For Sale at Auction: 1958 Scarab Race Car in Scottsdale, Arizona

Conceived in the late 1950s by Lance Reventlow as an American road race car to rival the Europeans, the Scarab had a short but illustrious career. The roadster body was penned by an 18-year-old art student named Chuck Pelly, and the Scarab debuted March 1, 1958, in the Phoenix area on an old 2.5-mile airport racetrack, driven by Bruce Kessler and setting a track record right out of the barrel. Reventlow first raced in Palm Springs in April, and won his first race at Santa Barbara in May 1958. Reventlow Automobiles, Inc., built a total of eight cars to much success, with an array of drivers such as Chuck Daigh, Carroll Shelby, AJ Foyt, Don Devine and Augie Pabst. The last race Carroll Shelby won was in a Scarab at the Continental Divide Raceway. This Scarab re-creation was built in 2013 and is Serial #19 of the continuation series. It is powered by a bored-out 283ci Chevy engine, which was completely rebuilt. It has a new Duntov 30-30 solid-lifter cam with Mallory dual-point distributor, and custom headers and side pipes. Backing the engine is a new Tremec 5-speed manual transmission with overdrive. This roadster is equipped with a Winters Performance quick-change differential with 3.43 gears, a chromoly frame and 3-point roll bar, and weighs approximately 2,100 pounds. The chassis uses Corvette C5 disc brakes, fuel cell, Corvette spindles, half-shaft Corvette axles, coilover adjustable shocks, inboard disc brakes in the back, and rack & pinion steering. The hand-built aluminum body is a re-creation of the original race cars and was built in Poland. **TITLED AS A 1958 SCARA SPECC**