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Saturday, January 16, 2016

the 1926 sprint car, the McCathern Special





The wheelbase was shortened to 88" and the engine them moved back 8" per “Complete instructions for building a Fronty Ford Racing Car” by Arthur Chevrolet.

It was a pamphlet that they gave free to anyone that purchased a Fronty head or they would sell it for $2 to many of us folks who were only dreaming of owning a Fronty Ford. If you have a copy of the book “Model T Ford in Speed and Sport” on pages 92-99 they reproduced that pamphlet. Or in “The Fast Ford Handbook”
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29/46471.html

The chassis was dropped 6". Front and rear radius rods were connected directly to the frame and the single front rods replaced with wishbones. It had a 4:1 rear end for short track racing. Ford ignition was replaced with Eismann high tension magneto driven off the right side of a 3-in-1 front plate. Wheels were changed to racing spoke wheels with knock off hubs and external hub brakes added to the rear.



http://www.nwvs.org/Technical/MTFCA/Articles/2404OldFastPaper.pdf

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