Hello Paul,
My name is Chad Raynal, and a friend told me to look at an article
on your site <
http://www.rotaryeng.net/Japanese-TransAm.pdf,
because it had a brief note about Doane Spencer. I'm currently
working to write an article on the pairing of driver Jim Adams and
mechanic Doane Spencer, and would like to know if you might have
worked with, or been friends with Doane Spencer.
Thank you very much for your time and efforts, and I look forward to
hearing from you.
All the best.
-Chad
I was a friend with Doane Spencer. He was a great guy
to work with.
I don't recall the exact history of this but I think Jim Adams
drove the ex Chris Amon 612 or 712 Ferrari Can Am car owned by
Chick Vandigriff of Hollywood Sports Cars and Chris Cord.
Is that correct?
I built the large wing on that car and redesigned
the chassis from a bird cage to a magnesium monocoque. Doane Spenser
built the conversion. Doan also worked on the Titus Firebird
TransAm car. Dusty Roads is still alive and owns an FBO at
Whiteman Airport here in LA.
http://www.vistaair.com/
Pete Lyons may have more info.
Paul Lamar
Paul,
Was the photo of the engine overhaul that was taken in Edmonton, taken at the
Crosstown Motors dealership? Dad took me there to see the Ferrari. I later
corner Marshalled at the EIS track. Worked Corner One where they were coming at
us at over 200MPH. I remember these cars well and fondly.
Dale Davies
I just bought an Epson V330 Photo scanner that can scan negatives
and slides and convert them to jpg's. Works great. Back in the old
days before computers and gimp the drug store where you got your film
developed would not print something if it was out of focus or too
dark (under or over exposed) consequently there is a lot of gold buried
in those negatives. Here are a couple of pictures of Doan Spenser
and my V12 6 liter Ferrari engined chassis. Last two attached
pictures.
I redesigned the car
chassis from a bird cage to a magnesium monocoque. I also put a huge
wing on it while I was at it. Doan did all the fabrication except
for the wing which I built in my shop in Hermosa Beach.
The guy that owns the car now still thinks it is a Ferrari :)
Paul Lamar
