Wheelbase questions

[Reegs]

1. Does anyone know the wheelbase to the Adams& Enriquez Desoto-powered junior fueler?

2. As a matter of general inquiry, what was the average wheelbase for these cars during the mid-60s?

Thanks.

Edited December 6, 2021 by Reegs

[Ace-Garageguy]

If the car below is the one in question, it's possible to extrapolate the wheelbase from known dimensions in the photograph.

On my screen, measuring the wheel diameter and length of the valve cover shows the image I have here to be approximately 1/27 scale.

Measuring the wheelbase on the screen and multiplying by 27 gives an approximate real-car wheelbase of 130 inches.

Not exact due to a variety of factors like parallax effects and my own judgement, but PDC (pretty damm close).

Edited December 6, 2021 by Ace-Garageguy
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[Reegs]

Thanks

About eight wheels?

Edited December 6, 2021 by Reegs

[Straightliner59]

3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

If the car below is the one in question, it's possible to extrapolate the wheelbase from known dimensions in the photograph.

On my screen, measuring the wheel diameter and length of the valve cover shows the image I have here to be approximately 1/27 scale.

Measuring the wheelbase on the screen and multiplying by 27 gives an approximate real-car wheelbase of 130 inches.

Not exact due to a variety of factors like parallax effects and my own judgement, but PDC (pretty damm close).

I didn't want to say anything, but 125" was stuck in my head--you've proven that to be quite plausible!

[Daddyfink]

6 minutes ago, Straightliner59 said:

I didn't want to say anything, but 125" was stuck in my head--you've proven that to be quite plausible!

I agree, 125" was the norm at that time. 

[peteski]

With wheels remember that the visible diameter of the metal wheel is about 1.5" larger than the tire size.  So a wheel for 15" tire has a 16.5" diameter

[Ace-Garageguy]

24 minutes ago, peteski said:

With wheels remember that the visible diameter of the metal wheel is about 1.5" larger than the tire size.  So a wheel for 15" tire has a 16.5" diameter

Yup.

Also remember that 16" mags were fairly common in this period too, as lotsa slicks were still capped on 16" carcasses.

Which is why I mentioned my judgement as a caveat concerning the accuracy of my numbers.