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Post by alwaysindy on Dec 7, 2022 13:06:23 GMT -5
I was on EBay searching and found a new model caster in the Czech Republic(pragabd). I couldn't decide between a Carrol Shelby Austin Healy (Carrera Panamericana)   or the 1953 LeMans winning Jaguar C type…  so I sent an email asking for a price break if I bought both. They are $69 each.He gave me $10 off ($130+17 freight and 9.62 tax).Got here in a week...I knew these were slush cast, so they need a bunch of sanding and filling. They have a small amount of 3D pieces and a photo etch sheet…  I have never seen photo etch headlights with a clear cover...also, the photo etch is kind of a “gold” color…  The body gets it right…as Craig used to say “You can (expletive deleted) about slush cast and extra flash, but it is usually a car you can’t find anywhere else.”  The biggest challenge will be the side seams…  Just wanted you guys to see what I am into… Tim |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 7, 2022 16:26:05 GMT -5
I think the C type is an especially tasty machine. Always cool to see people casting new and unusual subjects.
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Post by raceparke on Dec 10, 2022 13:25:48 GMT -5
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Post by alwaysindy on Dec 14, 2022 11:10:25 GMT -5
Gentlemen: I really like Dan’s build of the C Type. It is always good to see someone else has blazed a trail on a kit. I will replace the door hinges because of the decal problems Dan had.But my takeaway was how much I Don’t Like British Racing Green…there are 2 approaches on models: 1) Historically important 2) Cool livery but unsuccessful I have put off building Lance’s 65 winner because I like the STP second place car from 66 better. I have seen countless builds of the BRG 65 winner which is the first rear engine car to win, so historically Very Important. But the crazy 66 race that Clark thought he won after spinning twice, is the 65 car painted Flo red…no win, but Cool Livery… Anyway, back to the C Type, which has a fascinating history… The Jaguar XK120 was built on a whim, throwing out the boxy standards with flowing fenders, a tall thin radiator , and rear wheel covers. 120mph off the showroom floor (where the 120 name came from.) It was an unexpected hit at the London Motor Show in 1948. Clark Gable just HAD to have the first one! (It's the one hidden in the basement at IMS Museum.) Expecting to make about 100 hand built cars, they were shocked when an American ordered 200. So it went into production and sold like hotcakes. Immediately, racers wanted to compete with it. In 1950, XK 120's would race at LeMans. They did well before falling to 12th and 15th. Here is my build of the 15th place car...   It was thus decided to rebuild the car (think prototype). It needed to be faster for the long straights at LeMans. Engine upgraded, new light weight chassis, and then there's the body. Malcolm Sayer started work at Jaguar Cars Engineering drawing office in early 1951. He described himself as an aerodynamicist.His prime concern was that a car body 'worked' both aerodynamically and visually. Some of his particular contributions were the introduction of slide rule and seven-figure log tables to work out formulae he invented for drawing curves, work which is now undertaken by complex CAD software. He flattened the sides and gave it a flowing design. At LeMans in 1951, the C Type would win on it's first attempt...  In 1952, the car was redesigned with a longer tail to be faster on the Mulsanne Straight...  Looks very different...  This caused overheating problems and the cars all dropped out. In 1953, Jaguar would return with the C Type like it was in 51. Again, they would win. The engine had more horsepower and disc brakes were added. This meant they could brake later into curves to make up for top speed that couldn't match Ferrari. By 1954 (the next year), almost every car had disc brakes. A great story … Duncan Hamilton famously won the 1953 event in a Jaguar C-Type shared with Rolt. Initially, the pairing were disqualified for practising in a Jaguar that had the same racing number as another on the circuit at the same time, but they were reinstated. Hamilton's account has become a motor racing legend: when Jaguar team manager Lofty England persuaded the organisers to let them race, both drivers were already drunk in a local bar. England said: "Of course I would never have let them race under the influence. I had enough trouble when they were sober!" When the race was under way the team tried to sober Hamilton up by giving him coffee during the pit stops but he refused it, saying it made his arms twitch; instead he was given brandy. The alcohol must have helped when he struck a bird face first at 130 mph and broke his nose. Despite the bizarre circumstances, the duo went on to win the race and recorded the first 100 mph average speed at Le Mans, a record pace. Both England and Rolt have denied that they were drunk. Ahhhhh! The Golden Age! DUI and “slide rule CAD”… The C Type was sold to privateers who raced them all over the world, including The famed Carrera Panamericana… |
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Post by Gary Davis on Dec 14, 2022 13:53:27 GMT -5
GREAT build Dan! I really like the history of this car at Le Mans. "BRANDY FOR THE WINNERS"...LOL What a great back story.
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