The Cheetah was built
by Bill Thomas with Chevrolet parts as a Cobra-beater. It was a potent
car but never made it to production where it could have challenged the
then all-conquering Cobras for GT honors. Still, it did well as an
all out modified racer.
Here's Jerry Titus in
the factory-entered car at the April 25-26, 1964 Riverside USRRC.
Titus was an early contender but DNF'd. Fred
Yeakel races a Cheetah in Historic Races today.
From longtime pro racer
Davey Jordan: (2-10-06)
"In your photo description
of Jerry's accomplishments, there is one you could add. Not many people
know that he attended the Juilliard School of Music in NYC , and played
the trumpet before he found out about Sports Cars."
