Roadracing Hbody Chassis Builders

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DeKon-

The most successful and recognized of all the H07 racecar builders. What does DeKon stand for?....
Lee "D"ykstra and Horst "K"wech, the two founders of the team. "De" stands for design, and "Kon" stands for construction, design construction being Kwech's group who actually built the DeKon monza's, skyhawk (#1015), and camaro's that they offered to customers. The two camaros built (#1009 and #1017) were for oval track racing.
Chevrolet had a great deal to do with the design of the DeKon chassis. General Motors first venture with CAD drawings was with the dekon monza's. DeKon would recieve all of the monza's as complete cars in late 1974, and would reconstruct them as customers ordered them. Some were built in 1975, some in 1976, etc. Not all DeKons have a chassis plate for I.D..

DeKon Chassis

#1001- The first AAGT car, driven by Horst Kwech. White with a thin pin stripe. Crashed, rebuilt and sold to Carter Chevrolet. Mo Carter(camaro fame) would race it in IMSA briefly. It's influencial impact on American GT racing design is still being seen on todays racecars.
#1002- Harry Theodoracopulos IMSA monza. Metallic blue.
#1003- Michael Keyser's 1976 IMSA monza, scoring 3 victories. White with red/blue stripes on roof a car. Brad Frisselle would convert the car to 1977 DeKon Phase 5 specs for IMSA 1977 and would enter it in the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Blue/yellow/red/white. Exists today in this form as a vintage racer.
#1004- Tom Franks IMSA and T/A CAT.II monza 1977-78. White with green stripes. DeKon Phase 4 then phase 5 body. Still in original form today as a vintage racer.
#1005- Alan Moffat's 1976 & 77 Australian GT Championship monza. DeKon Phase 3 body. Currently under restoration.
#1006- Michael Keyser's 1977 IMSA monza. White with red/blue stripes on top of car and had a Lola Can-Am rear wing! DeKon Phase 4 body. He would enter this car in the 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Roy Woods installed a twin-turbo V8 in it and campaigned with it in IMSA and T/A CAT.II races from 1977-81, painted all yellow. Currently under restoration in the usa.
#1007- Jerry Jolly's IMSA and T/A CAT.II monza. Orange with blue/yellow pinstripes. DeKon Phase 3 body. Restored and currently campaigned in vintage racing by Steve Walker on the west coast.
#1008- Al Holbert's 1976 IMSA AAGT Championship car, scoring 7 victories. Blue and yellow with red accents. DeKon Phase 3 body. Scored first IMSA win for a monza at Road Atlanta 1976. John Paul would compete with it in the 1977 IMSA races, painted lite blue and yellow. He modified it to DeKon Phase 5 specs with a rear "banana" wing. Purchased by Floridan Joe Gonzalez and campaigned in imsa gto throughout the 1980's. Sold to private collection in New York, usa.
#1009- A circle track camaro.
#1010- Greg Picket's '77 T/A Cat.II monza. White w/red/orange/yellow stripes diaginally across top of car. DeKon Phase 4 body and rear wing.
#1011- Chris Cord's '77-81 IMSA car. Red w/ Budweiser sponsorship. DeKon Phase 5 body and wing. Had the most radical bodywork seen on a monza in 1980-81. Last of the "TRUE" AAGT cars. Purchased by Ken Epsen and currently campaigned in vintage racing on the west coast. Restoration on this monza is absolutely beautifuul!!!!!
#1012- Originally built for Ted Fields's Interscope Team, Danny Ongais would only race it twice. Black w/ white/red pink/violet stripes. Chris Cord's second car for Jim Adams in IMSA 1980-81. Car was red with Budweiser Logo's. This car was rebuilt as a GTP attempt in the early 1980's by cord racing but was later donated to a museum in Las Vegas, Nevada where it sat for many years. Car was purchased in 2005 and is being restored to imsa aagt configuration.
#1013-Never constructed, "bad luck" said Horst Kwech.
#1014- Al Holbert used this chassis to win the 1977 IMSA AAGT driver's championship, recording four victories. Car was same color as '76 car. David Hienz would later buy the car for selected IMSA races in 1978-79. Car was red/white with Budweiser sponsorship. Car was sold in 1979 to south american team. Beleived to have raced IMSA GTO in private hands. Currently in private collection in New York, usa.
#1015- Buick Skyhawk built for Gene Felton for the IMSA Champion Spark Plug Challenge.
#1016- Built to run in the SCCA A-Sedan class for Keith Feldott. After a serious crash, was rebuilt by Dan Gallant. Saw action in IMSA GTO and T/A races in 1979-85. Restored and raced by Pleasant Lake Motorsports in SCCA club racing GT-1 From 1994-97. Currently in private hands and campaigned in vintage racing.
#1017- a circle-track Camaro built for S. Burgess.
#1018- Built for Al Holbert's '78 IMSA effort, it was never raced. The only DeKon monza designed to have a trans-axle and a big block "CanAm" aluminum engine. Currently in private collection in New York, usa.

PHASE 1 - 1974 prototype/concept body, similar to the 1977 MIRAGE Special Edition. Mild "COKE Bottle" style shaped body flares with a rear wrap-around spoiler. Non-scooped front chin spoiler. Hood had a bulge to clear down-draft carbs, half the length of the hood.
PHASE 2 - 1975 and early 1976 body. Wider flares and wrap-around rear spoiler. Non-scooped front chin spoiler. Scooped door extensions. Hood had a bulge for carb clearance.
PHASE 3 - Most of 1976 season, T/A CAT.I and 1980-on. WiderFlares and slightly taller rear wrap-around spoiler. Non-scooped chin spoiler with rubber skirting. Scooped door extensions. Hood had a full length bulge.
PHASE 4 - 1977 season. Widest available flares, phase 3 wrap-around rear spoiler, large "Banana" sytle rear wing. Scooped "Cow-Catcher" style front chin spoiler. Several different style door extensions seen; scooped, non-scooped, NACA-duct, slotted. Brad Frisselle would have a flat, "Ramp" style front spoiler. Hood had a 2" full-length bulge.
PHASE 5 - Phase 4 "Wide Body" flares, no wrap-around rear spoiler, large "Banana" style rear wing (several variationswere seen), huge(I.E. long) front chin spoiler (several variations seen), several different styled door extensions seen. Hood had a long, 3" bulge in it.


Chris Cord's 1980 season body work would be the most radically styled "PHASE" seen. He took a Phase 5 body, then cut large slotted openings on either side of the long 3" hood tunnel/bulge to serve as exits for the radiator-cooled air. This diverted heat away from the engine and helped to create a "suction" effect under the car for better handling. The hood tunnel was very tall to clear the four down-draft carbs. The rear of the hood matched the angle of the sloped winshield, and sat just a few inches from it. The door extensions had large scoops in them for the side mounted oil coolers. Each rear fender had a large slotted opening on top to serve as an exit for the side-mounted radiator-cooled air. Rear wheels were 19" tall, the largest ever seen on a monza.

Stairs-

Pat Stairs designed and built this monza for Jack Sandberg's "Metal Masters" 1980 T/A team. Carl Shafer(Camaro fame) was the driver.

Hinchliff-

This monza(white/red/black) was designed by Ed Hinchcliff and prepared by Lee Dykstra(DeKon fame) for James Kersey and his "Spirit of the Cherokee Nation" 1980 T/A effort.

Huffaker-

Joe Huffaker built this monza(white w/red&blue stripes, like Keyser's car) for Art Siri Jr's 1980 T/A effort. The car incorporated quite a few oval track pieces in the front suspension, but the roll cage and rear suspension were entirely of a unique Huffaker design.

Klain-

Owned by Pete Klain and driven by Ron Weaver in the 1980 T/A series.

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