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An original 1964 Cheetah on track at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Bill Thomas Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components, and built from 1963 to 1966 by Chevrolet performance tuner Bill Thomas. It was developed as a competitor to Carroll Shelby 's Cobra. [1] Bill Thomas.
1964 Cheetah GT V8 Bill Thomas had one goal in mind when he designed and produced the Cheetah: beat the Ford Cobra. With Chevrolet backing the company, 25 fine examples were produced until sadly, the factory burnt down. After the blaze, chevrolet pulled out of the project. The power to weight ratio of this beast was phenomenal as the car was small and lightweight (Almost 500lbs lighter than ...
Feb 23, 2016 · Seen here at Riverside in the spring of 1964, the Chevy-powered Cheetah was created for Grand Touring-class road racing competition — and beat the Cobras at their own game! (Photo courtesy Gary Smith) In 1962 and 1963, the plan was for the 1,800-pound Corvette Gran Sport to take on, and beat, Carroll Shelby’s Anglo-American hot rod on road courses.
Jan 28, 2015 · Alan Green Chevrolet took delivery of this Cheetah in March, 1964. It was raced extensively during the 1964 and 1965 seasons, usually under the Alan Green Chevrolet banner. Its maiden race, a California Sports Car Club event, took place at Pomona, CA, on March 22, 1964.
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Mar 15, 2017 · The #006 competition Cheetah, built in 1964 at Bill Thomas Race Cars in Anaheim, CA. Going across the block at Barrett-Jackson, but not netting it’s reserve, this Cheetah is only one of 15 of these bizarre conceptual cars known to remain in the world — not that there were many to begin with…
Mar 4, 2014 · Original team mechanic Larry Webb driving the Alan Green Chevrolet Cheetah. Photo courtesy of CheetahCars.com. In 1964, Chevrolet was officially out of racing, thanks to a General Motors ban on participation in motorsports. Unofficially, the bowtie division kept its fingers in a few low-key projects, including one that promised to give Carroll ...
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Apr 10, 2018 · Referred to as the Budd Clusserath car, the Cheetah featured here wearing the competition number 64 is widely regarded as the most complete and original example extant. It has been inspected...
