made for the drums which included 96 fins cooling fins.
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Re: NEH 284
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2010, 10:55:51 AM »
All correct.
Apparently 3 were built in all, using a fiberglass body made by Bill Devin, whose product was both lightweight and functional.
competing against the likes of Lister-Jaguars, Ferrari Monzas etc and Maserati 450S's and D-Type Jaguars the Echidnas started 35 races in two seasons, 8 of which they won overall with 17 class wins.
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