Cheetah bodied Chimaera

[geeeman]

this looks like an interesing idea
the cheetah looks great, and this may be an easier way to build one than full on replica

http://www.totalkitcar.com/2014/12/19/big-kitkat/

[Barreti]

Looks like a dune buggy conversion of an E-type to me.

[geeeman]

here looks better

[macdeb]

why?

[geeeman]

why not

[macdeb]

'cus it looks st?

[phillpot]

If you had one of these in the Sixties you'd understand

[Jhonno]

Looks pretty cool to me..

[roseytvr]

macdeb said:

'cus it looks st?

[pigpen]

Used to race a cox cheetah - as a 1/32 slot car..... As I recall it looked quite chunky & well proportioned if a touch short, more so than the pics anyway. For what its worth....

[Bassfiend229hp]

I quite like it...

[grumbledoak]

Bassfiend229hp said:

I quite like it...

Me too. And the Chimaera isn't so rare - "fill your boots" IMO.

[geeeman]

yeh its quite unusual but the ultimate front engined cobra killer

originlly designed so that they could set the engine as far back as poss, there is no need for a Prop shaft!

rear weight distrib is 52-60%


ofcourse on a chim chassis that wont be the case

[phillpot]

geeeman said:

the ultimate front engined cobra killer

Think that was the plan, a lot of "unofficial" backing from Chevrolet (this was the era of Ford v Chevrolet battles in every sphere of American motorsport), but handling wasn't up to much and they never really bothered the Cobra's as I recall?

[GAjon]

That looks capable of doing a wheelie, whether you wanted to or not

[geeeman]

sagaris wheelbase is 93 inch though

[Guillotine]

Been removed by mods but the race sagaris body of which we spoke is 92" wheelbase.
Originally designed for a 92" racing chassis.