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B.B. Korn Meteor series 29 prototype
One-off prototype produced by B.B. Korn Specialty Mfg. Co.
Barney Korn introduced his .60-size Meteor race car in 1938. Later that same year, Korn designed a smaller .29-size Meteor which he called the "Meteor series 29". The design of the bevel gear drive unit for the car was completed, and a prototype of the gearbox was produced. Not surprisingly, the gearbox bore a strong resemblance to a scalled-down version of the larger .60-size Meteor gearbox. At that point, the project was halted.
Then, 10 years later, Korn apparently installed the 1938 prototype gearbox in a modified pre-production 1948 Indianapolis series pan, powering the car with a Torpedo .29 ignition model engine.
Inside Barney Korn's files in a folder labeled "Meteor series 29" were a fully dimensioned part print and an assembly drawing for the gearbox as well as sketches of the body which was intended for the car.
The car was found without a body, so David Wheeler fabricated a hand-formed sheet aluminum body which was a replica of a .60-size Korn Meteor body and consistent with Barney's sketches which were found in his file.
