Baneits Special Chassis
H Modified & D Sports RacerIntroductionEngine: SAAB 3 cylinder 2 stroke, running backwards Builder: Phil Banks and Don Veits of Ohio Current Owner: Lester Ewing of Shreveport, LA BackgroundLester reports on August 27, 2004 "The mechanicals are all SAAB, 3 cylinder 2 stroke engine, running backwards, to allow a low profile, mid-engined, front wheel drive car. Finally finished the restoration, or so I thought, in August of 2004 and showed the car at the SAAB owners convention. I now have a few more problems to sort out." The pictures show the restoration and the first run in an autocross on August 20th, 2004 at the Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington."
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| "I found the car and picked it up in March of 2003 and started the restoration." |
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| "The car was made by Phil Banks and Don Veits of Ohio. They ran the car for a few years then it went to a nephew, George Kissinger, who made the
conversion from H Modified to D Sports racing.
The car was campaigned for several years and then sold several times, each time not to a racer but as a means to gain profit. Due to a deal gone wrong it sat outside in Grand Rapids, Michigan for close to 10 years. The pictures [bottom to top] show a progression from H Mod to D Sports, to junk, and the restoration, and the first run in an autocross."
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