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Solved - NEH 4173: Quasar DSR-70b with 750 cc Suzuki 2-stroke
« on: July 13, 2015, 08:19:24 AM »
What's this and what powers it, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2015, 06:06:40 AM »
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2015, 06:02:58 AM »
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2015, 06:49:08 AM »
...and the Quasar Sport racer, by Chassis Engineering Company, National City, California.
It had a Ford 1.3 or an Imp engine. I'll check my source.
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2015, 06:57:47 AM »
Fred Puhn, who previously built the Santee SS, built them: his personal one with an Hillman Imp engine and, when joined by his partner Jim Sernik, 2 more, powered by a Ford 1300cc. There was also a 2-liter sports racer with a Cosworth FVA engine built for Chuck McCarty.
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2015, 08:56:05 AM »
It is a Quasar, yes, abut this particular one has neither a Ford nor an Imp engine.
Locked for you to find out what it does have.
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2015, 09:02:43 AM »
Ok, I'll dig for more.
Here's a pic of it.
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2015, 09:32:07 AM »
My source lists all the chassis:

SR-70B:
Chassis #001  Sunbeam Imp 850cc
Chassis #003  Ford Escort 1300cc
Chassis #003  Honda 1147cc

SR-71
Suzuki water-cooled, 2-stroke motorcycle engine

EDIT:
Fred sold Quasars as complete cars, as components with plans, or as engineering drawings only

 "This car was built from plans by Jim Matthews of Indiana from whom I bought it. I think he originally raced it as a CSR with a British Ford engine, then converted it to a DSR with the Ocelot-built 750cc Suzuki 2-stroke engine
The car has coil-over suspension, so I believe it is an SR-70B. I do not have a logbook for the car. I don't believe my Quasar has a S/N."

That made it a Quasar SR-70b powered by an Ocelot 750cc Suzuki engine built from plans by Jim Matthews.
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Re: NEH 4173
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2015, 10:06:04 AM »
There you go - it is Quasar D-SR-70b with the 750 cc 2-stroke Suzuki motorcycle engine!
Well done.
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