In the 60s, everyone was familiar with the names of the Indy race car designers. Frank Kurtis, A.J.Watson and Epperly roadsters.... The Gurney/Len Terry Eagles... Chapman/Terry Lotus.. Brabham/Ron Tauranac...Eric Broadley Lolas... Granatelli/Wallis Turbine... Halibrand/Norman Timbs Shrike... etc.
One of the really good customer cars of the 60s was the American made Gerhardt monocoque. The Gerhardts were a long time racing family producing racing products including OFFY engine starters motors and race car trailers. I was a fan of the Gerhardt cars and I liked the way they assembled their chassis with the big headed round rivets. Looked very industrial and, probably, the same rivets they used to assemble their race car trailers.
I have never heard of any established designer connected with the design of these very well made cars. Do any of the esteemed historians on this forum have any information about who was involved with the design of the Gerhardt chassis??? It wouldn't surprise me if Fred Gerhardt, himself, was the designer. He was a very clever fellow.
mac miller in INDY
Edited by mac miller, 03 April 2015 - 15:02.