Babe Stapp was one of the top Legion Ascot drivers on the 1920s.  He raced in the Indianapolis 500 13 times, with a best finish of fifth in 1939.  Stapp retired from driving in 1940, and opened a machine shop in Glendale.  Babe’s son Steve became one of the top sprint car owners in the history of the sport in the 1970s.
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     Babe developed the head for this engine for midget racing.  It is an F-head style on a Ferguson block.
 
Block Manufacturer : Ferguson
Block Material : iron
Cylinders : 4 
Block Year : Head Manufacturer : Babe Stapp
Head Material : Aluminum
​Head Material : Aluminum
​Cam : In block
Cam Drive : Gear Driven
Carbs : Stromberg 81 
​Era : PostWar