[Vookie]

https://www.vintagesprintcars.com/20...d-sprint-cars/

[oppweld]

Does anyone know where the one that used to be in 500 wheels museum in Terre Haute ended up?

[TQ29m]

Originally Posted by oppweld Does anyone know where the one that used to be in 500 wheels museum in Terre Haute ended up?

Can't answer the question, but there are several really nice one's out there, "The Lone Ranger" is an exceptional one, can be found thru google, plus several others. In my early days, there were several that ran at the 25th street fairground in Columbus, In, of which I attended as often as funds would allow, and it has stayed with me all these years, I am in getting one ready to put in a car I will build, if time doesn't get in my way, it will be as near as I can make it, like "The Lone Ranger". Looks like a Watson Roadster, the engine I found had been in storage for many years, but had been prepped the way the hand book said to do it, and when I got it, it was just like it had just been left to cool down, for the next new aspiring pilot, rolls over to compression, then back's up a bit, with good solid compression. I'm getting real anxious just to hear it run, in my world, they were awesome, with a 5.5" stroke, and 444 cubes, they are a rocket off the turns. Thanks for putting this on here, I'm always searching for tips, especially how they hooked up to the rear end, I have my way figured out, driving off the prop shaft, where as "The Lone Ranger" looks like it may be driven off the camshaft, but even tho it doesn't seem to bother the engine, the cam is pretty small in diameter, and I only want to do this once! Bob

[2140rc]

Originally Posted by Vookie https://www.vintagesprintcars.com/20...d-sprint-cars/

The Hank Hanestead Ranger that Jan Opperman drove was around for years. Jim Hurtubise also drove it once at the Quad City Speedway at Moline, Illinois in August of 1958 at a Mississippi Valley Auto Racing Association event. Jim actually qualified two cars that night. He set fast time in the Leach Chevrolet which was his IMCA ride at the time. But he also timed the Hanestead car and ended up winning the feature in the Ranger after a last lap pass for the lead.

[TQ29m]

Check out this website. Golden Wheels "the Lone Ranger", this is one fine build, you can fiddle around and find it under power, with some other vintage racers on pavement. You can tell what it is, by the sound. The bodies are still available in fiberglass. Bob

[JHarris]

The Ranger was purchased at auction by the Speedway Motors Museum of Speed in Lincoln, Ne

[oppweld]

Originally Posted by JHarris The Ranger was purchased at auction by the Speedway Motors Museum of Speed in Lincoln, Ne

That's good to know, I'm going back to Lincoln this year. There's so much great stuff there it's hard digest it all in one or two visits!

[TQ29m]

Try this link, www.goldenwheels.org.

[revjimk]

Originally Posted by oppweld That's good to know, I'm going back to Lincoln this year. There's so much great stuff there it's hard digest it all in one or two visits!

No kidding, that Museum is amazing! I wonder how much its all worth in $$$$?

[oppweld]

They have tons of stuff in storage all over town!