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Don’t think I have seen one of those ! ?
1958 Scarab
"Lance Reventlow commenced building an American car to take European long-distance racing by storm. A 301-cubic-inch overbored version of Chevrolet’s small block 283 V-8 seemed right married to a Corvette four-speed gearbox. This powertrain was mounted in a light 127-pound space frame chassis wrapped with an aluminum skin to the configuration you see. The resulting racer was spectacular. Early testing showed the efficacy of the tapered-shim adjustable de Dion rear suspension, a clever innovation by Dick Troutman. Engine stroke was quickly increased to enlarge displacement to 339 cubic inches."
 
1958 Scarab
"Lance Reventlow commenced building an American car to take European long-distance racing by storm. A 301-cubic-inch overbored version of Chevrolet’s small block 283 V-8 seemed right married to a Corvette four-speed gearbox. This powertrain was mounted in a light 127-pound space frame chassis wrapped with an aluminum skin to the configuration you see. The resulting racer was spectacular. Early testing showed the efficacy of the tapered-shim adjustable de Dion rear suspension, a clever innovation by Dick Troutman. Engine stroke was quickly increased to enlarge displacement to 339 cubic inches."
I had a Scarab slot car when I was a kid.
 
Always wished I had a Scarab -

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1958 Scarab
"Lance Reventlow commenced building an American car to take European long-distance racing by storm. A 301-cubic-inch overbored version of Chevrolet’s small block 283 V-8 seemed right married to a Corvette four-speed gearbox. This powertrain was mounted in a light 127-pound space frame chassis wrapped with an aluminum skin to the configuration you see. The resulting racer was spectacular. Early testing showed the efficacy of the tapered-shim adjustable de Dion rear suspension, a clever innovation by Dick Troutman. Engine stroke was quickly increased to enlarge displacement to 339 cubic inches."

thanks nice car love the v8 !!
I guess the Italians changes the rules to 2 and 3 litre classes When they saw this on the horizon and came out with the Maserati birdcage. And Ferrari 246 etc
 
I had a Meteor. (Still miss it)
 
Great picture of a beautiful car and a great old Connie. The whole thing does look scary. There is a video of a guy unloading a vintage Corvette from the upper level of a car transporter in which the car just rolls off of the ramp.
 
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