>From my recollection of Dave's car, as raced at Lime Rock and around the
Northeast, in this case the term "FIA" must equate to "Swiss Cheese lightened".
- Bob Mann, '69 2000 Solex, fan of Dave's innovation and driving style
datsunmike wrote:
> Those photos must be in the first edition as the edition (1984) I have
> doesn't have them. Bummer
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
> To: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 1:57 AM
> Subject: RE: new info Manzolini race car: FIA frame
>
> > Bummer! For those who don't have a copy of the book, the 510 is being
> crunched
> > between a sports racer in front and the roadster in the rear.
> >
> > Gordon Glasgow
> > Renton, WA
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of C. Halsted
> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:25 PM
> > To: Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: new info Manzolini race car: FIA frame
> >
> >
> > just got off the phone with Dick Tillinger, who used to crew for Dave
> > Manzolini. he verified that the car has an FIA frame but doesn't know
> anything
> > else as far as lightweight stuff. I've never seen a picture of the car as
> it
> > was raced, and he tells me there is a book called "How to modify Datsun
> > 510,610, and 240Z engine and chassis" put out by HP books, authors Bill
> Fisher
> > and Bob Wahr, that has a picture of the car in an action sequence at
> > Bridgehampton on page 19. it is car #19. does anyone happen to have a copy
> of
> > this book they'd like to part with? Dick was crewing for the 510 at the
> time
> > the photo was taken.
> >
> > Craig
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