six-wheel Snake Pit custom car oddity
Also in the sale is the six-whee (pictured below), which was designed to smash land speed records. It is said to be “Fitted with no less than six Ford Cobra V8 engines, each displacing 351 cubic inches and with a projected total of approximately 2,000 horse power, this 23 foot long monster is breath taking in every way. The six engines, 12 Holley four-barrel carburettors, 48 exhausts, two Ford C-6 automatic transmissions and a pair of Pontiac rear axles contribute to making this extra-ordinary vehicle a mouth watering addition to any serious collector or museum.” It was built ‘King of Kustomizers’, George Barris and a team consisting of Harry Bradley, Joe Bailon, Jay Ohrberg and built in the early 1970s
