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[rwahlgren]

Years ago he and I talked on the phone many times, I miss him.
I did a search, and I think all this applies. I remember him telling me about the Detroit diesel speed record at the salt flats.

rhavemann
Engine -Nutt


Website: http://www.wrenchmann.com (no longer works)


https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/times-standard/obituary.aspx?n=robert-keith-havemann-bob&pid=14740744


http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/arizona-model-t-streamliner-destroys-a-record/

scroll down to
Daughter Kim Havemann Northey ?????

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/819866307149102465/

Detroit Diesel
this diesel streamliner in 1972 was build at College of the Redwoods overseen by instructor Bob Haveman car went over 200 MPH but couldn't back it up.

https://www.enginehistory.org/model_engines.shtml
scroll to page bottom.

[rwahlgren]

I just found this old email I saved from him.

Fri, May 27, 2005 at 8:11 PM
Bob Havemann <bhavemann> wrote:

This 235.756 MPH.Land speed record is fully accredited by the F.I.A.and still stamds after 32 years have past..Quite a feat for a small group of students.
At one point the vehicle reached a speed of 267 MPH. The team of
young students had constructed the first diesel powered vehicle to exceed 200 MPH.one more world first..


Robert K Havemann
The Wrenchmann..




Another one.


Bob Havemann <bhavemann73t> wrote:


HI! Bob WE used a 2cycle Detroit inline 6 cylinder
71 series Turbo charged and after cooled,The college
had a Dynomometer to test with ..it pulled 750 HP at
3000 RPM Stock was 200 HP..Had a lot of FUN!!
I wanted to build the frist vehicle to crack 300
MPH The deal fell apart(View Streamliner link
www.wrenchmann.com)
Still on stand by . Have a good Holiday!!!
Robert K Havemann
The Wrenchmann..