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1958 Echidna Racing Special 
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The Echidna specials were designed and built in Hibbing, Minnesota as a team of three cars by John Staver, Ed Grierson and Bill Larson. The #64 was completed in 1958 and was raced that year by John Staver as a C Modified, powered by a 283 cubic-inch (4660cc) Chevrolet V8 engine. In 1959, the #64 Echidna's engine was replaced with a bored and stroked 339 cubic-cinch Chevrolet V8, and the car was raced as a B Modified. The two remaining Echidnas were completed in 1959 and raced that season as C Modifieds. In their first three seasons of racing, the Echidna team started 35 races and collected 25 first-in-class victories, eight of which were overall wins. The #64 Echidna, driven by John Staver, won the 1959 SCCA National B Modified Championship.

The frame is a modified 1956 Chevy Sedan frame, fitted with custom cast finned drum brakes all around and clothed in a fiberglass Devin body.

John Staver sold the car in late 1960 to Dr Richard Gaard, who owned it for ten years. During that time it was frequently raced by Jerry Hansen.

The Echidnas were known as fast and dependable cars that relied on practical design, refitted Chevrolet parts and ingenuity rather than on the more common keys to racing success-technology and cash.

John Staver sold the #64 car in late 1960 to Dr. Richard Gaard, who owned the car for ten years. During that time it was frequently raced by Jerry Hansen.

The Eichidnas were created by Ed Grierson, John Staver, and Bill Larson. All three of these individuals had experience racing, mostly with Corvettes and Jaguars, when they decided to form a team. Their approach to building the cars went against the mainstream belief of using technology and modern components such as space frame chassis and disc brakes. Instead, they began with a mid-1950s Chevrolet sedan frame which they shortened around 20-inches to 93-inches. It was narrowed in the front and in the rear with many other significant changes and additions where needed. It was strengthened to support the demands of racing and modified to accept a roll bar.

Initially, braking power was by Chevrolet drums but these were later replaced with finned drums made by the Echidna team. A live axle was used in the rear and the front consisted of an independent setup. All three cars would be given a Chevrolet steering system, however the first car would later be converted to rack-and-pinion. The bodies were fiberglass created by Devin and finished in the same light-blue paint scheme.

All three cars were fitted with Chevrolet V8 engines that displaced 283 cubic-inches. The first car would later be bored out to 339 cubic-inches so it could qualify for B-Modified. The other two cars ran in the C-Modified class. Grierson's car had a Rochester fuel-injection system plus several other modifications bringing its horsepower output to 340.

The first car was finished in 1958 and used by John Staver. This first car served as a great test mule, helping to identify its shortcomings and the areas that needed improvement. One of these areas was the with the axle setup. The following two cars were given single radius rods for axle control to rectify the problem. The first car was later modified with a Watts Linkage.

The cars were named by Grierson's wife, suggesting the cars long front end resembled a long-nosed ant-eater.

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Nadwozie: z włókna szklanego, 2-drzwiowy, 2-miejscowy roadster
Silnik: V8 chłodzony cieczą
Pojemność skokowa: 5550 ccm
Moc maksymalna: 375 KM (276 kW) przy 6500 obr/min
Maksymalny moment obrotowy: 407 Nm
Skrzynia biegów: mechaniczn, 4-biegowa Borg-Warner T10
Rodzaj napędu: silnik umieszczony wzdłużnie z przodu napędza koła tylne
Masa własna: 873 kg


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