True, I didn't think about auto-X. But that's not what most people would
consider "racing" -- as in "vintage race car". But my point was there is no
way this is an authentic historic racer. All the evidence points to the fact
that the V8 has never been installed, which eliminates any chance of it
being "grandfathered". And the wild flares, even if dating to the 60s or 70s
(which I doubt extremely) would not have been legal for SCCA classes at that
time. This is merely a cobbled-up hot rod of recent origin, and an
incomplete one at that.
on 3/12/01 4:42 PM, James Nazarian Jr at jamesnazarian@netzero.net wrote:
> Warning this is auto-x info, but probably fits into IT as well. I was told a
> B-v8 could run local races in DSP (now disolved into other catagories) so long
> as no one protested. For regional/national comps and for events when folks
> protested it would run in E-mod. E-mod is anything production based with over
> 3 liters and 1500lbs. Notice I said nothing about being competative, you
> would need onthe order of 350+ hp in order to think about being competative.
>
> FWIW, I have heard about early Bugyes races in thier vintage with Buick 215s
> in them. They ran in modified classes back then, and are grandfathered into
> modern racing because of documented history of being such. However, modern
> reproductions of those specials are not legal. So if this car could be
> documented, and proved to be authentic, it would most likely be a perfectly
> legal car.
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
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