Stahl Headers

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Anyone have a picture of the original Stahl Traction bar?
I would love to get hold of the 2 x 4 carbs and manifold he used on the 56 cars. Purely Science I bet....

Years ago when I visited his shop, he showed me a 56 (57?) car that he planned to build as one of his junior stockers but drive on the street. As far as I know he never finished the project but I bet it would have opened some eyes.

As an interesting aside, he was telling me that a very large portion of his business at the time was building headers for BMW straight sixes. He was a bit unsure how he came to get that business. I've never been very politically correct and told him I'd bet that the bimmer yuppies were under the impression that someone named Stahl was a German engineer who had escaped from the factory.

Other than his stuff was very effective (as usual) I've never heard a better explanation as to why sporty car guys would flock to an died in the wool hot rodder.