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Hillegass Sprint Racer (1949)
« on: July 11, 2023, 04:19:49 AM »
Identify this race car and when, please
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Re: BD928
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2023, 03:20:00 AM »
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Re: BD928
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2023, 06:57:13 AM »
A US "Big Car" from the 1930s?
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Re: BD928
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2023, 07:41:52 AM »
American, of course, but not the 30s
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Re: BD928
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2023, 08:17:11 AM »
Indy 500?
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Re: BD928
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2023, 04:08:05 PM »
Is it a "Big Car" also known as a Sprint Car or a Dirt Car, as opposed to a Midget car?
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Re: BD928
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2023, 02:36:00 AM »
Yes D-type, it's a sprint car
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Re: BD928
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2023, 06:28:38 AM »
Kurtis chassis?
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Re: BD928
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2023, 07:20:49 AM »
No
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Re: BD928
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2023, 10:44:53 AM »
Offy engine?
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Re: BD928
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2023, 11:13:48 AM »
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Re: BD928
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2023, 04:05:54 PM »
Phillips chassis with Chevrolet engine
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Re: BD928
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2023, 07:56:42 AM »
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Re: BD928
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2024, 09:36:22 AM »
pros
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Re: BD928
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2024, 03:48:44 PM »
1949 Hillegass Sprint racer.
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I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: BD928
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2024, 08:07:48 AM »
the point is for you nicanary
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Re: Hillegass Sprint Racer (1949)
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2024, 09:37:04 AM »
From a recent sales listing:

It was originally powered by an Ardun overhead valve cylinder head equipped Ford V8 but was re-engined for the 1959 season with a Studebaker overhead valve V8 and that is how it has been restored. The engine is a 1956 Studebaker 259 cubic inch V8 bored forty-over to give 265 cubic inches displacement.
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