1964 Merlyn Sports Racer

Serial Number: tbd Frame Number: tbd Logbooks: tbd Condition: basket, no engine or box Price: $6,000 U.S. Location: Southwestern U.S.

Description This very pretty little sports racer would have run a Ford 1500 or Climax with a Hewland or VW box as a G-Modified in SCCA. Nearly all the parts for a complete rolling chassis the exact contents are described below. The car was disassembled, the original rollover bar removed for upgrade, and the lot stored for many years. As a resto project it's a snap since Merlyn still survives and can supply virtaully any part.

History

Recent Competition History

Engine

• none
• would accept a Ford 1500 or Coventry Climax

Fuel System

• original? fuel tank

Oil/Water System

• radiator and shrouding

Gearbox

• none
• accepts Hewland Mk or VW
• shift linkage exists

Final Drive

• in unit with gearbox

Body

• glassfibre sections complete, missing alloy sheet undertray
• Nose section has headlamp buckets intact, windscreen cracked
• doors have hinges and side screens
• tail cover complete
• All panels and parts available from CRD (Merlyn) in England and other sources in the US.

Chassis

• multitubular space frame of mild steel
• chassis needs cleaning up and some tube replacement, rusted around radiator
• Front Suspension: a-arms, uprights, Armstrong dampers and springs
• Rear Suspension: a-arms, uprights, Armstrong dampers and springs, missing 3 radius rods but 1 exists for a pattern
• Steering: Triumph rack, column, and steering wheel
• Brakes: alloy calipers c/w rotors
• Wheels: incorrect but tradable, 2 GT 13x5-15, 2 Mamba modular 15x10

Interior

• dash and some instruments