fiberglass dude in phoenix

[mike mccagh]

anybody got + or - experience with a Bob Auxier, a fella that make Cheetah kit cars in the Phoenix az area. he's the one that has the cheetah bodies and the 36 gal tank set up on ebay( the no3 setup apppears to be repo) . thanks and feel free to email me privatly if the input is negative. mike PS; how's a 400 # cheetah body on a C-6 ZO6 chassis sound? Farm Use III on the drawing boards.

[John H.]

Re: fiberglass dude in phoenix

Mike -

Here's how the original Cheetah looked under the (paper-thin) hood.

[John H.]

Re: fiberglass dude in phoenix - Addendum

Also a good trivia quiz subject; was the only front-engine rear-drive car (that I know of) that was built without a prop shaft - the wheelbase was so short and the engine was set so far back that the trans output yoke was connected directly to the pinion flange. One of the Bill Thomas "better ideas"

[Dennis C.]

Believe I recall Guldstrand speaking one night...

...said, "I never drove one of those things in competition because I really didn't want to commit suicide that badly."

But hey, maybe I misunderstood what he said...

Dipstick

[Kent K.]

Re: Believe I recall Guldstrand speaking one night

I see you signed with your real name.
Kent #6201

[Verle R.]

Re: fiberglass dude in phoenix

Mike,

I have had some minor dealings with Robert Auxier over the years.
Like a lot of us, he is sometimes a little hard to figure out and deal with but nothing has suggested he is dishonest.

He knows Bill Thomas, has a lot of Cheetah information and documentation and has tracked down most of the surviving Cheetahs.

I would love to see a Cheetah body with a Z06 setup. There would have to be some modification someplace because of the driver/rear wheel placement of the Cheetah body.

Verle

[Verle R.]

Re: fiberglass dude in phoenix

John,

That photo appears to be Fred Yeakle's Cheetah as it raced in Lugna Seca in 2002.

I believe most of the original Cheetahs were equiped with a dual air-meter Rochester. 375 or 380 units with two airmeters on top and fuel meter modifications.

Verle

[Verle R.]

Re: fiberglass dude in phoenix

Where is the spell check?

Laguna Seca in 2002

Verle