1961 Dolphin America Roadster

This Dolphin America is chassis number 12 and is powered by an 850cc engine.

English racecar designer John Croswaite and aerospace Industry craftsman Bud Hall began producing racecars in 1958 in San Diego, California. Over the next several years, they built approximately 25 Formula Juniors and 12-14 Sports Racers. Most of the cars were built to race with 1100cc or smaller engines to compete in the SCCA Modified classes. The Formula Juniors were called Internationals and the sports racers were called Americas.

An Abarth-powered Dolphin America, driven by Don Parkinson, won SCCA National Championships in 1964 and 1966.

This car was originally owned and raced by Bill Glore of San Diego, California. The car was then purchased by Terry Stringfellow, who also raced the car in Southern California. In the mid-1970s, the car was converted to a Suzuki motorcycle engine to compete as an SCCA DSR. John C. Furlow Sr. of Oak Point, Texas, purchased the car in 2002 and has restored it back to the H-Modified configuration with an Abarth engine.

By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2009