Devin PE 5 Special Pink Elephant V

David Zavetsky

Wellsboro, PA

My garage: Chevrolet Nova Alco-Nova, DIGGER Front Engine Drags the DIGGER and 7 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

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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 dabbed up a Radius bar making it a three link. This solves the Diff raising...

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

Lime Rock Racing

Lime Rock Racing

Raced the Spring Sprints at Limerock this weekend. The new windshield was great ! Rained and it kept me pretty out of the flow. . . . . .

Engine

Race Numbers are back On.....

Race Numbers are back On.....

Got my Vinyl race numbers, this year going without the Meatball. Racing this weekend at Lime Rock.

Body Kits

New Windshield

New Windshield

Racing this thing with the tiny Bubble of a windscreen forces ALL of the RAIN up into my Helmet. In Nice weather, the tiny screen was fine, but...

Windows

Rear End & Winter Maintenance 2016/17

Rear End & Winter Maintenance 2016/17

Took the Devin PE5 to Baldwin's Shop to get the rear changed from a Locked Rear back to a Posi rear (as they came). The Rear is a Ford 8" and, ...

Servicing

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