Guy VanDerVeen's Caretta
... a work in progress
Guy VanDerVeen of Redlands CA tells about this caretta:
Here are a couple of pictures of my Caretta. It came with 3 Montesa 100cc engines. It was purchased from a man in his 50's named Joe Haile who used to race a Caretta (not this particular one) when he was a teenager. This frame has never been run. His father had plans to cobble it together with dual Montesa engines, but never followed through. (Probably a good thing! Can you imagine trying to keep traction in the rear)? I acquired the Caretta frame, 3 complete Montesa engines, 6 new pistons, 3 Montesa expansion chambers and many extra parts. Joe told me that he only raced a few times on a Montesa powered Caretta but that it was a wickedly fast combo. I was looking for a set of 5"go-powers to complete the restoration.
Also, if anybody has technical info (printed or otherwise) on these Montesas, (how will
i set up those
carbs?)I'd love to hear from you.
gvanderveen38@cs.com
One more shot:
