Wheels Of Italy Show- Minneapolis

Sharp red car!

A closer look showing the sun-roof. I never talked to the owner, I wonder what head clearance is like?

And here's a Mangusta from Iowa. I thought everyone in Iowa drove John Deere

Here's an original car with the ORIGINAL owner!

And here's my car with the "see-thru" trunk.

Great pics, Dave. Thanks for posting.

How did you do the "see-thru" thing? Is that plexi or lexan. How thick? How did you attach it to the tub?

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Originally posted by racerdave:
A closer look showing the sun-roof. I never talked to the owner, I wonder what head clearance is like?

Maybe that is for his head to poke out of !!
the keypad next to the shifter is also interesting, what would that be ?

Hi deeb. First let me say I would have never cut the tub myself! When I bought the car back in 1979 the previous owner had already cut out the tub, but never got around to installing the Plexiglas. Instead there was a piece of aluminum pop-riveted to the bottom of the tub. I used the aluminum as a template to shape some 1/8 inch Plexiglas and fiber-glassed it to the tub. It was my first time working with fiberglass so not my finest work, but nobody sees the bottom side. Besides, it has held up for 28 years now! I saved the old aluminum piece and covered it with matching trunk fabric on both sides and lay it on top of the Plexiglas when I want to carry something in the trunk that might scratch the Plexiglas.

What's the Ferrari looking like decal on the side of the red car?
Tom

Thanks Dave. Great idea.

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Originally posted by new & slow:
What's the Ferrari looking like decal on the side of the red car?
Tom

Tom I'm fairly certain that decal is the "Wheels of Italy" logo.

George got it right. The decal is on the white car in the first photo too.