BLACK BELLY TANK T SHIRTS SO-CAL SPEED SHOP ALEX XYDIAS BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS

Description: Brand new, So-Cal Speed Shop Belly Tank T-Shirts. Perfect for the salt flat racing / hot rod / classic car fan. Large logo on back, with a "pocket size" logo on the front. A high quality, 100% cotton T shirt. Comes in a sealed plastic bag. Shirt color is black. Buy with confidence from a long time (1999), authorized So-Cal Speed Shop dealer! Alex Xydias and his So-Cal Speed Shop built the fastest unblown flathead-powered car in the history of Bonneville… a 1951 record that still stands! The So-Cal Speed Shop belly tank was built using a 315 gallon surplus P-38 centerline fuel tank (belly tank) as its body. Using the streamlined belly tank was a natural to this Air Corps veteran who knew that Lockheed had spent lots of time in the wind tunnel with these tanks making them aerodynamically “slippery” and they were available as war surplus for $5! In August of 1948, Alex installed a “souped-up” Ford 156 cu. in. V8-60 that he and hot rod pioneer Vic Edelbrock Sr. built. He towed the car to El Mirage dry lake and set a class record of 130.155. Initially the car was run as a streamliner, but the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) created a special class for these fuel tank cars calling them “lakesters”. Later at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Alex and his So-Cal Speed Shop team used the V8-60 to set a class record at 145.395. They swapped out the V8-60 for a larger 259 inch Mercury flathead and set another class record at 181.085. They then put in a 296 inch Mercury flathead and set yet another class record at 195.77 setting a one-way speed of 198.34 mph! So-Cal Speed Shop was first established in 1946 by Alex Xydias, and then, re-established in 1997 by Pete Chapouris. Please note: To insure the quickest delivery possible, and to help keep costs low, this item will be shipped directly to you from our warehouse in Bedford, TX or our warehouse in southern CA. Thank you hot rodders and racers, for your support! - John Docktorthe 32partsguy

Price: 26.95 USD

Location: Bedford, Texas

End Time: 2024-10-09T22:25:51.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD