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After [[World War II|WWII]] surplus tanks were sold for $35 or $40 dollars apiece, and hundreds of them were stockpiled in surplus yards. |
After [[World War II|WWII]] surplus tanks were sold for $35 or $40 dollars apiece, and hundreds of them were stockpiled in surplus yards. |
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Burke's first Lakester was created from a 168-gallon tank used on the [[image:tuskeegee babies on P-51.jpg|thumb|left|alt=photo of a drop tank on a P-51 mustang|an example of a drop tank on a P-51. (Though not necessarily a 168 gallon one or a belly tank.)]] [[North American P-51 Mustang|P51 Mustang]]. |
Burke's first Lakester was created from a 168-gallon tank used on the [[image:tuskeegee babies on P-51.jpg|thumb|left|alt=photo of a drop tank on a P-51 mustang|an example of a drop tank on a P-51. (Though not necessarily a 168 gallon one or a belly tank.)]] [[North American P-51 Mustang|P51 Mustang]]. |
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However, with experience it was found that the 315-gallon tank used on the [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P38 Lightning]] was more |
However, with experience it was found that the 315-gallon tank used on the [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P38 Lightning]] was more practicle due to it greater size. |
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The Lakester's first race appearance was at [[Bonneville Salt Flats]], even today, Lakesters can still be seen racing there.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} |
The Lakester's first race appearance was at [[Bonneville Salt Flats]], even today, Lakesters can still be seen racing there.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} |
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== In Popular Culture == |
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Defunct 3-wheeled Lakesters can be found amung the ruins of Washington, DC in the video game [[Fallout 3]]. |
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*Wilkinson, Stephan (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=uFVqaS_QjW4C&pg=PA97&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Man and Machine: The Best Of Stephan Wilkinson'']. Globe Pequot. p. 97. ISBN 1599216795. |
*Wilkinson, Stephan (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=uFVqaS_QjW4C&pg=PA97&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Man and Machine: The Best Of Stephan Wilkinson'']. Globe Pequot. p. 97. ISBN 1599216795. |
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Revision as of 23:20, 17 February 2014
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A Lakester is a car which is made out of a modified drop tank.
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History
During the late 1940's Bill Burke of the So-Cal Speed Shop build the first "Lakester" from a surplus aircraft drop tank. The idea of using a tank as an aerodynaimcally neutral [citation needed] car body came to Burke when he saw some drop tanks on a barge being taken ashore at Guadalcanal. Burke recalls thinking, "My god, what a beautiful piece of streamlining that is!" With a tape measure, Burke went aboard and measured one of the tanks. He knew the dimensions of a Ford rear end and engine block, and he could see that the automotive components would fit.
After WWII surplus tanks were sold for $35 or $40 dollars apiece, and hundreds of them were stockpiled in surplus yards.
Burke's first Lakester was created from a 168-gallon tank used on the
However, with experience it was found that the 315-gallon tank used on the P38 Lightning was more practicle due to it greater size.
The Lakester's first race appearance was at Bonneville Salt Flats, even today, Lakesters can still be seen racing there.[citation needed]
In Popular Culture
Defunct 3-wheeled Lakesters can be found amung the ruins of Washington, DC in the video game Fallout 3.
References
- Wilkinson, Stephan (2005). Man and Machine: The Best Of Stephan Wilkinson. Globe Pequot. p. 97. ISBN 1599216795.
External links
- 2003 So-Cal Lakester
- Christensen, Mark (2005). SO-CAL Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History. MotorBooks International. p. 66. ISBN 1610591852.
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