1959 F-88 MK III
Bright red with a brushed aluminum
retractable hardtop, this low, sleek two-seater
was Earl's design swan song. Its 102 inch
wheelbase carried a combination fiberglass
and steel body, and it stood only forty-six
inches high. Inside were bucket seats and
aircraft-type instruments featuring rotating
disc-type tachometer and speedometer,
color-coded according to range. To obtain
a very low hood, there was a special carburetor
arrangement and an altered-from-stock crossflow
aluminum radiator. The
muffler / exhaust system was mounted ahead
of the engine, exiting forward of the front
wheels; an experimental Hydra-matic was
mounted in the rear to improve weight
distribution. Harley Earl drove the Mark III
for a while during his retirement.