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14 hours ago, Nelson said:

Wow. I’m surprised the pads would go the 500 mile race. Aren’t the Novis pretty heavey?

From period photos, the Dunlop braking system on all four wheels of #9 appear to be EXACTLY the same as what you'd find on a Studebaker Avanti...however, the parts themselves may have been physically larger..hard to tell without viewing the car at the museum in Novi, Michigan....And yes, Andy was disappointed #9 ended up weighing 400 lbs more than he had hoped.

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BTW...#9's frame was made in England of 1" (?) square stock mild steel BRAZED together!

That didn't bother Unser...but Mclreath & Malone passed on driving it.

 

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