> The Cheetah is one of those fascinating, historic "might have beens...."
> that just never quite were. Powered by various Chevy small
> block motors,
> and weighing as little as a 1500 lbs (according to some reports), it sure
> seems like these cars ought to have just run off and hid from everything.
> As I understand it, they never got all the development work they
> needed and
> reliability was always lacking, as were creature comforts.
>
> The chassis utilized Sting Ray front and rear suspension, with some
> adjustments for the ultra short wheel base. There was no drive
> shaft. The
> engine was set so far back that the output of the transmission connected
> directly to the differential. The car was so light that drum brakes were
> perfectly adequate.
>
> There were perhaps a couple of dozen cars constructed before the project
> was shelved. Too bad. Like the Grand Sports, who knows what might have
> happened if the Cheetahs had received the development and support they
> deserved.
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