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~ Leighton Drake's Slant-six Simca Gasser  ~


21 August 2005 Update
Not sure if you want updates or not but the new best et's are 6.10@109 in the 1/8 and 9.85@132 in the 1/4.
Tom Drake

Here are some old and some current photos of Dad's (Leighton Drake) car. He originally built this car in the late sixties and ran a MoPar slant six with SD Webers. It ran (H/G and I/G) a best of mid twelve's with a liberty crashbox weighing approx. 2600 pounds.
Two years ago he updated it and went with the slant six again. This time it is turbo charged running EFI and alcohol. It has run a best of 6.87 in the 1/8. Just thought you might like to have a picture or two. I am in the process of scanning in a bunch of pictures of it as well as National events that Dad took in the 50's-70's.
Tom Drake
Drake Coatings Inc.
www.drakecoatings.com

Check out the people holding their ears. Nothing like a 14:1 slant six turning 7500rpm in the water box huh?