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The team of Barnes-Larsen-Dauphin ran this home brewed car in classes B and D Modified Sports Car at Bonneville in 1957. The car went on to set a record in class D at 178 mph with a 390″ Chrysler for power. It had a 98″ wheelbase and a 56″ tread and weighed in around 1600 lbs. The Larsen built space frame was made of 1 1/4″ round 4130 tubing. A Model A front axle and 1940 Ford parts made up the running gear. The body was a reworked Bob Sorrell fiberglass unit with two modified F-86 bubble canopies acting as the top. The car first ran at Bonneville in 1954.
©AHRF/Fred and Mary Lou Larsen Collection.
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