Belly tank

The So-Cal Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer, also known as a "Lakester", was developed in the late 1940s using relatively primitive hot rod techniques

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A Lakester is a car with a streamlined body and with four exposed wheels. Building them became popular after World War II, they were built using old aircraft fuel tanks that were available cheaply. The fuel tank became the body of the belly tank race

The So-Cal Speed Shop Special Belly Tank Racer, also known as a "Lakester", was developed in the late 1940s using relatively primitive hot rod techniques

If you're the crafty type, perhaps you've turned an old ladder into a bookshelf or a tube TV into an aquarium. But turning an old gas tank into a race car? Enter the belly tank racer, one of hot rodding's most iconic contraptions.

In the 1940s and 50s, there were a lot of two things in the United States: surplus WWII vehicles and young service members who were back from war. These two things combined with the Southern California hot rod culture and the desire of those young war heroes to maintain an adrenaline rush led to the...

full custom was made from a f100 military fighter wing tank, full tube chassis ,magnum front axle, franklin quick change,wilwood brakes,blown small block...

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Do you have any salt flat dreams? Here is an original belly tank racer that has been listed here on eBay and is parked in Flagstaff, Arizona with a BIN of $13,500. The owner was told that this car was built in the 50's by Bill Burke who used a 750 gallon belly tank to build this...