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Scarab
Aug 29, 2015 15:03:42 GMT
Post by David Lawson on Aug 29, 2015 15:03:42 GMT
I built this slot car about seven or eight years ago for a retro meeting at Wolverhampton.
The resin shell is a resin recast of a 1960s vacform by Joel Thura and the decals are from Pattos.
For fun I built the chassis offset to enable a full length driver figure would fit in the cockpit.
The wheels and inserts are from BWA.
The chassis was a flexi with rattle pan, the tyres are Ortmanns. I gave it to a friend to race and it was very quick around the Wolves track, you know when you've built a quick car because people like Dick Smith make a point of coming over to look at the chassis in the paddock area of the meeting.
David
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Scarab
Aug 29, 2015 15:32:31 GMT
Post by Chris Wright on Aug 29, 2015 15:32:31 GMT
Hi David,
What a fantastic solution to that age old problem of how to install a full length driver.
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Scarab
Aug 30, 2015 4:21:03 GMT
Post by munter on Aug 30, 2015 4:21:03 GMT
That really is quite a lovely car. The unique body and the offset chassis make it something special. Do you still run it?
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Scarab
Sept 2, 2015 7:59:57 GMT
Post by David Lawson on Sept 2, 2015 7:59:57 GMT
I've raced the car at a couple of Wolverhampton Open events and it sometimes has a run at the local club, it may well be having an outing on the 3rd of October at a small invitation event at a new track.
David
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