Post by drdave on Jan 3, 2017 9:37:59 GMT -5
OK, its a new year and time for a new post. My latest in a series of tribute builds the 1953 Novi of Chet Miller. The "Dean of the Speedway". Miller had been racing at the speedway since 1930.
Miller was out practicing all day at the Speedway on May 15th. At 3:15 p.m. he was clocked at 138.46 mph right before his fatal crash. His wreck was similar to the one that killed Ralph Hepburn six years previously. Mechanics said the damage to the two cars was almost identical.
Both Hepburn and Miller were the oldest drivers on the track at the times of their deaths. Miller was 50, Hepburn 52. Both were killed in Novi Specials, on turns during practice runs, running into grass, with front-wheel-drive engine spin, and catapulting into the wall. Both held one and four lap records.
The model is one of Bill Jorgensen. I was lucky enough to find two here on the board. This one came from jamesharvey out of a collection he had bought. It was an old build-up, kinda rough but mostly complete. I stripped it, scratchbuilt a few parts and painted it with duplicolor. The decals are home-made by me and the gloss is Future.
I plan on building the Novi I got from Kip as the Hepburn car.
Dr Dave
Miller was out practicing all day at the Speedway on May 15th. At 3:15 p.m. he was clocked at 138.46 mph right before his fatal crash. His wreck was similar to the one that killed Ralph Hepburn six years previously. Mechanics said the damage to the two cars was almost identical.
Both Hepburn and Miller were the oldest drivers on the track at the times of their deaths. Miller was 50, Hepburn 52. Both were killed in Novi Specials, on turns during practice runs, running into grass, with front-wheel-drive engine spin, and catapulting into the wall. Both held one and four lap records.
The model is one of Bill Jorgensen. I was lucky enough to find two here on the board. This one came from jamesharvey out of a collection he had bought. It was an old build-up, kinda rough but mostly complete. I stripped it, scratchbuilt a few parts and painted it with duplicolor. The decals are home-made by me and the gloss is Future.
I plan on building the Novi I got from Kip as the Hepburn car.
Dr Dave
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