[snakeeyes]

One of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, sports racers of all time, IMHO. They came on the scene a few years prior to the "mid-engined revolution" and crushed all before them. I had the pleasure of seeing all three original Scarab front-engined sports racers, along with the replica commissioned by Richard Reventlow (mentioned by Lew, above), on track at Road America a couple of years ago. Scarab #1 is owned by Rob Walton, and one of the other ones was driven by Brian Redman at that event. It was an amazing sight.

Interesting that the car shown at Goodwood on the website is actually a replica, as well, built by Don Orosco from a number of spares he had retained when he sold one of the original cars. Phil Remington--who helped build the originals for Lance--examined it and was very impressed. If these guys build the rest of them as nicely as that one, they will be amazing cars. I hope they don't end up having to "water them down" to comply with new-car regulations.

Bob