#10, 1980’S ROADSTER SPRINT CAR, JET ENGINEERING, “JET ROD”
1980’S ROADSTER SPRINT CAR, “JET ENGINEERING SPECIAL” #10 BLUE AND WHITE; DRIVEN BY STEVE CHASSEY; BUILT BY JET ENGINEERING; RESTORED BY CLAIR PAREMSKY; OVER A 3 YEAR SPAN IN THE EARLY 1980’S, THIS CAR WON 21 RACES WITH INDY “500” VETERAN STEVE CHASSEY BEHIND THE WHEEL. CHASSEY HELD TRACK RECORDS AT ALL FOUR OF THE HIGH-BANKED ASPHALT TRACKS IN THE MIDWEST. THE SECRET OF THIS CARS SUCCESS WAS TWO-FOLD: CHASSEY WASN’T AFRAID TO RUN WHEEL TO WHEEL ON THE HIGH BANKS. IN ADDITION, THE CAR FEATURED AN EXTENSIVE USE OF RMI-6 A1 4V TITANIUM COMPONENTS. MANY PARTS OF THE CAR WERE UNSPRUNG WEIGHT ELEMENTS. THIS IS RESTORED WITH A FRESH 305 CHEVROLET V8, 4 TENSION BAR SUSPENSION, TUBE SHOCK, CHROME MOLLY 4130 SPACE FRAME, ROADSTER DRIVE LINE AND ENGINE ON LEFT, DRIVER SITE ON THE RIGHT FOR A LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY
Don Smith Collection Car Auction - June 23, 2018 - Terre Haute, IN
