The below midget racing car profile is part of an online registry of Edmunds midget racing cars. Please click on the above link to be taken to the complete registry.
| Year built | September 1968 | ||||||||
| Edmunds Serial # (dash tag) | HB-40 | ||||||||
| Dash Tag (click to enlarge) | |||||||||
| Year restored to, (if restored), or current status | 1969 (as the car arrived in Australia) | ||||||||
| Years the car ran | 1968 - ? | ||||||||
| Original engine in car, type, size, etc | 110 cu in Offenhauser | ||||||||
| Current engine in car, type, size, etc | 1 | ||||||||
| Type of suspension, bar, coil, etc | Half torsion bar style suspension. Front and Rear. | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous mechanical information | 1 | ||||||||
| Former drivers | Bob Tatersall | ||||||||
| Notable finishes, championships | May have won the RMMRA CHAMPIONSHIP in 1968/69 | ||||||||
| Car # 's the car ran as | May have been numbered 64 while in the USA. Once brought to Australia it was numbered USA1. | ||||||||
| Tracks the car ran at, (please list track names and location) |
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| Former sanctioning bodies the car ran with | 1 | ||||||||
| Current vintage groups the car runs with | Vintage Speedcar Association (Qld) Inc., (http://vsaq.net) | ||||||||
| Former car owners | Harry Conklin (original owner) | ||||||||
| Year the car was restored | 2006 | ||||||||
| Person / shop that did the restoration | Gordon Clough from Queensland, Australia, gjclough@hotmail.com | ||||||||
| Certifications / awards post restoration | Won the VSA(Q) Inc "Best restored midget" in 2006 | ||||||||
| Web site | . | ||||||||
| General Description | Bob
Tatersall brought this midget to Australia in 1969 and It was numbered USA1
and had a U.S.A.C. registered decal 1969 on the side panel. Tatersall ran
the midget in Australia and New Zealand and sold it in South Australia before
he returned to the USA. |
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| Current owner / location / contact information | Mick Turner of Queensland, Australia | ||||||||
| Any additional information you want to provide about the car / owner / drivers | 1 | ||||||||
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