sjordan2 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Killer. Great find, Harry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 No! The 'man' is a 2:1 scale model, he is clearly less realistic than the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Maybe that guy is just really tall. Like, really, really tall. A very tall cowboy. Edited November 29, 2013 by Erik Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) What scale is that? Beautiful model by the way. It looks like it could be driven by a little person.There is a scaled down '49 Mercury around here that is driven on the highway, it looks like about the same scale. Edited November 29, 2013 by rmvw guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Excerpt from Ernie Adams' site about this car, his 49-Merc and others... http://www.dwarfcarpromotions.com (Loads a little slow). Ernie started with photos taken from a full-sized '39 Chevy 2 door sedan. He took pictures of the front, rear, both sides and everything in between. All measurements needed were taken off these pictures. Ernie looked for a donor car with 12-inch wheels. He found a '72 Toyota in an alleyway and was able to get it for free. By using the Toyotas complete drive train, all parts remained compatible. Ernie began construction in 1990. He spent two and a half years from start to finish. This car is a solid 1770 lbs. and will cruise at highway speeds with ease. Ernie’s '39 Chevy Dwarf has been on the road for sixteen years and has 54,000 miles on it to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I don't know, Harry. It seems to me if it can be driven by a person, it's not a model. I would call it a replica, but not a model. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Well I got fooled!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) Isn't a model a replica? Whether it's driveable or not? Ya fooled alotta folks with this one Harry! Edited November 30, 2013 by george 53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Harrry Looks like you got us all, but I have to say you really pushed the limits on this one. I was very intrigued and read the web site. These are street legal cars and have been driven across multiple states. These cars straddle a fine line between a model and a custom car. Yes, it is scaled down so I suppose that would fit the definition of a model, but they have Toyota running gear. If he had a scaled down flathead with running gear I would probably think it leaned closer to a model. As I said this is getting into a real gray area. Perhaps a separate thread on "what is a model" would be started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherunicorn Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Finally, a model car that was good enough to fool us. It would also explain why the rear spats are too big. Edited December 1, 2013 by otherunicorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 These cars straddle a fine line between a model and a custom car. They are miniature representations of the real thing. That's a scale model in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was wrong again. l really thought it was real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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