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907-powered Pinto

aeronca65t

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I didn't know *where* to put this one since it's a US car with a Brit engine (isn't it usually the <u>opposite</u> is done?)

Anyway, I took this at Lime Rock about 35 years ago. I found it while I was scanning some other old pictures.

The event was one of the early Car & Driver Showroom Stock Sedan events. I know C&D brought their "00" Pinto but I think Bruce Cargill won in an SSS Dodge Colt (I think).

This thing didn't race but was in the pits and attracted mucho attention.
It's not a Pangra but a sort of similar idea with a Jensen/Lotus 907 engine. Name on the side is "Hanto".

Anyone recall these?

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AngliaGT

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Too bad he didn't use a Capri - "Lotus Capri".

- Doug
 

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Yes, I know this car. It was developed by a guy name of John Hansen on Cape Cod. He was trying to do what Carol Shelby had done by putting a Lotus Twin-cam in a Pinto and calling it a Hanto. Competition Press (later known as Autoweek) even did and article on the car.

Here is a link to my blog entry on the car: https://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2006/09/
 
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I have this fantasy about a early Pinto with a YB & Rocket box...
 

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JimsGarage said:
Yes, I know this car. It was developed by a guy name of John Hansen on Cape Cod.....
...Here is a link to my blog entry on the car: https://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/2006/09/

Thanks Jim! And welcome to BCF!

Dave: You kind of lost me with "YB" at first (an old Ford 352 Y-Block?)

But then I found ~This~ ....oh yeah!
 
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Oooooh...I didn't know they made a turbo for a YB...

Gimme-Gimme-Gimme

*stop*

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I still have the Elva scattered all over the garage /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif
 
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