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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Feb 26, 2017 17:13:50 GMT
The Cunningham C4R has long been a favourite of mine; not the coupé, not the road cars and not the later cars, just the C4R. This car would probably have won Le Mans had not Jaguar prevented Cunningham from obtaining disc brakes from Dunlop.
This car in real life was an absolute brute of a car, this model is not far off.  The body of course is a George Turner creation
The chassis, Like the Lancia is 18g steel with the motor mount fabricated from 20g mild steel. The Boxer motor was again fitted simply because I had it and of course if I opt for something smaller, it will bolt straight in.
If there is a similarity between this chassis and that of the Lancia, this is expected, as both chassis were built up together.
  Peter
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EJI
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Post by EJI on Feb 26, 2017 22:10:30 GMT
Hi Peter, Nice choice of car to model and I like your metal chassis. This car has been a long time favourite of mine and I was lucky enough to see it race at the Goodwood Members meeting last year. The race start was very delayed due to a couple of accidents and as the last race of the day I feared it would have to be scratched but despite a late start the race was completed running into dusk. With headlamps blazing against a setting sun this car took the lead and held on against all the other drum brake cars to win. A truly impressive car, I shall follow this build with keen interest.
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Feb 28, 2017 21:51:47 GMT
Hi Peter, Nice choice of car to model and I like your metal chassis. This car has been a long time favourite of mine and I was lucky enough to see it race at the Goodwood Members meeting last year. The race start was very delayed due to a couple of accidents and as the last race of the day I feared it would have to be scratched but despite a late start the race was completed running into dusk. With headlamps blazing against a setting sun this car took the lead and held on against all the other drum brake cars to win. A truly impressive car, I shall follow this build with keen interest.
Eric Was one of the accidents the one where a single seater managed to dive down the infield transfer tunnel? Peter. |
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Post by EJI on Mar 1, 2017 6:57:30 GMT
Indeed it was. We had just literally arrived and we heard a thump to the right and the car cartwheeled in front of us to flip and land upside down suspended over the entrance to the infield tunnel. Fortunately the driver was fine although he sustained a broken collar bone when he was released from his harness and landed on the concrete tunnel path.
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on May 11, 2020 19:01:02 GMT
A little over 3 years since the last post on this car. Busy years.The Cunningham has recently benefitted from a little work and has now reached the stage when it is effectively complete. A pretty straightforward kit to build, but the decals over the bonnet scoop were a worry. When the present ‘lockdown’ ends and testing on the club track is possible, it will probably come apart again for final tidying-up.   Peter. |
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Post by woodracer on Jul 2, 2020 21:43:36 GMT
Very nice build. It is a relief to see I am not alone in taking years to finish off a build. Your photos (May 11) are nice and sharp !
Richard
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Jul 3, 2020 21:23:00 GMT
Thanks Richard. I take awful photographs as a rule, but just occasionally when the sun shines, i get it right.
With practice, I hope to arrange the good photo's for the cars where the end result is to my liking, and the poor pictures for those cars which did not come out quite right.
Peter.
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