Re: Jim's Packard powered "Indy" car
Posted by Ozstatman On 2016/7/3 0:20:03
In response to my observation and question Jim advised:
"About the rare intakes and carburetors that were in the background of some pictures, I was approached by a gentleman(not sure if I should give his name and business) but he has a huge local shop and does a big internet business throughout the world pertaining to Mopar parts and the like. We agreed on a price on all of the rare intakes and carbs and all my early Hemi engines and parts that I accumulated over 20 years are now in his possession. He used to drag race the 426 Hemis in the 70's and continued keep the Mopar drive alive all these years. Around here there were at least 4 Mopar builders that hit the big times by racing throughout the USA and did quite well, but them days are now gone, most have passed on that made big splashes in the Hemi - Mopar world. I wasn't one of them, but I admired their knowledge and ambition. I could only afford to build the Mopar big blocks and 727's which I ran for years, but wasn't even close to their caliber.
I was surprised to hear that you don't have car toters over there ? They're not legal ? They are quite cheap over here, mine was only a few years old and it even came with wheel straps. You can buy new for around a $1000 to $1500 dollars. The Toters are easy to tow and use, you can't even feel them being pulled. A lot of people make their own, I bet there are (you-tube) videos on how to make one. A good friend of mine(now passed), made his own using a rear straight axle from a front wheel drive minivan. It worked slick. They also sell on Ebay and we have Rental Shops here that also rent them out."
"I sold the home made one I had but kept the one I picked up. I also(somehow)acquired 2 car trailers over the years, one is factory made and one that was home built made from mobile home trailer axles, in fact the homemade one is in some of the pictures hauling the 1952 chassis"
Jim also sent me a few links to eBay listings of Toters.
Jim. I like 'em!
And, although most of the photos Jim has sent me ended up here in the Blog, most of the recent photos of his other cars and rods didn't. But they're in this Picasa Album. if anyone's interested.
"About the rare intakes and carburetors that were in the background of some pictures, I was approached by a gentleman(not sure if I should give his name and business) but he has a huge local shop and does a big internet business throughout the world pertaining to Mopar parts and the like. We agreed on a price on all of the rare intakes and carbs and all my early Hemi engines and parts that I accumulated over 20 years are now in his possession. He used to drag race the 426 Hemis in the 70's and continued keep the Mopar drive alive all these years. Around here there were at least 4 Mopar builders that hit the big times by racing throughout the USA and did quite well, but them days are now gone, most have passed on that made big splashes in the Hemi - Mopar world. I wasn't one of them, but I admired their knowledge and ambition. I could only afford to build the Mopar big blocks and 727's which I ran for years, but wasn't even close to their caliber.
I was surprised to hear that you don't have car toters over there ? They're not legal ? They are quite cheap over here, mine was only a few years old and it even came with wheel straps. You can buy new for around a $1000 to $1500 dollars. The Toters are easy to tow and use, you can't even feel them being pulled. A lot of people make their own, I bet there are (you-tube) videos on how to make one. A good friend of mine(now passed), made his own using a rear straight axle from a front wheel drive minivan. It worked slick. They also sell on Ebay and we have Rental Shops here that also rent them out."
"I sold the home made one I had but kept the one I picked up. I also(somehow)acquired 2 car trailers over the years, one is factory made and one that was home built made from mobile home trailer axles, in fact the homemade one is in some of the pictures hauling the 1952 chassis"
Jim also sent me a few links to eBay listings of Toters.
Jim. I like 'em!And, although most of the photos Jim has sent me ended up here in the Blog, most of the recent photos of his other cars and rods didn't. But they're in this Picasa Album. if anyone's interested.
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