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Scarsdale Mite
Built by Bob Scarsdale, Howard Allen, and Ed "Jake" LaMotta
The first mite car that Howard Allen built was a collaborative effort which also involved two of his friends; Bob Scarsdale and Ed "Jake" LaMotta. Bob Scarsdale drew up the scale drawings of the car based on photos of the famed Blue Crown Special of Indy 500 fame. Jake LaMotta produced the wood patterns for the body and drive unit. Howard Allen performed the machine work required to power the cars. Bob Scarsdale then finished the car.
A total of three cars were produced; one each for Allen, Scarsdale and LaMotta. The polished car shown in the photos was originally owned by Bob Scarsdale. There is no record of any of the cars having been raced.
A number of years later, Jake LaMotta produced a number of unpowered mite cars which were copies of the Allen Mite. However, the name "Allen" cast in the pan of the Scarsdale Mite was replaced with "LaMotta" in the LaMotta mites.
