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He learned auto maintenance in his father's Chevrolet sales and service agency in Oklahoma and alter adapted his body designs for tiny engines to Chevy or Ford V8 powered specials that established land speed records (Joe Carboni, 191 mph, 1959), drag racing records (Dean Moon 10.49 seconds @ 144 mph, 1961), won countless road races in many forms along with a national championship (Echidna of Minnesotan John Staver, 1957), and dominated the Pikes Peak Hillclimb (Ak Miller, 6 wins from 1958 through 1966).
Anyone wanting to turn their MG or Triumph or homebuilt special into a Ferrari look-alike could do so with a Devin body that cost $295. A complete Devin SS, less power train, went for $5,950. All Devin bodies were based on an Ermini sports racer modeled on a Ferrari 750 Monza by Scaglietti from which Devin built a mold in his back yard that was sectioned such that 27 variations of width and wheelbase to fit any chassis were produced.
This example built in the United States is a 1961 Devin bodied British chassis of VIN 'S' code, a rare V8 special.
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| Montezemolo: 'Ferrari Must Remain Exclusive' | |
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| RM Offers Distinguished Don Davis Collection Without Reserve | |
 | • Final countdown underway to RM Auctions' Don Davis Collection sale, April 27, in Fort Worth, Texas • Single-day auction features 64 motor cars without reserve • Offering comprises diverse roster of European sports and GT cars and American horsepower, including superb series of Porsche and Corvette automobiles • Complete digital catalogue now available online at rmauctions.com Following its record-setting sale of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum earlier this year, RM Auctions is proud to c...[Read more...] |
| 1963 Corvette Pilot Car to Cross the Block at Vicari December New Orleans Auction | |
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| ANTICIPATION BUILDS AS RARE CARS ARE CONSIGNED TO RM'S FLAGSHIP UK SALE | |
 | • RM Auctions' annual London sale returns to Battersea Evolution, 31st October, 2012 • Now in its sixth year, the London sale is one of Europe's consistently best performing collector car auctions • Upcoming auction features a magnificent collection of the world's finest motor cars, headlined by an ultra-rare, alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a competition-bred 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Berlinetta 'Tour de France', and a single-owner collection of 22 automobiles • A fr...[Read more...] |
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