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Guida was never able to complete the car. That task would be performed many years later. Dick Lowe, a race-car collector and restorer, came across this still-unfinished racer in a garage in San Dimas, California. It was without an engine, as it had been sold prior to the Harrah museum in Reno. Together with his friend, Les Edwards (the California Racing Association car owner), the task of completing the car got underway.
A replacement engine was acquired in similar trim to the original. A complete Hosterman engine was obtained that featured engine blocks cast by Tampa Marine and had the exact dimensions of the Model B Ford unit. There were five main bearings (Ford's had three), and had 8-valve 'Hemi' head that used O rings instead of a head gasket. The unit displaced 219.2 cubic-inches and weighed 400 pounds.
Work on the car was completed in May of 1983, a mere 40 years after the project had started. Upon completion, the car was entered in raced in the Western Racing Association league. It received a restoration in the mid-2000s and in 2007 it was brought to Carmel, California where it was offered for sale at Bonhams auction, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia. The lot had an estimated value of $75,000 - $100,000. It failed to find an interested buyer willing to satisfy the vehicles reserve and left the auction unsold.
By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2008
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| Barrett-Jackson Breaks Sales And Attendance Records At Its Spectacular 5th Annual Las Vegas Auction | |
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