60s CAE sprint car i just picked up - Auto Racing Memories

BrianBraden · 10-08-2014, 10:29 AM

Just picked this car up i will get some better pics of the hood maybe someone will rember this car

and heres a few more photos of my grandpa and dads race cars and my first sprint car

BrianBraden · 10-08-2014, 10:30 AM

Mitch G. · 10-09-2014, 07:05 AM

Great stuff, lots of family history there!! I like the Sedan, next to the Maxwell sprint car in that top group of 4 photo's, nice shop you have.

champcar7 · 07-31-2016, 11:22 PM

Just ssssaw your post. I hope the rebuild went well. We have a 1973 CAE that was shipped to Australia in kit form. We are looking for information on CAE... do you know if they still in business?

webby · 08-01-2016, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by champcar7

Just ssssaw your post. I hope the rebuild went well. We have a 1973 CAE that was shipped to Australia in kit form. We are looking for information on CAE... do you know if they still in business?

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deucemac · 08-14-2016, 11:29 PM

CAE has been gone for years. It was purchased by Curt Waters, who gave Jim a down payment and never a dime more. Jim was bitter the rest of his life and passed away several years ago. John Cramer, his shop foreman died a few years ago. Curt Waters also bought Halibrand and called the resulting company ARC/Halibrand. He mae several enemies in the process, went belly up leaving many unpaid bills. ARC/Halibrand was bought by Jackman Steel in El Cajon, California and has since been sold many times until the company no longer resembles anything of the heydays of the old CAE and Halibrand. A very good friend of mine crewed the CAE house car with John Cramer and had a front row sear to observe the destruction of a once great sprint car business. Sad situation all around.

10-08-2014, 10:29 AM	#1
BrianBraden Newbie Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 3	60s CAE sprint car i just picked up Just picked this car up i will get some better pics of the hood maybe someone will rember this car and heres a few more photos of my grandpa and dads race cars and my first sprint car

10-08-2014, 10:30 AM	#2
BrianBraden Newbie Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 3	Re: 60s CAE sprint car i just picked up

10-09-2014, 07:05 AM	#3
Mitch G. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Age: 57 Posts: 1,106	Re: 60s CAE sprint car i just picked up Great stuff, lots of family history there!! I like the Sedan, next to the Maxwell sprint car in that top group of 4 photo's, nice shop you have.

07-31-2016, 11:22 PM	#4
champcar7 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 2	Re: 60s CAE sprint car i just picked up Just ssssaw your post. I hope the rebuild went well. We have a 1973 CAE that was shipped to Australia in kit form. We are looking for information on CAE... do you know if they still in business?

08-14-2016, 11:29 PM	#6
deucemac Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Age: 70 Posts: 6	Re: 60s CAE sprint car i just picked up CAE has been gone for years. It was purchased by Curt Waters, who gave Jim a down payment and never a dime more. Jim was bitter the rest of his life and passed away several years ago. John Cramer, his shop foreman died a few years ago. Curt Waters also bought Halibrand and called the resulting company ARC/Halibrand. He mae several enemies in the process, went belly up leaving many unpaid bills. ARC/Halibrand was bought by Jackman Steel in El Cajon, California and has since been sold many times until the company no longer resembles anything of the heydays of the old CAE and Halibrand. A very good friend of mine crewed the CAE house car with John Cramer and had a front row sear to observe the destruction of a once great sprint car business. Sad situation all around.