Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 392 - 1957 Bill Hofer's race car on 32 Ford frame powered by Chevy straight 6 (Read 920 times)

sixtee5cuda · « **on:** December 16, 2014, 09:20:52 PM »

To earn a point, tell us approximately when this car was built, who built it, what car it was based upon, and what powered it.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:26:51 PM »

Up!

Do the Pro's already recognize this one?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2014, 11:57:27 AM »

10 days with no response?

Nobody recognizes this American car? Not interested in playing 20 questions?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2014, 12:59:39 PM »

Was it built by a company or by a man?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2014, 12:29:10 AM »

Built by a man

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2015, 09:21:57 PM »

This car was built into this form before 1960

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2015, 02:15:15 PM »

The obvious engine information shown in the image, is probably incorrect

oko94 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2015, 12:39:56 PM »

Made in USA ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:43:05 AM »

Yes, made in USA

oko94 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2015, 04:01:24 AM »

Was it meant to be some kind of dragster ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2015, 11:12:36 PM »

Built for competition, but not drag racing on a 1/4 or 1/8th mile track.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2015, 07:28:02 PM »

Black Hole soon?

Engine has more than 4 cylinders.

oko94 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2015, 02:57:36 AM »

Built for oval racing ?

nicanary · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2015, 06:24:42 AM »

I'd say that was a lakester. And I assume it's a V8, although only 4 pipes are visible?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2015, 05:59:49 PM »

Not a V8, not built for oval racing.

Lakester is correct, if you mean it was built for high-speed runs on a dried out lake bed. (Although "lakester" normally implies the involvement of a Drop Tank, which was not used here)

nicanary · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2015, 05:32:08 AM »

Quote from: sixtee5cuda on February 06, 2015, 05:59:49 PM

Not a V8, not built for oval racing.

Lakester is correct, if you mean it was built for high-speed runs on a dried out lake bed. (Although "lakester" normally implies the involvement of a Drop Tank, which was not used here)

Yes, that's what I meant, but I agree I was wrong to call it a lakester. It's a long time since I was a kid and used to buy old copies of Hot Rod and Road & Track. I also misunderstood your reference to the engine layout - I thought maybe you had snipped out the other 4 exhaust pipes!

This car is quite "different". It's an American vehicle of the 1940s/50s but not V8 powered. That in itself is unusual.

Straight 6 motor?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #16 on:** February 07, 2015, 09:58:03 AM »

Straight 6 is correct.

oko94 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2015, 12:54:21 PM »

Engine from a General Motors brand ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2015, 01:15:44 PM »

Correct, it is a General Motors engine

oko94 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2015, 03:17:46 AM »

Chevrolet engine ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2015, 08:47:33 PM »

Yes, it is a Chevy 6

oko94 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2015, 11:52:41 AM »

Was it built between 1955 and 1959 ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #22 on:** February 27, 2015, 08:29:11 PM »

Yes, this vehicle was created between 1955 and 1959

oko94 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2015, 05:28:41 AM »

Did it run at Bonneville ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2015, 09:32:12 AM »

A previous incarnation of this car ran at Bonneville. This car was designed to run at Bonneville, but sources do not mention it actually arriving there. It did run on a 1/4 mile race track more than once, but that was not the intended competition venue.

(I indicated earlier that the car was constructed by one man, instead of a company. It was actually built by a man and his car club.)

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Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 392 - 1957 Bill Hofer's race car on 32 Ford frame powered by Chevy straight 6 (Read 920 times)