Bob Tatro standing beside the track roadster he built with Edd Sneary at Alva, Oklahoma around 1955 - Lyle Sneary collection
DRIVER – “Pee Wee” Long (although Edd Sneary did drive it on occasion)
FRAME – 1930 Model-A Ford 4-door sedan
ENGINE – 59 AB Flathead Ford V8 with Denver heads and a 1949 Mercury HCM cam
BODY – Fabricated from sheet metal of salvage yard cars. The rounded air deflector on top of the firewall was made from half of a headlight from a 1936 Plymouth
RADIATOR – c1938 Chrysler Imperial
STEERING BOX – 1941 Mercury
REAR END GEAR – 1942 Ford with Getz 5:56-1 ratchet gear
CARBORATION – Dual carburetors with fabricated air cleaner
FUEL TANK – Pressurized by reversing fuel pump and leaving fuel pump intake open
GENERATIOR – None
STARTER – None
FLYWHEEL – None
CLUTCH - None
TRANSMISSION GEARS – None
BATTERY – 6-volt “Hotshot” dry cell battery - the type that was normally used to power an electric fence
BRAKES – Rear wheel only. No drums or backing plates on the front
CAR COLOR – Yellow with black lettering
TOTAL WEIGHT DRY – 1450 pounds
Aubrey H. “Pee Wee” Long
Edward Leslie “Edd” Sneary
1924 – 1980
Robert Leslie “Bob” Tatro
1924 - 2003
Thank You to Lyle Sneary