Aluminum Sprint Car
ABOUT YOUR SELLER....Richard Davis Sr
This ad is IN PROGRESS and very open to offers . I am 76 years old ...I have been selling
Sprint Cars and midgets since the 70/s ....We were Gamblers 1st dealer on the West Coast ...
We Sponsored Steve Kinser for 13 years ( Davis Motorsports on Top wing and often on Front Wing )
We were Gamblers 3rd largest dealer in the USA selling 87 Sprint cars in one year ! In the HEYDAY
of Sprint Car Racing the Davis Motors / Davis Motorsports name has been on over 50 World of Outlaw
Sprint cars as well as many Championship West Coast Teams !
We have been part of SPRINT CAR RACING selling Nance / Gambler / Challenge and now
Triple XXX and Eagle Sprint cars ...Our current in house Sprint Salesman is Sprint Car
Champion ( and Knoxville Champion and Hall of Fame) Tim Green.
CLASSIC ALUMINUM SPRINT CARS
Only two that were COMPLETED and we HAVE ONE !
We were selling parts and BUYING race cars from Laverne Nance
He built his historic LIGHTWEIGHT Aluminum Sprint car
At the same time an Aerospace Designer employed by Lear Jet in Reno Nevada
designed and built the 950 LB Sprint Car that we now own !
ENTIRE CAGE / FRAME ..........ALUMINUM
Front Axle / Rear Axle Aluminum .... ALUMINUM
- The Nance Aluminum car raced at Devils Bowl ( as I recall)
- Within two races it was OUTLAWED
- The RENO SPRINT car raced at Calistoga in two races it was OUTLAWED
I have been CHASING THE RENO Nevada Aluminum Sprint car for over 50 YEARS
I have NEWSPAPER ARTICLES done during its contruction.
By TOTAL ACCIDENT last year Dennis Wilson ( my friend for
over 50 years ) and West Coast Nascar Stock Car Champion called me
and told me the car I had been SEARCHING FOR was 10 miles from
Davis Motorsports of Reno .... My warehouse IN RENO NEVADA !
This car has an INJECTED Small Block Chevy ( condition not known )
All the FRONT DRIVE UNITS of the day
Water Pump / Injector Pump / Dry Sump Pump ALL FRONT DRIVE
Vertex Magneto ( condition not known )
RH side aluminum dry sump tank
Schroeder Steering
Aluminum Tail tank with Bladder ( condition not known )
Car has a fiberglass Shell that covers alum tail tank .
4 WHEEL Airheart Quick Change Calipers / Rotors
Full Aluminum Belly Pan
Aluminum Nerf bars and rear bumper
All RIVETING done with the PERFECTION of a LEAR JET AIRCRAFT ENGINEER
NEWS PAPER ARTICLES REPORTED THIS
TO BE A 950 LB SPRINT CAR
We are told that Titanium was used however were are not sure where
Best of .... This car has NEVER been wrecked ... Even the wing is PERFECT
NOTE .... When we loaded car on trailer we had to use loose / spare bolts
to bolt in front axle ... Some are too long however we did not want to
make 2-3 trips to get exact correct tire rod / drag ling bolts etc .
We now have a complete extra box seller gave us of new
aircraft bolts / spacers etc ... including spare REV KIT
parts for a roller cam ... The day after I purchased
this race car I was in Hospital in ICU for 17 days
so I have never had a chance to pull intake
manifold or oil pan ... This car may have
internal parts that are a TRUE BONUS !
It is a DRY SUMP IRON HEAD DRY SUMP
INJECTED MOTOR .... You can have your CHOICE
OF STRAIGHT UP STACKS Enderle or Algon INJECTORS
Dry sump tank on RH side was custom made for this car !
Car come with TWO REAR ENDS ... Original was a Midget Quick Change
Due to HP of Injected Small Block car also has a Winters Champ
Quick Change with Alum Axle with Alum Bearing carriers
$$$ VALUE .... You tell us $$$
THERE IS NO BLUE BOOK FOR THIS CAR
This is a ONE OF A KIND RACE CAR
It belongs in a COLLECTION
or in a MUSEUM
We are Davis Motorports of Reno
We have been in business since 1958
selling racers nationwide
We can ship car at buyers costs ... Best way would be to put wheels and axles on pallets and then make a pallet for frame / ship with engine in frame on pallets ...