Hemmings Find of the Day – 1928 Chevrolet track roadster

Published by Mike on August 25, 2014

History doesn’t stick much to early track roadsters like the clay and the dirt they ran on. The whole point to them was to go racing with as little outlay of cash as possible, so they weren’t all that special to begin with – many times plucked from junkyards to be rebuilt into race cars – and the racing itself left them in tatters by season’s end. This Mercury flathead-powered 1928 Chevrolet track roadster for sale on Hemmings.com, however, somehow survived several seasons of roundy-round and land-speed racing as well as a more recent restoration with its provenance intact. From the seller’s description:

built in the late 40′s; run in Nor Cal at Sacramento 5/8 mile asphalt tracks; (from 1948- 1951) also at Stockton; plus other tracks; also appeared at “Muroc” and “El Mirage” at later dates: pictures; photo book from the day; real solid California race history; raced as the “Sacramento Radiator Special;” (still in business) with then car owners/ drivers “Manuel Canto” and “Bill Souza” equipped with a running and correct version of the Mercury 59 AB flathead powering the car during its succesfull campaigns; custom built chassis; nerf bars; franklin center steer; Engine runs/ period correct “vintage” original speed equipment; currently set up with starter; battery; fuel pump; etc; in/ out box; (originally equipped with magnito; /push-start)