Duane Kennard's Collection:
"BAXTER'S" Concours Chassis
Duane Kennard sends these images of another chassis in his collection. Thanks, Duane!
Duane writes:
"
Here's another fixed and cleaned up old chassis. This one is special to me. This was "BAXTERS" concours chassis!
I believe this chassis was built in 1976 by Jimmy Barnett. If JB didn't built it (I think he did), then he did own it,
and race it at that time. I loved the look of this chassis when I first saw it back then. Jimmy "JB" is still racing
these days around Orange County and the Los Angeles area. He's a great guy; always friendly and
helpful to any racer. He's been known for years for his distinctive
"dancing" driving style! Back in the mid-late '70s, he was also nick-named "BAXTER" -
apparently a race director read his name wrong on a sign-up sheet, and it stuck for a while.
Anyway, he's a super cool guy who I used to enjoy watching build and tune for hours.
The style of the chassis is an ISO, and it was very nicely built - check out the way the main rails were
aesthetically bent before the axle tube... Too cool! I had to make some repairs to this one; it was missing
its front bumper, had some broken solder joints, and missing a tail-light. It was also really rusty, and
still shows some pitting. Oh well; it looks OK for being over 25 years old. Originally, the back end was
painted up pretty. I think the lights were red, the cage frame was black, along with the tailpipes,
and the screen part (engine cover) was white. At least that's what I seem to remember.
Oh; did I mention I love this chassis?"