Tom,........many thanks for the story.
Chet Herbert is truly a perennial Hot rodder of the highest order.
Hope that rear steer doesn't become an Achilles' heal to a promising car.
Chris Harris...............NZed.
> I was at Chet Herbert's today picking up some parts and
> talked to Chet for a while. His new streamliner is supposed to be ready
> to run at the May SCTA meet. He has one of his 640 ci own design hemi
> in it on fuel. It is front wheel drive with 3 front tires, two on left
> and one on right with a single rear steering wheel. Looks a lot like
> Summer's Pollywog from the top but the side view is different. Has
> twin vertical tails about a foot long and about a foot hi above the
> body. The under part of body raises 6 inches just after the trans to
> create a vacuum for down force. He is running a 5 disk drag clutch with
> an air <boat style> clutch so he can disengage in pits to work on. A
> single speed Lenco and a huge QC of some kind. Rick White will drive
> and his crew will be there also. Should be a great working situation.
> Next trip down I'll get some pictures. Also saw his newest sb Chev hemi
> head. The intake flows 460 cfm!!!! Kind of a modified hemi around each
> valve so almost looks like two chambers. The blocks will have to have
> bosses welded on the block to the top of each cyl like the 426 Chry. He
> is about 30 days away from dynoing it. He thinks it will have at least
> 150 more hp. See you. Bob
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