![]() ![]() Performance is said to be pretty impressive, with a top speed in excess of 90mph. Those individual header pipes poking out the side of the body indicate that this old girl would be quite loud when it fires up. Powering the Racer is a 1931 Ford Model A 201ci flathead engine, and I believe that it is hooked to a standard Model A 3-speed manual transmission. The presentation of the vehicle is very impressive, and it is pretty hard to find anything to fault on it. However, I did locate a poster here on eBay, which shows the car parked on the Salt Flats during Speed Week in 2012. The car has been to Bonneville twice, but I haven’t had a lot of luck tracing its competition history. The owner used a default model year of 1917 because the build date is an unknown factor. It isn’t clear when this cool custom was built, but the owner does indicate that it was some years ago. The owner has set a BIN price of $18,000 for this beauty. If you fancy taking a run on the famous Salt Flats yourself, you will find this classic located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and listed for sale here on eBay. This old classic, which the owner refers to as a 1917 Ford, is a former Bonneville competitor, and it looks like it is in great condition. Those are Indianapolis, Daytona, and the Bonneville Salt Flats. For someone who grew up in Australia, there are three motorsport venues in the US that are immediately identifiable as the icons of the sport.
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