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Post by alwaysindy on Apr 6, 2023 10:39:59 GMT -5
What I have been working on…  And the chassis…  ARM kit, from Etzel…well done,easy to put together, and significant in Indy history…First car to go the distance on 1 set of tires! Comments, questions welcome! Tim |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Apr 6, 2023 11:55:50 GMT -5
Well this is just really cool!
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Post by hurtubise56 on Apr 6, 2023 11:58:34 GMT -5
Looks like a great start! Green looks right and I love that woodgrain!
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Post by Gary Davis on Apr 6, 2023 12:17:32 GMT -5
Oh yea...looking real good Tim. That chassis is KILLER!
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Post by raceparke on Apr 6, 2023 13:49:56 GMT -5
Looking very nice! I’m watching with greenness at this green beauty as it’s the one Etzel I didn’t get that I wish now I had. Looking forward to the next installment.
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Post by 1961redlegs on Apr 6, 2023 19:12:58 GMT -5
This is a great job so far!
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Post by alwaysindy on Apr 14, 2023 11:59:54 GMT -5
Gentlemen: Thanks for the kind comments! This turned out to be a super enjoyable build.  1920 technology on overgrown bicycle tires. The 1920 race is important for several reasons... 1)Changed from 1 lap average for qualifying to 4 lap average. Made Indy 500 qualifying more difficult, to say the least. 2) Winner used only 1 set of tires: Firestone "Barney Oldfields". Firestone tires would win every 500 until 1967. 3)$100 Lap Leader prize established. Joe Boyer,a Chevrolet team driver lead 92 laps and the $9,200 was almost as much as Second Place money! ![]() Rear view...  Front with distinctive nose...  Gaston's "workplace"...  Engine pics... ![]()     Mechanical brakes...wow...  Taking the checkered flag...this idea was soon dropped!  In Victory Lane; note the brake line...  I hope you guys like her as much as I did! Comments, questions welcome! Tim |
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Post by hurtubise56 on Apr 14, 2023 12:23:36 GMT -5
Ooooh, a green race car! Lore has it that Gaston's wreck at the Beverly Hills board track later in 1920 was the origin of the "green" superstition.
A great build of a very significant car. So, is that woodgrain a decal or what?
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Post by kyledehart5 on Apr 14, 2023 18:03:37 GMT -5
So very cool Tim. Turned out awesome.
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Post by Gary Davis on Apr 15, 2023 12:17:54 GMT -5
Another GREAT build from your bench, Tim! The History is very cool. That Indiana Jones bridge for the flag man...is not a good idea. Nothing to hang on too if that thing tips...even a little. I wonder what GENIUS thought of that Brilliant idea. Do you know how long they used that Bridge?
Wow...after I went back and really looked hard...I could make out a wire in front of the flag man. Still...that guy had to be high on booze (or something else) to climb out there and flag that Race...LOL
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Post by jj66 on Apr 16, 2023 5:45:16 GMT -5
Great build! I love weathering on the tires.
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Post by indytreads on May 7, 2023 9:34:38 GMT -5
Really cool Tim! What scale is this? Joe
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Post by alwaysindy on May 7, 2023 15:35:35 GMT -5
Brian(Hurtibise56): Forgot to answer this! It is a decal… bought for my Aston Martin DBR 1…if you need some, let me know…  Joe: 1/25th…the Indycar model standard… Thanks for all the kind comments! Tim |
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Post by indydog on May 7, 2023 15:51:41 GMT -5
Very cool!
If you don't mind... where did you get that wood trim decal Tim?
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Post by alwaysindy on May 7, 2023 21:53:01 GMT -5
Indydog:
Gofer Decals on EBay…
Tim
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