James2 Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) This is what they called a Cutdown, back in the day... Narrowed frame, 1/4'rd body, scratch built roll bar and suspension parts and alot of parts box mix and match. It will be white and green. Edited February 18, 2008 by JAMES2
Raul_Perez Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 That's interesting. When and where did they race these?
theflame Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 PS: I'd love to hear more about the 1:1s that inspired this too...
James2 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) Here is a look at the Finn's car I will be doing this car in 1/8 scale this spring! The black car in the back ground is what inspired me for this build... From what I have learned these cars raced in New York state mostly, back in the fifties. At tracks like the Pines and Westboro. Very light for the day and very dangerous to drive... If your interrested there is a book by Lew Boyd called "Hot cars and Cool drivers" that tells the whole colorful story! Visit this Website There is great info and really good people there. Edited February 17, 2008 by JAMES2
James2 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Posted February 18, 2008 This is it with some paint on it, rusted up a little. I be detailing it next. Thank you for looking...
kasteer Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 That's really cool! Looks great... very interesting.
Uncle Mike Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 This is what they called a Cutdown, back in the day... Narrowed frame, 1/4'rd body, scratch built roll bar and suspension parts and alot of parts box mix and match. It will be white and green. "This is what they called a Cutdown, back in the day..." ACTUALLY, 'Cutdowns' were the description of Model T's that were stripped and underslung, long before the Model A's and '32s were manufactured. 'Hot Rod' was the next buzzword, and we Californians suffered for it. Police were bent to write tickets for no fenders, and eben confiscate 'cutdowns' and 'hot rods', to put a stop to street racing. Nice to see that some Racing concerns picked up the term.
Uncle Mike Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 This is what they called a Cutdown, back in the day... Narrowed frame, 1/4'rd body, scratch built roll bar and suspension parts and alot of parts box mix and match. It will be white and green. "This is what they called a Cutdown, back in the day..." ACTUALLY, 'Cutdowns' were the description of Model T's that were stripped and underslung, long before the Model A's and '32s were manufactured. 'Hot Rod' was the next buzzword, and we Californians suffered for it. Police were bent to write tickets for no fenders, and eben confiscate 'cutdowns' and 'hot rods', to put a stop to street racing. Nice to see that some Racing concerns picked up the term.
James2 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Posted February 24, 2008 Thanks for the info, Mike. These cars were mainly from the western N.Y. area and they race in the mid to late 50's. I think in reality they where cut up jalopies. With most guys switching from Flatheads, to small blocks. Some of the ran the potent "Crossfire" flatties! The race cars were very light and dangerous to drive. Quite a few men lost thier lives in cars like these. You can see my finished version in "Underglass"
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