Reegs Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 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 Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 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 CLARITY and ACCURACY 2
Reegs Posted December 6, 2021 Author Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Thanks About eight wheels? Edited December 6, 2021 by Reegs
Straightliner59 Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 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! 1
Daddyfink Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 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. 1
peteski Posted December 6, 2021 Posted December 6, 2021 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 Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 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.
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