it is my understanding that jack kelly sold the molds that he had made to
rod/race guys. he made the mold from the original scotty tank. i have
talked to him cause i thought about getting a tank. jack does run a
beautiful tank!
>From: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
>To: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
>CC: "'Marge and/or Dave Thomssen'" <mdthom@radiks.net>, Land-speed
>Racers <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Re: Rear Engine Ts]
>Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 11:22:29 -0800
>
>Clay
>Jack Kelly out here on the warm coast bulids and runs glass tanks.
>Glen
>
>Clay, Dale wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > Thanks for clearing that up with first hand knowledge. That's what
>makes
> > this list so entertaining!
> >
> > Rod n' Race, aren't they the ones with the fiberglass belly tank bodies?
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marge and/or Dave Thomssen [mailto:mdthom@radiks.net]
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:57 AM
> > To: Land-speed Racers
> > Subject: Fw: [Re: Rear Engine Ts]
> >
> > Group
> > Many of these cars had the engine transmission and rear end bolted
>together
> > in one piece and pivoted the engine at the front to make it part of the
> > suspension. The original Goldenrod streamliner we used to race was set
>up
> > this way. A 49-53 Ford transmission tail shaft was installed in the
>older
> > gearbox and it was long enough to become the lower shaft of the
>quickchange.
> >
> > The Carrillo car is now owned by Rich Venza of Rod n' race fiberglass in
> > Maryland.
> >
> > Dave the Hayseed
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Clay, Dale <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
> > To: 'Phillip Landry' <saltracer@netscape.net>; Rick Yacoucci
> > <TurboRick@TurboRick.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:50 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Re: Rear Engine Ts]
> >
> > Finally took a good look at this. It does have rear suspension, but I
>don't
> > see how it would have space for a drive shaft to move through an arc.
>Do
> > you think the whole engine/differential moved together?
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phillip Landry [mailto:saltracer@netscape.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 8:55 PM
> > To: Rick Yacoucci; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Re: Rear Engine Ts]
> >
> > Rick,
> > this is scanned from the July 52 issue of Hot Rod. It's Fred Carrillo's
>car
> > and the article states he ran 175. Phil
> >
> > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=53220&a=6560596
> >
> > "Rick Yacoucci" <TurboRick@TurboRick.com> wrote:
> > Anyone have any pictures or links to pictures of these Rear Engined T's?
> >
> > Rick
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