PatW Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) On moving a few things around at home I came across Bench Racer by Andy Kellock in the June 2015 edition of Scale Auto magazine, so spurring me to do something with the Tamiya road version of this car. Box stock bar a half roll cage, doorside 'bullet' mirror, rear boot mounted fuel filler, short exhausts and decals. Adding also Tamiya Italian Red paint work and gloss white front corner as per research of these iconic racers. Edited September 1, 2019 by PatW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I like that a lot, Pat. I remember driving my sisters 1750 GTV back in the seventies, great fun apart from the 'knees bent arms outstretched' driving position! On hers the door handles were only held in place by the mechanism, the sheet metal around them had rusted all away... Lovely 5-speed 'box made up for the lack of torque, and on the upside it did love to rev. Cheers, -Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice looking Alfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Thanks guys. Don thanks for your comments on the 1750 GTV, I saw racing versions of those too some years ago, when I was a race marshall at Silverstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice job, good looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 A real nice build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt fan Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Pat ..looks really good. Well done. Always liked this kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Thanks Tim. yes a very nice kit although when finally fitting the body over the chassis it dislodged one side of the bonnet hinge fixing bracket behind the grille! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Great looking Alfa, nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Love this build! Any idea if this Tamiya kit is still available out there anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Thanks guys, and yes I've seen this kit advertised as a new kit on ebay but in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Great job Pat. I like this a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Love the way that turned out. It's definitely a gem of a kit that I hope Tamiya reissues again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Very nice GTA, Pat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Thanks guys, yes I seen some of the Tamiya version on sale here in the UK on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Siemens Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Cheers Lyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Very nice Pat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thanks Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I always liked this particular car. Nice to see your build of it. Well done for sure! cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Cheers Tim, I've been watching various historic saloon car races on YouTube of Goodwood Revival meetings and seeing these flying through corners on three wheels, full beans/flat to the floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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