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Solved NIC#980 - Williams Special (Buick) of Scotty Cain
« on: September 25, 2018, 06:02:25 AM »
What is this car, who is the driver, and what was the event?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2018, 08:16:19 AM »
Indy Race Car ?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2018, 08:40:19 AM »
Quote from: smodmog on September 27, 2018, 08:16:19 AM
Indy Race Car ?

Of the same type, yes.
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2018, 08:56:24 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2018, 03:16:26 PM »
 It looks at first glance like a flathead ford engine, but is that a proprietary chassis like a Watson or a Kurtis?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2018, 03:20:13 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 14, 2018, 03:16:26 PM
It looks at first glance like a flathead ford engine, but is that a proprietary chassis like a Watson or a Kurtis?

It's not a Ford engine. I don't know who made the chassis - it could be by one of the well-known builders, but on the other hand it cpould be a one-off. I simplky don't know enough about the car.

The race was for combined sprint and midget cars BTW.
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2018, 03:35:50 PM »
I'll start again, trying to work out those exhaust spacings and the six carburettors - is it a Chevy engine?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2018, 03:43:44 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 14, 2018, 03:35:50 PM
I'll start again, trying to work out those exhaust spacings and the six carburettors - is it a Chevy engine?

Not a Chevy.
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2018, 03:55:02 PM »
Chrysler?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2018, 04:25:43 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 14, 2018, 03:55:02 PM
Chrysler?

No - you were closer with the Chevy.......
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2018, 06:38:39 PM »
Oldsmobile?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2018, 05:07:29 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 14, 2018, 06:38:39 PM
Oldsmobile?

Not that - only a few to go......
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2018, 05:32:09 AM »
Plymouth ?
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2018, 05:37:26 AM »
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2018, 06:07:02 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on September 25, 2018, 06:02:25 AM
What is this car, who is the driver, and what was the event?
Buick-powered (Kurtis-Kraft?) Indy Roadster driven by Scotty Cain, Riverside 1958.
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2018, 06:15:58 AM »
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Car: 1954 "Williams Special" Kurtis-Kraft KK500B powered by a 322 CID Buick motor and 4-speed Corvette gearbox
Driver: Scotty Cain
Event: 1958 California Racing Association 500, Riverside International Raceway.
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Re: NIC#980
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2018, 07:12:44 AM »
Quote from: gte4289 on October 15, 2018, 06:15:58 AM
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Car: 1954 "Williams Special" Kurtis-Kraft KK500B powered by a 322 CID Buick motor and 4-speed Corvette gearbox
Driver: Scotty Cain
Event: 1958 California Racing Association 500, Riverside International Raceway.

All correct, sir. I can find nothing more about the car, but these days I'm just grateful to find an image that hasn't been posted before! I'll take your word for it that it's a Kurtis frame.

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