Three Wheels Rollin'!
By Troy Cagle
Cook Bros. & Jahns' wild three
wheeler laying down a fogbank at San Gabriel
1963.
Photo thanks to Troy Cagle
How's this grab ya? This is San Gabriel in 1963 (talk about your exposed drivers!)
Troy
tcagle@Cerritos.edu
This looks like Kenny Ellis, but it's not -- although he did have some input in the car
(i.e., the front end). The car is the Cook Brothers & Jahns small Dodge 241 Hemi
with a 4-71 blower on fuel. This was perhaps one of the most unique cars ever run. A
three wheel, jack start sidewinder -- about as rare as it gets! I saw it run several
times -- and being a 'Winder Guy' -- I hung around with these guys a bit... The car
worked real good, and was somewhat competitive in its day. Very quick in the first
eighth mile! (They did have a nose for the winder; it's just not on
the car here).
Fred Vosk
fredvosk@bikesters.com
