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Nov 20, 2010 · Racecar builder Bill Thomas and designer Don Edmunds were commissioned for the task and this is how the Chevrolet Cheetah came to be, the car that in 1964 could reach a speed of well over 200...
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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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 ...
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Jan 26, 2022 · Video: Meet Chevrolet’s Cobra killer | The Cheetah. Updated: JAN 26th 2022. Author: Ben Miles. Duncan Pittaway is not a man to buy boring cars. He is, famously, the owner of the Fiat S76 “Beast of Turin”. He also owns a pre-war Bugatti Type 35, an Edwardian Monarch and a similar Curtis. So when he bought something from across the pond ...
Mar 16, 2017 · Watch this video as a driver take to the track in a 1964 Chevrolet Cheetah by Bill Thomas and hear the 327 V8 engine roar.
The Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components and built from 1963 to 1966 by Chevrolet performance tuner B...
Mar 15, 2017 · The last documented Bill Thomas produced Cheetah was ordered in late 1965 and was delivered in Spring 1966. Cheetah #006 is a marvel to behold. This example is a complete nut-and-bolt, museum-quality restoration by BTM LLC of Arizona. Originally it was ordered new in ’64 by Jack Goodman, owner of Clarence Dixon Cadillac Dealer in Hollywood, CA.
