Tornado (car) explained

Car Name:Tornado I
Tornado II
Category:Formula Libre
Designer:Ted Gray
Chassis:Steel ladder frame, fiberglass or aluminum body
Front Suspension:Gransverse front springs, transverse leaf springs, stub axles with fabricated top wishbones, and telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar (Independent suspension)
Rear Suspension:de Dion, Semi-elliptic, radius rods, telescopic shock absorbers (Independent suspension)
Track: (front)
(rear)
Engine Name:Ford or Chevrolet
Capacity:NaN1NaN1 (1965-1970)
1591NaN1 (1968-1970)
Configuration:
16-valve, OHV V8,
Turbo/Na:naturally-aspirated
Engine Position:mid-mounted
Power:~
Gears:4-speed
Type:manual
Brakes:Drum brakes all-round

Tornado was the name of two open-wheel race cars, raced by Ted Gray, and used to compete in Formula Libre races, between 1956 and 1958.[1] [2] The original car was powered by a Ford flathead V8 engine, and the second version was powered by a Corvette-derived small-block engine.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - Australian Land Speed Racing - Past and Present. www.gregwapling.com.
  2. Web site: 'The Longford Trophy' 1958: The Tornados: Ted Gray…. November 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: Ted Gray – primotipo…. primotipo....