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Straight Axle Corvette C1 At the 2020 Corvettes At Carlisle

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1.94K subscribers1954 - 1962 Corvette C1 was were it all started. Celebrate the straight axle Corvette from the Blue Flame Six through the fuel injection to a competition Vette.

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On 23 May 1964, shortly before the border crossing closed on midnight, the BMW Isetta converted by Klaus-Günter Jacobi, rolled underneath the opened barrier. Shortly after crossing, he freed his friend Manfred from his hiding place behind the seat bench and took him in his arms delirious with joy.

This was the only time Jacobi’s BMW Isetta was used as an escape car, but his achievement was to inspire imitators. Eight further GDR citizens managed to escape to the West over the following years in a similarly converted BMW Isetta.

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Factory Five Coupe to be auctioned to benefit SCCA Foundation

The final stop in the rebirth of the Bottom Dollar Coupe will be a trip to Kissimmee, Fla., where, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, it will be featured on the big stage at the televised Mecum Auction.

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emailBy SportsCar magazine | November 14, 2020 6:27 AM

The SCCA Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America which raises funds to support programs from teen driving safety to veterans in motorsports, recently received a generous donation from Ben Lambiotte: a Factory Five Racing Type 65 Daytona Coupe, which will be auctioned off in support of the SCCA Foundation’s programs. What’s more, Lambiotte made the donation in the fond memory of Wade Chamberlain, a member of SCCA’s Washington DC Region.

Chamberlain joined the SCCA in 2005 and enjoyed running a Factory Five Roadster he built himself at events prior to his passing on April 2, 2016.

“Wade was the heart and soul of our little band of irreverent homegrown Cobra racers,” Lambiotte recalls. “Fiercely competitive autocrosser, burnout champion, devious prankster, talented engineer, brewer of fine beer, inveterate DIY problem solver and loving husband and father, he was one of the finest men I ever knew, taken from us all too suddenly. He was an inspiration and an important part of the impetus for the Coupe project.”

Nicknamed the Bottom Dollar Coupe (BDC) in light of the no-expense-spared build, Lambiotte’s special car will be offered for sale at the Mecum Kissimmee auction on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.

Lambiotte purchased the Type 65 kit from Factory Five Racing in August of 2008. He relied on Fred Kelley of Fast Freddies’ Fabrications in Maryland for much of the meticulously executed assembly and fabrication work, along with amazing work by Larry Casey of Casey Designs on the custom dash and other components, including a pair of custom hi-flow stainless Burns side pipes boasting immaculate welds. The BDC was the test bed for many innovative parts Fred Kelley developed, including full rod-end adjustable suspension components, electro-mechanical power steering and a Lexan rear hatch. “It would still just be a big pile of very nice parts without Fast Freddie’s fabrication and Casey Design, and I am grateful and in awe of their talents to this day,” says Lambiotte.



Going from the shipping crates to the car’s first run on the street took roughly 11 months, with its official unveiling to the Factory Five fan world on July 3, 2009. Those watching the progress of the build were rewarded with photos of the completed Coupe featuring a dazzling paint job in House of Kolors custom paint for everything from primer to clear coat; the blue is Shimrin Fine Metallic Stratto Blue shot over HOK KS10 white sealer. The meatballs and stripes are Snowhite Pearl, also over white. “They look ivory from a distance, but you can see the translucent pearl up close,” explains Lambiotte.

The car features a 347ci stroker on a Ford Racing Boss block, with RaceTec pistons and Mahle H beam rods with ARP 2k bolts (Chevy pins), Jesel shaft rockers, Ferrea intake, and Mahle exhaust valves. The team added double Ferrea valve springs, titanium retainers, mild ported Canfield 195cc CNC machined 58cc combustion chamber heads, with a Jay Allen custom solid roller cam and solid roller lifters, and a Vic Jr. manifold.

“It’s built to spin up to a 7,500rpm redline and back down to corner entry speed, all day long,” Lambiotte points out.

The car rides on 17-inch CCW Classic three-piece race wheels, 11-inches wide in front and 12-inches wide in back. The custom power steering system makes all the difference maneuvering all that tire in small spaces.

After driving it for the first time, Lambiotte attempted to describe the experience: “The sound in the cabin is unbelievable,” he had said. “It’s like being in the engine room of a dreadnought battleship. As you wind it out, you can hear the solid roller cam, rockers, and gears, all working in sweet mechanical harmony, and, above all, that lion’s roar of the exhaust.”



Lambiotte enjoyed the car on the street, at autocrosses, and at track days, often pulling a tire trailer behind the Coupe to get to events. After continuing to make improvements to the car while driving it over the next seven years, Lambiotte found that life changes were keeping him away from the track and with less time to devote to keeping the Coupe ready for action. In fact, the car sat sleeping and covered for nearly three years before he decided it was time to hand his passion project on to another driver who could appreciate it.

Aware of the SCCA Foundation’s programs providing teen drivers with advanced training through the Tire Rack Street Survival program, as well as its support of veteran motorsports programs, women-in-motorsports programs and the SCCA Archives, Lambiotte decided to donate the car to the SCCA Foundation.

“Over the years I was involved in motorsports, I received great instruction, mentoring and fellowship from members of SCCA’s Washington DC Region, and saw firsthand the good work the organization did to promote safety, sportsmanship and automotive knowledge among people of all ages from all walks of life,” Lambiotte says. “I also very much appreciate SCCA’s legacy and storied role in American amateur road racing, stretching back to when open-top Cobras drifted around hay bales on makeshift tracks across the country. It is fitting that the BDC return to this fine organization a small part of the benefits I gained in my affiliation with it.”

Several individuals and companies donated generously to bring the Bottom Dollar Coupe back to life.

SCCA Foundation Chairman Jeff Jacobs drove from Philadelphia to Baltimore, Md., to pick up the car. “Even after the car sat under a cover for three years, the expense and effort Ben put into the build is evident just looking at the car,” Jacobs notes. “And while he was doubtful about the ease of getting her no-choke, carbureted race motor running again after so long, Tony Savini and I installed a new battery, poured in some fresh fuel, and with a little coaxing it sprang to life with a satisfying growl coming from the exhaust pipes.”

Jacobs took the car to Phoenix Performance in Phoenixville, Pa., where Joe Aquilante’s SCCA National Championship-winning race team went over all mechanical systems and fluids necessary to have the car ready for street and track use once again, at a significant cost savings on parts and labor to the SCCA Foundation.



As a longtime title sponsor of the SCCA Foundation’s teen safe driving program — TireRack.com Street Survival — Tire Rack donated a brand-new set of Toyo Proxes R888R tires for the auction winner to enjoy on the track.

With the mechanicals sound, the car underwent a full detail by Tim McNair of Grand Prix Concours in Philadelphia. McNair graciously donated his services to the SCCA Foundation, too. Ordinarily, you can find his detailing work on cars that win prestigious events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Villa d’Este, Amelia Island, The Quail and many national marque-specific concours events. Vehicles prepared by McNair have been photographed in magazines such as Forza, Porsche’s Excellence, Automobile Magazine, Octane, The Rodder’s Journal, Japanese Nostalgic Car and Classic Motorsports.

The final stop in the rebirth of the Bottom Dollar Coupe will be a trip to Kissimmee, Fla., where, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, it will be featured on the big stage at the televised Mecum Auction.

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While we are having chili at the November 21 Winn Dixie meeting, 3 items for discussion:


1. Nov 21 2020, FOR DISCUSSION: how long a person who doesn't show at meetings
should (or should no longer) continue getting meeting notices.
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When people are no longer interested, don't show up, and don't email us, should we spend resources for one year, or for 9 months, or for 6 months, or for 3 months before terminating their meeting notices? Should we first ask if they want to continue.......BEFORE terminating them?
How many times to ask?
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Why?
Some car clubs are no longer holding meetings.
I can send meeting notices to 40 car clubs instead of 40 people who never attend meetings.
What do you think is best? Send and advertise to car clubs or to individuals? What should be done?
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2. Rocco, the dog who looks like the University of Georgia's Mascot
and is a friend of Victor Aconte..... has attended 3 meetings.....how does KMC feel about
a four legged mascot?
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3. Periodically KMC has posted entry forms to win a new car since July 2019 in the newsletter at https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...or-club-8.html

We have over 15,000 views of the Keystone Motor Club newsletter.
a) Has anyone used the new car entry forms? Should we discontinue posting them?
b) Have any present club members been reading the KMC newsletter,
or are those 15,000+ views coming mostly from outside the club?

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The last time we ate at Winn Dixie was Aug 17 2019 and we are repeating on November 21 2020
This is your invitation.

Starting at 10AM. November 21 2020.
Excellent chili, crackers and Empanadas are being donated.
We already have bowls, and plastic forks, spoons, napkins so far.
If you notify me as to what you are sharing, I will post it in the KMC newsletter.
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If you plan to fix something and bring it, that will be OK.
If you buy and bring something from Winn Dixie, salad, fruit, sandwiches, deli,
whatever you like to eat....etc as a spur of the moment thing, that will be OK too.
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The important thing is to bring yourself.
It doesn't matter what you drive.
We will be taking pictures which will find their way into the
newsletter and the KMC History.
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Asking Vic Piano to be Guest Master of Ceremonies.
Asking Alan Mevorah to operate the 50/50 raffle.
Asking Gen Rummy to do sign-ins, meet and greet, and WOK (Women of Keystone)
Asking Isabella to take pictures.

Anyone volunteering to wave the checkered flag as people drive in?

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Tampa/Odessa, FL - Monthly 3rd Saturday. Keystone Motor Club Free Cruise-in Meet/Greet at 17649 Gunn Hwy, Tampa/Odessa, Florida 10AM to Noon or so...East Winn Dixie Parking Lot. door prizes, 50/50, sometimes food and magazines. All cars, no judgements.
Our 16,000+ views newsletter at... https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...-car-club.html

Outdoors Social distance with us, or drive by, beep your horn, back in, open your hood and hang out.
Bobfixesitup@yahoo.com, 813-839-4281 or 813-452-7807

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Roy Lunn, long retired and living in Sarasota, FL.Roy Lunn, long retired and living in Sarasota, FL.“Since becoming a GT owner I’ve learned that the rear view in the mirror never changes: It’s always the supercharger! You also have to deal with the blind spots, of which there are many. And, the lack of a trunk (front compartment holds car cover and trickle charger), glove box and stowage areas that we tend to take for granted. No, there are no cup holders. Plus, it doesn’t like to be driven until warmed up and that includes the Goodyear FI tires that, when cold, can behave like hockey pucks! All in all, it’s a wonderful-driving, delightfully impractical car that I’d love to park in my living room when not driving. In the world of exotics and performance cars, Ford’s GT is truly America’s Supercar. Style-wise, I believe it ranks right up there with some of the world’s most iconic automotive designs: Ferrari 250 SWC and 275 GTB, Jaguar E-Type, Mercedes-Benz Gullwing.

“Not long after acquiring my GT, I reunited with GT40 Godfather, Roy Lunn, long retired and living in Sarasota, FL. After meeting him in 1964 at the Ford GT racecar introduction, seeing him again at the Ford Dearborn Proving Ground when they were developing the Mark II 427 Prototype, and celebrating Ford’s 1-2-3 win at Le Mans, Roy Lunn became one of my heroes. Roy and I became friends and I took him for his first ride in a Ford GT, going to lunch. Actually, it was the first time he had seen one in person. And, he marveled at it. We spent a lot of time together while I archived most of his papers and photos for a future book I’d like to write. Before he moved to California to be closer to his family, I produced and presented a nomination for his induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame, and he was inducted in 2016. He passed away in August 2017 at age 92.”

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