A new photo riddle this week, courtesy of the photo collection of Gary Mondschein. Gary knows nothing about this car, and neither do we! Can you help? (Click the photo for an enlarged view.)
The photo was taken at Pine Brook, of course, circa 1962-63-64. A&C Radiator provided push truck service at Pine Brook in those years, but we are not certain whether this Chevy truck is a 1962 or later model. The push truck driver is struggling to see the low-low car!
The car is vaguely reminiscent of Mickey Thompson’s 1963 Indy car, which appears in the photo below. Could this car have been inspired by Thompson’s car? (A note of racing trivia: The tires on Thompson's car were much smaller in diameter than any used at Indianapolis previously, and he had to have them specially-made.)
Unfortunately, the Pine Brook photo is grainy to the point that it is difficult to discern any details. We can tell that the car's driver is certainly very exposed at the forward end of this rear-engine car, and it appears that whatever rollover protection is present is dedicated more toward protecting the engine that the driver!
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