This Buggati was a famous Italian racer from about 
1950 onward. The drivers spared no mechanicals in 
trying for the best time up the hill! The smell of 
scorched clutch plates was common after a hard start.

This car was built specifically for hill climb 
competition. It has a 1200 cc Indian engine, good 
for about 100 hp. on racing alcohol. With no starter, 
this is pull start only. This car has been competiting 
in this race for the last 15 years, and consistantly 
posts some of the fastest times of the day.

The engine compartment is left open to help with 
cooling on the hot days. The two straight pipes on 
the engine can be heard for miles, as the car 
scrambles up the steep mountain road.

One of the more nicely finished Vetes at the show.

The Camaro was our transportation to Vermont, it 
ran great. The HOTWHELZ plates are new, we get 
a lot of comments on them. We were able to pick up 
some parts at the car show swap meet.

Next projects will be some work to remove surface 
rust, get the speedometer working reliably, and 
tune the Holley carb. for better idle and gas mileage.

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