afx Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Ran across this in my travels. Wanted to get closer but thought better of trespassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Well at least it looks like they're tryna keep it off the ground. It looks like a "maybe next year" tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 No it doesn't seem to be an active project. It appears to be fairly well made, can anyone identify a possible manufacturer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul alflen Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 AFX, don't be shy, go knock on the door and ask permission to go look at it and take pictures. give him a copy of you drivers license to make him fell at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 3 hours ago, afx said: ...can anyone identify a possible manufacturer? It's clearly based on an OEM front frame section, but due to the apparent randomness of some of the tube placements (look at the driver's side anti-intrusion bay), and the lack of lateral symmetry of primary load paths and triangulation, my best guess is that it's an independent shop-built piece as opposed to a professionally designed and fabbed unit. I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) Howe (HRE) Racing? Edited May 16, 2022 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Looks like it might very well be a backyard copy of a Howe or similar chassis, but to anyone who builds stuff like this, there are glaring differences and things done questionably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloozalot Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) It looks like a half-hearted attempt at a Dennis Frings Copy----the cheap way. In my area of Podunkville USA, it also looks like a Chester Stevens Special. You would have to be from around here to understand that I guess. It does not remotely look like anything Howe ever produced and I would bet it was fabbed up by some unknown in a backyard shop. Edited May 16, 2022 by Gloozalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 The chassis is in Podunkville USA (my home town) so good chance its backyard engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 3:14 PM, afx said: The chassis is in Podunkville USA (my home town) so good chance its backyard engineering. Hey, I resemble that remark being from just up the road in Pasadena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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