Ace-Garageguy Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 The real one... The "reproduction"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I think there's a lot more going on here than a lack of tape measure. I think, perhaps, the builders eyesight was compromised. As in, completely blind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Maybe the guy driving was 6'10", not 5'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 So if back in the day the guys at Palmer Plastics were to go off the reproduction here, does that mean the kit would have ended up proportioned correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake69 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 So if back in the day the guys at Palmer Plastics were to go off the reproduction here, does that mean the kit would have ended up proportioned correctly?Or, like Picasso, an ear would end up in the wheel spokes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Or, like Picasso, an ear would end up in the wheel spokes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I really like the real one and would love a kit of it. The copy............not so much. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think they're both pretty goofy looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I think they're both pretty goofy looking...Harry, the original Barney Oldfield "Golden Submarine" was pretty much right on the money for 1919, when it was built, and as restored/reproduced by a Michigan enthusiast back about 25yrs ago (I've seen it in person, it's really pretty awesome. However, the later "reproduction" is just plain awful--I've seen it multiple times, as the guy keeps running it through the auction at Auburn IN over Labor Day. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Pico Elgin, of the ACME club here, developed the 3D file and had this 1/24 scale model of the car printed. Pretty slick, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Harry might like it better if it had mirrors ! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 All the mirrors in the world won't save that thing. It's just flat-out UGLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 All the mirrors in the world won't save that thing. It's just flat-out UGLY. Perhaps, but it WAS state of the art aerodynamics for the time. Unfortunately, what the air likes doesn't always go hand in hand with what the mind and eye like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I know meme posts aren't encouraged here, but this one definitely applies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrindy77 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The street rod version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I just smoked a near-lethal amount of crack, and I still don't see how they got from Point A to Point B on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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