This is the second car entered in our Member's Section of 48 IDA-guru Art Thraen, from Salt Lake City, Utah. This '69 sedan was bought as a wreck, purchased for $40. While dismantling the car, Art determined that the car could, in fact, be repaired, so a street legal race car was planned. Running Bogart wheels, a spartan interior and Lexan windows, Art's car has run an incredible best time to date (as of this writing) of 11.83 ET @ 112 MPH.

2332cc: VW AS41 case; Scat 84 mm crank with Chevy journals; reground Scat lifters; Webcam 86C; 94 mm Cima pistons; Eagle 5.5 inch rods w/ARP 2000 bolts; Dean Lowry heads with 44 mm x 37mm valves; 11.5:1 compression ratio; and 48 IDA's modified by Art at Air Cooled Engineering. The engine is run in full street trim, including the belt, tin, and engine compartment seal.

1972 case (swing axle): 3.88:1 R&P; Erco mainshaft; 4.11 1st; aluminum spool; and Sway-A-Way long axles. Built by Rancho transmissions with "all the tricks."

Main photo courtesy of Glenn Miller