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1. Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:45:55 -0000; List, not wishing to date anyone, but can anyone tell me anything about Howard Johansons "Twin Tank" lakester, I've got a picture of it in a "Hot Rod" magazine (1955) but there's no details, any info; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00155.html (7,970 bytes)
2. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: Want1937hd@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:35:53 EST; Hi Paul, This car was on the cover and featured with a Rex Burnettt cutaway drawing in the December 1949 issue of Hot Rod. A full year before I was born. The late Mark Dees owned it at one time, I'm; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00156.html (8,800 bytes)
3. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:25:54 -0700; Yeah, I remember it. Shows what an old fart I am. Ill handling vehicle if my memory serves me. The driver was in one tank, the engine in the other. Painted an ugly red color at one time and the const; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00158.html (9,925 bytes)
4. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: Want1937hd@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:42:15 EST; Thanks Wes, There is a color photo of this car in one of the new history of Hot rodding books at Barnes & Noble. I had the same opinion of the cars construction, neat piece of history though. Bob in; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00159.html (9,215 bytes)
5. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:13:00 -0800; As I remember it was Dodge powered. Rich Fox -- Original Message -- From: "W S Potter" <wester6935@comcast.net> To: <Want1937hd@aol.com>; <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00161.html (9,389 bytes)
6. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: Want1937hd@aol.com; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:25:30 EST; In 1949 it ran with a flathead Mercury equiped with GRANCOR heads. Bob in connecticut; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00162.html (8,563 bytes)
7. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: Ugo Fadini <ugo@ugofadini.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:50:48 +0100; Hi everyone, sorry for being silent so long, model cars take most of my time. Well, Paul, Howard Johansen twin tank may have been unusual, but definitely not unique. In fact there have been at least; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00166.html (10,140 bytes)
8. Re: Anyone remember the "Twin Tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:49:06 -0800; Wasn't there two of these twin tank cars? About a decade apart? Jim in Palmdale tank, comparison run. improvement; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00167.html (9,389 bytes)
9. Re: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:07:51 -0500; During the wonderful big block era of that series someone built a can-am car that seemed to have been inspired by the twin tank LSR cars - I think the driver sat between the right wheels and the engi; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00180.html (8,766 bytes)
10. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:50:30 -0600; If there was such a car, it wasn't competitive. It definitely didn't run during the '72 & '73 seasons when we were running in the Can-Am. The only thing I can think of that's anywhere near that was; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00183.html (9,954 bytes)
11. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:12:03 -0700; Yeah, good concept, but those 13" wheels were its downfall. As the only ones running them, not much incentive for tire companies to develop new stuff. Sort of like the Tyrell six wheelers, orphans. D; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00185.html (9,575 bytes)
12. Re: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: Want1937hd@aol.com; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:02:05 EST; Speeking of odd Indy cars don't forget the Smoket Ynick Hurst Shifter sidecar, sort of a twin tank affair . Bob in connecticut; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00189.html (8,938 bytes)
13. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:08:51 -0600; They moved away from the really tiny wheels as the car reached maturity. Those small wheels (they started on 10" ones) were tough on tires and they didn't leave room for adequate- sized brake rotors; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00190.html (9,471 bytes)
14. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:13:25 -0600; I forgot about that one. Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to remember that even Smokey couldn't get it to qualify. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ --Original Message-- From: Want1937hd@aol.com [mailto:Wa; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00192.html (9,115 bytes)
15. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: Ray Buck <rbuck64@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:51:05 -0700; You're absolutely right, Neil. It didn't qualify. It was called the "capsule car" and Bobby Johns was driving for Smokey in 1964. They put together a heroic effort to get it qualified and then with 4; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00196.html (9,005 bytes)
16. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:18:29 -0600; Thanks for supplying the details. I guess we'll never know whether it could have been made to work or not. It's a shame those early drivers didn't have the benefits of modern-day fuel cells, fire su; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00198.html (9,346 bytes)
17. RE: Anyone remember the "twin tank"? (score: 1): Author: Ray Buck <rbuck64@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:36:03 -0700; I spose not. But if it had, I'm sure they would have outlawed it the next year anyway. :) Fuel cells is one of the things that Smokey campaigned for for a long, long time. Bill France and he didn't s; /html/land-speed/2003-12/msg00200.html (9,493 bytes)

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