Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) One night, I was doing an online image search and stumbled across some vintage GATR (Great American Truck Race) photos. I immediately wanted to try to build something like what I was seeing in the pics, and I had an incomplete Diamond Reo kit, so I decided to put two and two together. This was basically a quick, two-weekend project, and I used whatever I had on hand. The paint was done outside with rattle cans, so it would intentionally be a bit on the rough side... I actually wish it looked a little shabbier than it does. It appears that GATR racers tended to favor disc wheels, but a few did run spoke wheels, so that's what I went with on this. The exhaust, roll bar, rear bumper, and side guards are scratchbuilt, while the fuel tank and batteries have been moved behind the cab. The parts box coughed up various doodads, such as the side-view mirrors and the single racing seat. I have absolutely no idea how accurate it is, as I was basically going only by pictures and what little info I could glean from various online articles. But, it was a fun little project and it's an interesting shelf-filler, so I'd call it a win. Edited June 13, 2016 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Great and cool build Chuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 You nailed this one Chuck!! I've been wanting to do something like this myself. I like the wire nut air filter. Great idea! Great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks pretty darned good, to me.....Great job using your imagination on this one....I'm sure somebody could have something very similar in 1:1, If they had thought of using a DR....I think it's awesome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Cool idea.. Turned out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks pretty darned good, to me.....Great job using your imagination on this one....I'm sure somebody could have something very similar in 1:1, If they had thought of using a DR....I think it's awesome.... X X's 2 I like it Nice fill in project! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Great build. Looks spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Chuck, you put together some of the coolest stuff...............that is just too cool............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 great work ! very original, I like it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Trucker Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 nice idea made very creative and well photographed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Awesome concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 That is a fantastic concept and fantastic build. I really like what you have created!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 That is pretty neat. Good way to clean out the parts box, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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