Land Speed Racer for sale

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Salty Dick

August 02, 2012, 08:56:13 AM
I have a  Grizzly for sale that ran Bonneville in 1981 at 151 mph, powered a 2.0 VW. It has changed very little since than. It has aluminum skin over a tube chassis. Other than the VW engine and swing axle it uses no other VW suspension parts. I'm asking $3,500 for the single seater and will send photos. 760-948-4492. I'm in Hesperia CA. I am selling the car, while the two-port VW and transaxle goes with the car I can't say what condition they are in but the engine turns freely.It is lacking a starter, shroud and some other parts to fire. There is a special class  for VW powered cars at Bonneville. This would make a great entry level racer.
I run a Fiero at Bonneville and have done so for 7 years. This year the Pontiac SD 4 engine lost oil pressure and I won't be going.  It's a long story.

PatMc

#1
August 02, 2012, 11:42:45 AM
What is a Grizzly?

donpearsall

#2
August 02, 2012, 04:09:23 PM
Yeah, what's a Grizzly (besides a bear?) You will get more interest if you give more details. Post photos. Tell us what event at Bonneville this runs and what class.
Don
550 hp 2003 Suzuki Hayabusa Land Speed Racer

Glen

#3
August 02, 2012, 04:42:49 PM
I think it's a dune buggy that ran at Elmo a few years ago as a lakester.
Glen
Crew on Turbinator II

South West, Utah

maguromic

#4
August 02, 2012, 04:56:04 PM
They were dune buggy's built by Mike Griswold that mainly ran Pikes Peak in the dune buggy class, though I think he did build one for the salt also.  Tony
"If you haven't seen the future, you are not going fast enough"

Milwaukee Midget

#5
August 02, 2012, 05:47:39 PM
About 1/4 of the way down is, I believe, the car in question -

http://hillclimbracing.yuku.com/topic/1013/Dune-Buggy-and-Sandrails?page=4
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

Salty Dick

#6
August 03, 2012, 07:27:49 PM
Yes that is the car. It was never built as a dune buggy you can barely get your finger between the ground and the nose of the car. I am the owner and while I wanted to run the car it's not in the cards.
I run a Fiero at Bonneville and have done so for 7 years. This year the Pontiac SD 4 engine lost oil pressure and I won't be going.  It's a long story.

fastman614

#7
August 03, 2012, 11:01:50 PM
I read the name grizzly and wondered how it was powered by a VW... the ones I recall had Cummins diesels.... but not the same vehicle....

I immediately thought it would be a peickup truck built in Vancouver Canada....
No s*** sticks to the man wearing a teflon suit.

dtech

#8
September 30, 2012, 10:10:52 AM
Is this car still for sale? Interested

lsrhayseed

#9
October 01, 2012, 03:13:07 PM
What class would that run at Bonneville
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