From the time connects long threads department comes the Bill Thomas Cheetah. The HO-scale Cheetah slot car is from the Clunkbucket Collection, and was hopped up from an Aurora Thunderjet chassis as a father and son project circa 1968. The actual Cheetah is shown piloted by Fred Yeakel through the Andretti Hairpin at Laguna Seca circa 2007. The genuine Cheetah packs a small block Chevrolet V-8 and a Corvette transaxle. Utilizing existing and proven automotive propulsion technology and building super light cars around it is just the sort of thing we salute here at Clunkbucket. These two cars together form the first of what we hope are many topics to come in the Vortex of Awesome category. Now, if we could just get the electrical current to form a circuit all the way around the slot car track.
I’ve always loved that beast from the moment I saw it.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen toys of that car, but assumed they were only based on some stoned designer’s idea…not anything real.
There should be a special Hall of Fame for sports cars with worldly chassis’ and Detroit Power. Cobra, Pantera, Interceptor, Cheetah*, Sunbeam Tiger, etc
*I just went and read the article on the Cheetah, and realized it’s a product of a domestic shop…but the point still stands.
By all reports, a scary car to drive, the original Cheetah epitomizes every hoon’s dream.