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Has anyone seen a genuine Cheetah recently? I always thought these were really sharp cars from the day they came out but never saw one live.
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aeronca65t
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Never saw one in the flesh.
Hot looking car.
Hot looking car.
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Saw a real one next to a kit replicar in Carlisle 2002.
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I've heard the name but never seen one. Wow, thats a hairy lookin little beastie! What kind of drivetrain did the original use? A quick google pulled this up, these guys are building continuation cars powered by Chevy ZZ4 crate motors. I'm almost afraid to know what the price tag is on one.
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I saw one of the early cars race and remember that it terrified its driver more than the competition. This was probably one of their first races so it probably wasn't set up yet. I don't remember where it finished - it may have DNF'd.
It was certainly loud, though.
It was certainly loud, though.
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Barn Cheetah Check out this one!
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Nothing like fiberglass that all the resin has disapeared from - Yuk! Poor thing.
John, I think the roadster in your photo is the Cro-Sal Special, a Cheetah that had the roof lopped off to aid cooling of the driver. Cheetahs get hellishly hot inside.
I've seen several at the vintage races. There's been a yellow one (forget who owns it) at Road America the last coupla years. Got to stick my head inside, and generally poke around the car. According to the driver they're a real handful.
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I've seen several at the vintage races. There's been a yellow one (forget who owns it) at Road America the last coupla years. Got to stick my head inside, and generally poke around the car. According to the driver they're a real handful.
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I'll bet. There is such a thing as too much power for a given chassis/weight. I'll also bet that it's not a 50/50 balance - nor anywhere close! I'd drive one though... but might hafta add an aftermarket (or just stolen from the junkyard) A/C system. Good looking car in a "special" sort of way - hehehehehe.
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John, I think the roadster in your photo is the Cro-Sal Special, a Cheetah that had the roof lopped off to aid cooling of the driver. Cheetahs get hellishly hot inside...
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I never heard of that car but it's possible.
I guess they did get hot - the engine was so far back in these things that the driver's legs were actually between the headers and the block - the headers went straight out to the side, over the driver's legs and then down just inside the bodywork and alongside the legs.
The engine was so far back that there was no driveshaft - the transmission hooked directly to the differential. I can imagine the vibrations.
John, I think the roadster in your photo is the Cro-Sal Special, a Cheetah that had the roof lopped off to aid cooling of the driver. Cheetahs get hellishly hot inside...
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I never heard of that car but it's possible.
I guess they did get hot - the engine was so far back in these things that the driver's legs were actually between the headers and the block - the headers went straight out to the side, over the driver's legs and then down just inside the bodywork and alongside the legs.
The engine was so far back that there was no driveshaft - the transmission hooked directly to the differential. I can imagine the vibrations.
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The engine was so far back that there was no driveshaft - the transmission hooked directly to the differential. I can imagine the vibrations.
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If it was done right, there shouldn't be any bad vibrations
at all, but it would be stinking hot anytime the car was running...
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The engine was so far back that there was no driveshaft - the transmission hooked directly to the differential. I can imagine the vibrations.
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If it was done right, there shouldn't be any bad vibrations
at all, but it would be stinking hot anytime the car was running...
SteveL
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