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Post by Patrick on Mar 24, 2019 16:00:10 GMT -5
In 1963 Rob Walker took his Ferguson 4WD to Down Under and driven by Graham Hill won the Lakeside Tasman race...  well, why not? It was raining like a bucket with holes.  Marx toys made a 1/25 Ferguson if but a bit inaccurate. [img src="  " alt=" "] I decided to build a simple conversion with some details only in the cockpit area. I made two cuts to separate the top and bottom halves allowing me to add the interior details.  Well, this is the only photo of the finished car...i accidentally erased the others!  bummer. |
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Post by Gary Davis on Mar 24, 2019 17:42:05 GMT -5
Patrick...you've done it again. Cool build.
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Post by robh on Mar 24, 2019 20:19:19 GMT -5
Terrific model! Check out the paddock in the 1st photo.
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Post by Calvin on Mar 25, 2019 0:28:18 GMT -5
Thats one mean looking machine!
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Post by racerbrown on Mar 25, 2019 4:51:01 GMT -5
great model of a strange looking car!
duane
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Post by kurzheck on Mar 25, 2019 10:49:33 GMT -5
Nice work as always Patrick. I'm glad to see one of these built!
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Post by mjjracer on Mar 25, 2019 13:21:30 GMT -5
Very nice Patrick! Great subject. Not sure why, but as a kid I was obsessed with this car.
And for the Indycar tie in, the last Novi's used Ferguson developed 4WD.
Great work as always.
MJ
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Post by 1961redlegs on Mar 26, 2019 21:38:45 GMT -5
Amazing work. A beautiful car + Graham Hill = a winner in my book!
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Post by Patrick on Mar 30, 2019 19:12:13 GMT -5
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Post by Patrick on Mar 30, 2019 19:15:09 GMT -5
My sincere thanks to my com-padre Trevor as he sent this little beastie to me!! And thanks to all of you. I'm starting to get lazy and sloppy in my old age, but I'm hanging in there.
Patrick
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Post by jamesharvey on Mar 31, 2019 9:51:48 GMT -5
Glad you found and posted the rest of the photos. As MJ said, this car is the father of the designs that took shape in the NOVI which appeared at Indy in 1964. The car was driven by Bobby Unser finishing 32nd after being involved in the tragic accident. I recall reading somewhere that Bobby said he survived by simply flooring the accelerator and smashing his way through using the power of the four-wheel drive. Thanks for the history.
Jim
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Post by johnwebster on Apr 6, 2019 2:57:12 GMT -5
It was the last front engine car to win a Formula 1 race, at Oulton Park in 1961 with Stirling Moss driving.
In a 1997 interview for Motor Sport magazine, Sir Stirling Moss nominated the P99 as his favourite of all the F1 cars he drove. This was considered high praise from a man who drove the Mercedes W196, Maserati 250F, Vanwall, and Cooper T51.
Thank you Patrick for building this gem.
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Post by Art Laski on Apr 7, 2019 23:13:53 GMT -5
Patrick,
These transformations always amaze me. Nice work!!!
-Art
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Post by indy on Apr 8, 2019 9:38:34 GMT -5
Great job, Patrick. The exhaust, interior, and suspension upgrades were all good time investments. Good looking blue paint, too.
Jordan
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