I know this is an old thread but I thought there may be some forum members that remember a bit of TRACO history.
I have been told that the engine in a car I own was built by TRACO. The car is a factory-built Mirage that was the showroom demonstrator at Manta Cars in Costa Mesa, CA. They later moved to Santa Ana. The company was owned by two brothers, Brad & Tim LoVette and sold kit cars. Supposedly the 350 Chevy was built by TRACO for the street. It has 186 heads- perhaps modified (I have not torn down the engine yet), a non-stock hydraulic cam, and a Z28 intake manifold.
Does anyone remember TRACO building an engine for Manta Cars around 1976?
Thanks, Neil Tucson, AZ
I have been told that the engine in a car I own was built by TRACO. The car is a factory-built Mirage that was the showroom demonstrator at Manta Cars in Costa Mesa, CA. They later moved to Santa Ana. The company was owned by two brothers, Brad & Tim LoVette and sold kit cars. Supposedly the 350 Chevy was built by TRACO for the street. It has 186 heads- perhaps modified (I have not torn down the engine yet), a non-stock hydraulic cam, and a Z28 intake manifold.
Does anyone remember TRACO building an engine for Manta Cars around 1976?
Thanks, Neil Tucson, AZ