During the 1950s, Marvin Webster was actively involved in racing midgets and quarter midgets. In 1958, his son was crowned the quarter-midget National Champion, a very impressive accomplishment for both father and son. After conquering the quarter midget category, a new racing class was needed to keep his son's interest peaked. Webster turned to Sports Car racing.
During the 1964 season, Webster had begun work on a new Sports Car, this time using an aluminum Oldsmobile V8 engine. Webster enlisted the services of two individuals to aid with its development. Jerry Eisert was responsible for the space frame chassis while Jack Hagemann created the very attractive, and aerodynamic aluminum body. The mid-mounted Oldsmobile engine featured four Weber 48mm carburetors which produced around 300 horsepower. A ZF five-speed manual gearbox was mated to the engine with disc brakes at all four corners. The entire package weighed around 1250 pounds.
Subject ID: 95657
MoreDuring the 1950s, Marvin Webster was actively involved in racing midgets and quarter midgets. In 1958, his son was crowned the quarter-midget National Champion, a very impressive accomplishment for both father and son. After conquering the quarter midget category, a new racing class was needed to keep his son's interest peaked. Webster turned to Sports Car racing.
During the 1964 season, Webster had begun work on a new Sports Car, this time using an aluminum Oldsmobile V8 engine. Webster enlisted the services of two individuals to aid with its development. Jerry Eisert was responsible for the space frame chassis while Jack Hagemann created the very attractive, and aerodynamic aluminum body. The mid-mounted Oldsmobile engine featured four Weber 48mm carburetors which produced around 300 horsepower. A ZF five-speed manual gearbox was mated to the engine with disc brakes at all four corners. The entire package weighed around 1250 pounds.
The car made its racing debut mid-way through the 1964 season. It was driven by Ed Leslie and Tony Settember with mixed results. It was entered in CanAm competition the following year, but it was underpowered and had trouble keeping pace. Titus was able to manage a very impressive sixth-place finish at Las Vegas in the series.
Subject ID: 95657
Subject ID: 95657