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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 6:55:15 GMT -5
A few weeks ago I was surfing EBAY and came across this toy called SSP that brought back memories of my childhood. If you guys aren't familar with SSP's, they were these cars that you inserted a cogged rip cord into the large wheel and pulled like crazy. We would zoom these things down the driveway and over homemade ramps and just pretty much abuse them. I had the twin bodied car but the envy of the neighborhood was the kid that had the Indy car. Oh, how I wanted the Indy car but for some reason I never got one. Well, now that I am older and still a kid at heart, I jumped at the chance to get the one I just found on EBAY and $10 later it was mine! It arrived at my house last Thursday so I took a break from my normal stuff and three screws later had the thing apart. I washed the body, wet sanded it and then painted it Tamiya Racing Red. Some home made #1 decals and some left over STP decals and WA LA! My very own Mario Andretti SSP! It's fun being a kid even at my age! Stu [img src="http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/sbenford/SSP02.jpg" ![]() img] [img src="http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu127/sbenford/SSP01.jpg" ![]() img] |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Mar 29, 2010 7:44:28 GMT -5
Hey Stu, that looks better than the Delta Wing car!!
John
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 8:21:05 GMT -5
"Hey Stu, that looks better than the Delta Wing car!!"
;D ;D ;D
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Post by SWT500 on Mar 29, 2010 9:53:12 GMT -5
SWOOOOOOOOPY!!!!!
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Post by herk56 on Mar 29, 2010 10:47:09 GMT -5
Very cool! I went thru a lot of those as a kid, never had that one.
Brian
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Post by professor on Mar 29, 2010 10:48:08 GMT -5
Guys, believe it or not, I designed this car as a co-op at Kenner Toys in the early 70's. I was a co-op student and later became director of design during the "Golden Years" at Kenner when we had Star Wars, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake etc. I worked at Kenner until 1991. It was absolutely the best job I will ever have. ( with the exception of Grant King Racing but that wasn't a "real " job.
Stu, The car looks great!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 10:56:04 GMT -5
Very cool Tom and I believe it! I came really close to turning it into Al Unser's Lightning but wanted to save those decals.
Great that you designed it and a great story.
Stu
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Post by "500 LEGENDS" on Mar 29, 2010 10:59:40 GMT -5
I bought one of these on eBay a couple of years ago!! Man I had fun with those cars when I was little!! Great conversion Stu... brings back a lot of great memories...thanks for sharing that!!
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Post by indy on Mar 29, 2010 12:36:01 GMT -5
That's cool!
Jordan
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 15:00:48 GMT -5
Stu,
Very cool!!!! I remember those! Nice work on that sucker!
Best to you!
Russ
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Post by racerbrown on Mar 29, 2010 19:43:37 GMT -5
hey russ,
if you're going to play with that thing don't do it in the front yard where the neighbors can see you!
duane
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Post by clm1545 on Mar 29, 2010 21:20:38 GMT -5
hey russ, if you're going to play with that thing don't do it in the front yard where the neighbors can see you! duane Heck, I would. My neighbors already know I'm crazy. Craig |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 21:25:46 GMT -5
Duane,
Kind of like what they say about "dating" a fat woman, is like riding a moped......A great deal of fun to ride, but you don't want your friends to see you on it!!! ;D
Best to you!
Russ
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