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98cc's Resurrection Of The "Smith Spider" 2 stroke race car--Now with SOUND


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omg this is blending two of my most favorite things.... a good story and cars. So so so so so good.

 

Was there a practical reason for casting his own wheels? sizes not available here or something? These days virtually nobody would consider casting their own wheels for a race car!!!!

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3 hours ago, flyingbrick said:

Was there a practical reason for casting his own wheels? sizes not available here or something? These days virtually nobody would consider casting their own wheels for a race car!!!!

A lot of people tend to forget that back in the 60s NZ was in the middle of butt fuck nowhere. It still is but technology has reduced that gap artificially (not a good way of explaining it but anyway). For craftsmen it was cheaper easier to make performance parts for their race cars rather than mail order from the states or UK.  A couple good examples are the Chain drive Stanton Corvette and the Silvester V8 coupes inlet manifold and carbs.  

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14 hours ago, Truenotch said:

I feel like @Snoozin would appreciate this thread. 

That single seater looked great! And the crash must have been horrifying... 

 

Snoozin's been all over this since it was posted :) It rules, really enjoying the story as well as the workmanship. Looking forward to the day it sees some action again. Definitely an important part of Kiwi motorsport history! 

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