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Originally Posted by Philip Saran
It got it's name from the wire cables X'ing across the back of the body to add
stiffness to the chassis/body.
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That's annotated in one of the restoration photos I provided a link to....probably one of the trickest cars ever built...but when you're competing against guys like the Grump, Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin, Jack Roush, etc etc it better be trick. Those where the days...these days the innovations are slight tweaks carefully hidden from view by anyone not on the team.