Hi,
I'm curious about a 1920's "Champ Car" based on the Ford T: the "Fronty-Ford/Ford T" car.
What's the story behind those cars, how many were made and who was the guy responsible for that adventure, etc.
Any infos would be great.
Thanks
The Ford T champ cars
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brickyard
, Sep 28 2006 18:26
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brickyard
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Posted 28 September 2006 - 19:17
Geee...
only a couple of minutes ago, a friend phone me "I don't believe you don't know wat Fronty means! Don't you ever heard of FRONTENAC? Shame on You..."
OK, I deserve it... almost.
Those cars were specials built with reworked Monroe-Frontenac engines on chassis Ford T.
But I bet there's a story behind it that I don't know (And my friend doesn't either, He, He,
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Don Radbruch
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Posted 05 October 2006 - 16:34
Although the name Fronty (Ford) does come from Frontenac they are totally different things. The Frontenac engines were special built racing engines while Fronty Fords were Model T based.
There were several Ford T based "champ cars" that ran at Indy in the early to mid-1920s. They looked like dirt track cars but so did many of the Indy cars of that era. The most sucessful was the Fronty T driven by LL Corum to a fifth place finish in 1923.
There was a superchared Model T two man car that must have been built for Indy in about 1930. I have photos of this car but have never really figured out much about it. The supercharger was run off of the front of the crankshaft
There were several Ford T based "champ cars" that ran at Indy in the early to mid-1920s. They looked like dirt track cars but so did many of the Indy cars of that era. The most sucessful was the Fronty T driven by LL Corum to a fifth place finish in 1923.
There was a superchared Model T two man car that must have been built for Indy in about 1930. I have photos of this car but have never really figured out much about it. The supercharger was run off of the front of the crankshaft
