The Chrysler Kit Car

[C Body Bob]

A lot of Kit Cars where rebodied as Camaro's & ofcourse Chevie engines installed. To be fair you can't blame the racers. After Chrysler's 79 government bail out the parts dried up fast. Chrysler was out of the racing business. Same thing happened in drag racing. Hemi racing parts that where expensive & hard to find to begin with dried up also. Especially for the handful of Pro Stock teams left.

 

[sccachallenger]

Very cool stuff!
like the detail shots of the engine block.
And a camaro bodied kit car! well I guess that explains what happened to some of them.
Great to see the Kit Car sticker on the hood, crediting Chrysler for the chassis.

 

[C Body Bob]

[QUOTE="sccachallenger, post:
Great to see the Kit Car sticker on the hood, crediting Chrysler for the chassis.[/QUOTE] Yes I thought that was cool

 

[C Body Bob]

 

[sccachallenger]

View attachment 77487

Pretty sure this caption is incorrect. Front frame rails are steel tubing, not stock like Kit Car.
Also transmission crossmember looks fabricated, Kit Car used stock piece with fabricated, stamped upper reinforcement.
Looks to me like a '71 or later Cup car being fabricated at Pettys.

 

[C Body Bob]

Good point. I think that is a cup car

 

[C Body Bob]

Reg Kennedy of Canada

 

[C Body Bob]

3 USAC legends. #21 Ford Torino of Jack Bowser. #11 Dodge Aspen of Roger McClusky & #8 Plymouth Road Runner of Sal Tovela.

 

[C Body Bob]

 

[C Body Bob]

Jim Cushmans Volare Kit Car is being restored. This car ran the Kelly Challenge series

 

[C Body Bob]

Ken Rowley

 

[C Body Bob]

 

[C Body Bob]

Roger McClusky at Milwaukee

 

[C Body Bob]

Check out the guy who started 4th in a Dodge. Ever heard of him before

 

[65sporty]

View attachment 102147 Check out the guy who started 4th in a Dodge. Ever heard of him before

R.I.P. Intimidator.

 

[sccachallenger]

Wow! Didn't know he'd raced a Dodge on dirt, wonder what body style?
And thanks for all the "gems", The black #1 is gorgeous!
And the body-work on the #11, really neat.
Great to see the Cushman car being restored, hope we get to see more photos.
I know in USAC, Kits and B bodies raced together.
With those big flares the Kits may not have been as aero as the big cars, wonder how times compared?
Happy to see your finds!

 

[C Body Bob]

Yes Earnhardt was a hired test driver for Petty Enterprises. He tested several Kit Cars. Earnhardt also drove Dodges for Ed Negree

 

[C Body Bob]

 

[C Body Bob]

Rodney Combs. Only ran the car one night. He crashed into the wall. Not sure what happened to it after that

 

[C Body Bob]

Skip Valdez