Lizard Racing Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I wanted to do something different in the racecar area. This car won the 1955 Mille Miglia, an open-road race down the west side of Italy and back up the east side. Driver was Stirling Moss, with Denis Jenkinson navigating. Jenkinson prepared course notes in advance and fed Moss directions as they went. Moss later said he completely trusted Jenkinson's directions: if the said a curve could be taken flat out, it was taken flat out. They averaged just under 100 mph for the 1000 miles. The photo is Sir Stirling Moss giving Jay Leno a ride at Laguna Seca, I believe. Notice the inboard drum brakes! There is lots of detail in the kit, but I experienced some fitment problems. I had to tweak and modify some parts to get the proper fit with the major assemblies. One oddity of the car: The engine is not only tilted to the right (to get a lower hood line), but also shifted to the left to keep it in the center of the car. This means the clutch pedal is on the left and the driver has to straddle the transmission to reach the gas and brake! '50s tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very nicely done build on this iconic racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Great work! Looks stellar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very clean work, that turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Looks good. Gotta love these old '50s racers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very nice, first time I've seen this kit built. Did those wire wheels come in the kit? They look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very nice, love these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Nice, clean build. Love the seats. This is my favorite era for these types of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 A real nice build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Very nice build, the added picture is a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Racing Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, bbowser said: Very nice, first time I've seen this kit built. Did those wire wheels come in the kit? They look pretty good. The wire wheels were part of the kit. One of the best parts. To CHUCKYG1: The seats are covered with the kit decals. The only change from the kit is the Union Jack decals on the head fairings. The photo shows them, but they may not be original. The decals are from Vintage Racing Miniatures (VRM). Thanks for the kind comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Nice to see this kit built, nice job! I got one, but decided to sell it, still a cool subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 A fine build. Apparently things didn't go completely smoothly on the race. At one point Jenks gave the OK for a flat out stretch of road that in fact had a hump in it. While the car was airborne Moss glanced over at Jenks, who returned a glance of his own. Having made his point, and Jenks giving the correct reply, Moss rescued the flying car on landing and they got back on with the race. Classic Brit cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Great looking model! And nice to be reminded of Moss/Jenkins' epic ride. (Perhaps not everyone here knows that Pat Moss, Sterling's sister, was a very successful rally driver, sometimes in the most unlikely of cars (eg. Morris Minor, Austin a40 Farina). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Very, very nice. Love old race cars, and those old Silver Arrows were exceptional. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Nice build George. I don't have it but have built the Ulenhaut could and that was not an easy build so assume this would be the same. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Looks amazing, well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Racing Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 11:32 PM, TonyW said: A fine build. Apparently things didn't go completely smoothly on the race. At one point Jenks gave the OK for a flat out stretch of road that in fact had a hump in it. While the car was airborne Moss glanced over at Jenks, who returned a glance of his own. Having made his point, and Jenks giving the correct reply, Moss rescued the flying car on landing and they got back on with the race. Classic Brit cool. Yes, the day wasn't perfect. Look at photos of the front end in the day to see there were at least two prangs. But they got the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 This is such a cool car!! -FANTASTIC build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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