Speedster Carrera på Bonneville

Jag har alltid gillat tävlingarna i de amerikanska saltöknarna i Bonneville. Det är något riktigt tufft med att bara tokgasa rakt fram med en linje som enda riktmärke i hopp om att slå någon form av hastighetsrekord.

Hittade den här läckra bilden på en Speedster Carrera som har tävlat i Bonneville på Speedster Carrera-registret . Men när den tävlade på Bonneville satt det inte någon Carreramotor i bilen utan en trimmad Porsche 1300-motor nedtagen till under 1250 kubik.

Här kommer ett klipp från registersidan om bilen: The early history from this car comes from the 356 Registry magazine volume 25, number 4. Originally, the car was owned by Loyal Katzke, an imported car dealer in Omaha, Nebraska. He raced the car in a SCCA race in Denver and finished second in class. Later in 1956 the car was sold to John Peters, also of Omaha. He entered it in the race at Elkart Lake and finished fourth overall. The engine failed because of poor lubrication and a second engine was purchased. The car was sold again and this owner used it as a daily driver until the second engine also blew. The engines were taken apart but the work wasn't finished. In 1962, Tom Bruch bought the car, when he found it in a garage in Cedar Rapids. He used the Speedster for speed runs at the salt flats at Bonneville. In 1967 he set a record in the 1250cc class, with a pushrod engine based on a Typ 506 case. In 1975, Mark Bouljon bought the car and used it for autocrossing until 1982. It has been in restoration for several years untill it was sold through European Collectibles in early 2003 to Athos dr. Boco from Ferrara, Italy. A four-cam engine was prepared by Bill Doyle. The resoration is carried out in Italy an the car will be used in historic race events.