Description:

This car was the object of a complete professional ground up restoration that was completed in March 2001. It is ready to race.


History

"Featured in Bernard Cowdrey's newly revised book, "Formula Junior: The Complete A-Z," The Bandit is a unique survivor of post-war American
formula car racing history. The car was built in 1959-60 by active SCCA racer and engineer, George Barnard of Birmingham, Alabama. He based
his design on the Lotus 18 and other factory-built Formula Juniors, but fabricated and built the chassis and suspension himself.
The original drive train was a Ford 1100cc engine coupled to a Fiat 600 transaxle. He also handcrafted the aluminum and fiberglass body.
George raced the Bandit in SCCA competition at Elkhart Lake and several locations in the southeast before selling the car to Bob Winslow also
of Birmingham. Bob raced it often in the southeastern U.S. throughout the mid 1960s. Extensive documentation of the car's origins and racing history
is available. The car had been in storage for many years when the seller acquired it as a roller in January 1999 from Bill Wiswedel, a machine shop owner
and racecar collector from Holland MI. The restoration was begun at Alan Christian Motorcars of Holland, Michigan soon thereafter with the goal
of racing the Bandit in vintage competition.


Competition History

None.

Engine

• BMC Series A 1100cc
  
• rebuilt by Alan Christian Motorcars
  
• Longman head
  
• high compression pistons
  
• Kent fast street cam
  
• ARP fasteners
  
• single Weber 45DCOE
  
• header
  
• stock BMC clutch
  
• zero time since rebuild
  

Fuel System

• new ATL 5 gal. fuel cell
  

Oil/Water System

• front mounted radiator
  
• rear-mounted engine oil cooler, wet sump
  

Electrical System

• 12V system; dist, racing coil, alternator, new battery
  

Body

• aluminum top shroud & sides, fiberglass nose
  
• painted BRG
  

Chassis

• powder coated steel square tube frame
  
• coil-over tube-type
  
• upper and lower A-arm, steel, powder coated
  
• lower wishbone, upper and lower control arms, steel, powder coated
  
• rack & pinion; new rack
  
• finned aluminum drums all around
  
• 15" magnesium alloy, powder coated, new Dunlop L series bias ply hard compound racing tires, 450-15 frnt/500-15 rear
  
• approx. 800 lbs all up
  

Interior

• on-board fire system
  
• Simpson 5-point restraints
  
• Smith instruments
  
• pop-off steering wheel
  

Spares

• none