choc-ice Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 There weren't many people who looked at the VW in the early '60s and thought "yeah, that's a racing car right there" especially against a Mini which has a reputation for good handling. But in 1963 at Mount Panorama this race was going on for dozens of laps. And you've got to say they look good in those colours. The Volkswagen won by the way! Over in America at the Nassau Speed Week there were VW saloons racing against the Formula Vee single seaters. In fact there were VWs racing all over the place, sometimes without too much care for their condition by the end of the race. Below it looks like the earlier qualifying heats were "enthusiastic". In early 1968 this little car was at Riverside, California. This one was had the engine and brakes from a Porsche 356 which must have made for an exciting drive, but as the driver was Carey Loftin it was nothing he couldn't cope with. Unlike the Scalextric car which is based on the large window Beetle (>1965 in Europe and America but >1968 in Australia), this is a small window Volkswagen. It does have the Deluxe "towel rail" bumpers moulded in, so if you want to replicate a Standard bug you'll need to get busy with the scalpel. This kit also comes with resin wheel inserts for 5 stud wheels so it's as accurate as can be. Full (yes, really full) assembly instructions are here and if you want the full chase-cars experience of some body lean and steering you'll need one of the new 012-604 chassis suitable for narrow cars. While my usual American cars are set up to lean as much as possible, you can adjust the suspension travel to give just the right amount of lean for a VW at speed. And here's how the finished car looks. If you need a companion to this car, this will be coming soon, an Intermeccanica Apollo Or you might know it better as the Thorndyke Special Let me know if you want one Quote 3D modelling a slot car - Dodge Monaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Damn that's nice... Great job there, and it has turned out really well. ps. Very jealous... pps. Can you put up a vid of it running around? Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choc-ice Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 coming right up Quote 3D modelling a slot car - Dodge Monaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash15394 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 That's a great looking car/chassis set up...would go quite well. just like the real ones back in the day iff driven properly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow_rusty Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 That looks and drives great... May have to get me one of those to sit next to my Scaley, Revell and Carrera beetles... Quote Stolen from SlotsNZ Team ABC Team Leader (Ambitious, But Crap) Home Track Threads - Shadow's Semi-Permanent Layout & Another Rug Racer & Proud of It & Gymkhana Test Track Car Collection Thread - My Car Collection Charts / Diagrams - MJK Tyre Selector / Slot.it 4wd Gearing / PoliCar Rollout / Rollout Chart Generator / SCX 4wd Rollout / Track Wiring with Brake on Track Call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choc-ice Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 next to my Scaley, Revell and Carrera beetles... Admitting you've got a problem is the first stage Quote 3D modelling a slot car - Dodge Monaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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