Devin PE 5 Special Pink Elephant V

David Zavetsky

Wellsboro, PA

My garage: Devin PE 5 Special Pink Elephant V, Chevrolet Corvette Za-Vette and 8 more cars (previously owned COBRA Factory Five)

About my car

Car started as a '59 Austin-Healey 3000 driven by Dudley Smolen in the Scca early 60's. Engine quit and it got it's first Chevrolet engine, a 283 & T-10. After a crash in the mid 60's car was rebodied by Jim Chaffee with a Bill Devin Body on the Original Healey Chassis and called it the Pink Elephant 5 (Jim built 4 others, only number III was very sucessful). Car is Tagged & Titled and Vintage Raced in the SVRA, VRG & VSCCA. 1750 lbs of fun !!! Vids: https://youtu.be/2Yciix6MpoU, https://youtu.be/wDrYYsmtf5k, https://youtu.be/fHwEwYuF3tw, https://youtu.be/Z1kR3xcwNwQ, https://www.facebook.com/sportscarvintageracing/videos/544029562419515/

This car was made in 1959 and I've driven it since 2013

Car of the Day winner ()

Posts 23

2018 SVRA GroNational Championship! I was awarded the SVRA Group 4 Points Championship at C.O.T.A.

2018 SVRA GroNational Championship! I was awarded the SVRA Group 4 Points Championship at C.O.T.A.

2018 National Championship! I was awarded the SVRA Group 4 Points Championship at COTA. This year from Sebring FL to Road America WI, to Mid-Ohio...

Suspension

Sebring SVRA Group 4 Winner !!!!

Sebring SVRA Group 4 Winner !!!!

Sebring SVRA Group 4 Winner !!!!

Videos

Getting Ready for COTA in Austin,TX

Getting Ready for COTA in Austin,TX

Watkins Glen was a wonderful Time, Now getting new bearings and brakes, ready for C. O. T. A. in Austin TX. It's The SVRA National Points...

Drivetrain

Racing my Devin PE5 against a Ferrari GTO at Lime Rock Fall Finale' last weekend

Racing my Devin PE5 against a Ferrari GTO at Lime Rock Fall Finale' last weekend

Lime Rock Park Fall 2017 - My Devin PE5 Race against the Ferrari GTO

Meetup

WATKINS GLEN VINTAGE GRAND PRIX 2017

WATKINS GLEN VINTAGE GRAND PRIX 2017

Last weekend the Devin PE5 and I came in 2nd with STIFF Competition in Group 4. Here are some highlights from Watkins !!!!!

Road Trip

Racing at LimeRock Historics 35

Racing at LimeRock Historics 35

Uber fun racing at LimeRock, working out the suspension on the Devin PE5. Raced another Devin, a Devin-Ryan Special, was Uber cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suspension

Mount Equinox Hillclimb

Mount Equinox Hillclimb

First time at Mount Equinox, VSCCA event. Was a Rookie and took home the Cookie! Got Fastest Time of Day (F. T. D. ). . . . . What a cool event !...

Engine

Racing Action Watkins last year........ 3rd place in Group 4

Racing Action Watkins last year........ 3rd place in Group 4

Watkins Glen Race action last year. About to head to Mount Equinox Hillclimb next week, then Lime Rock Historics and Watkins Vintage Grand Prix...

Steering

Devin Suspension mods....

Devin Suspension mods....

The Devin was having wheel hop on takeoff and slow cornering. So, we fabbed up a Radius rod making it a. . . . . . three link. Healey's came with...

Suspension

Racing the Devin at Thompson CT last month

Racing the Devin at Thompson CT last month

Had a ball at a track I'd never been to, Thompson Motorsports park, one of the oldest Roadrace tracks in the USA. Had a great time with serious...

Videos

Comments