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The Bocar was a company based in Lakewood, Colorado that produced a limited number of custom sports cars between 1957-1961. ==Development== The Bocar was a series of limited-production two-seaters, developed by Bob Carnes in Lakewood, Colorado. Starting in his own garage, Carnes followed an evolutionary trail from a single, experimental X-1 in 1958. This was followed by X-2 and X-3 examples and about five XP-4s. Early models had a wheelbase, Jaguar wire wheels, and Girling drum brakes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=1959 Bocar XP-5 )〕 The first real production cars, begun in mid-1959 were the XP-5s, on the same wheelbase. The Bocar XP-5 had a glass-reinforced polyester body surrounding a welded moly-tube space frame. Up front was a beefed-up Volkswagen rear suspension. Power customarily came from a 283-cid Corvette V8 engine, producing at 6200 rpm.〔 The Bocar was only tall, with a four-inch (102 mm) windshield. A variety of options could be ordered: radio, heater, hardtop, seven suspension setups, and choices in wheels and tires. Carburetion or fuel injection could be specified for the Corvette or Pontiac engines. The typical cost was about $8,700.〔 Bodies and frames were also sold separately. The XP-5 was raced by Art Huttinger in the first televised Daytona race in January 1960. It was placed second to the D-Type Jaguar of Ed Rahal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=1959 Bocar XP-5 Information and History )〕 It went on to set a speed record of on the beach of Daytona.〔 After approximately 15 Bocars, Carnes turned to the XP-6, on a longer wheelbase. This was powered by a supercharged Corvette engine producing close to 400 horsepower. The XP-6 featured a crank-mounted roots-type GMC blower and Corvette fuel injection. Only one was built.〔 The XP-7 was identical to the XP-6, but was naturally aspirated and featured a larger grill opening. The XP-7R was the supercharged version of the XP-7. Mr. Carnes entered a red Bocar Stilletto in the 1962 Pikes Peak Hillclimb and was quoted by one major car magazine as 'throwing much dirt' as he made his way up the course. He had shifter problems when he reached the Devil's Playground area and lost two to three minutes trying to get the car in gear which effectively ended his hopes for a decent time that year. There was a major fire in 1962 that totally destroyed Bob Carne's shop in Lakewood, and an XP-5 painted pink along with two bare chassis were destroyed. This effectively ended Mr. Carne's construction of the Bocar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bocar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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