Lots of car buffs have fantasized about designing and/or building their own four-wheeler at one time or another. Fewer have had the courage and stamina to actually follow their dream and construct one. Time and money were always the main obstacles. Building a sports racer that could compete with the best that Italy and England offered in the 1950s was an even harder proposition. Yet, one Texas college student, with little money and almost no help, succeeded very well in…
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