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Yeah, before all of a sudden engineers took vacations at the same time, packed extra transmission coolers in their luggage and somehow all ended up in the Bahamas at the same time. 🤣 What a coincidence!

Will you believe me if I say I love it? Not only a great looking model of the early GS, but also I am very happy to see you back. Regards, Ismael

Very nice concept and execution!

Nice job on the little car that could! The performance of those rockets is insane.

Great job on one of the most beautiful cars of all time.

That is a beautiful creation! The grille has some French vibe to it. Maybe it remind me of Citroen? The body has a hint of Talbot flavor to it and the interior has an Italian theme going with that Ferrari shifter. To top it off the engine detail is on point. Overall an outstanding build. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Can't believe how many hours are here, yet I still haven't thought about how I will eventually attach the wheels. Thanks, Ismael

Hello, There is more than a week of work here, yet I am still about halfway on the first of 4 corners... Thanks, Ismael

Nice! First one I see built since I built mine almost 20 years ago. The worst decals from what I remember. Thanks, Ismael

Hello Ken, Beautiful job on this racer! I am on an old Indy car kick lately. Love it!

Excellent job on this classic!

Great job. Love it!

Thank you! I'll check for that book.

Tap tap... is this thing on? Ohh Hello! If this looks like I am reviving a project that has been stalled for 17 years, well, that is EXACTLY what this is. One of the reasons this project got stalled was the flimsy white metal suspension. It has no structural rigidity and no way it can support the weight of this heavy chunk of resin. Fast forward 17 years to 2025. I may take another crack at this. This time, I'm trying to scratchbuild the suspension out of brass plus some other ideas trying to make this work. Worst case I'll need to add a discreet support under the car but that's a long way ahead. Also made a new brass axle to help support. I hope you don't have to wait 17 more years for next update... 😉 Thanks, Ismael

Hello, Another Aurora find. The 1922 Indy 500 winner. Now, as you all know I'm a sucker for historical research. Jimmy Murphy won de 1922 Indianapolis 500 race. You may have heard that he won the 1921 French Grand Prix in that same car. Well, there is a caveat to that. He did win the 1921 French Grand Prix in this Duesenberg car. He eventually bought that winning car, but swapped the Duesenberg engine for a Miller engine. That's the combination that won the 1922 Indy 500. But wait, there's more: One of the official Indianapolis Motor Speedway pictures of the day show Jimmy Murphy in car #8. But the car he ran and won the race was #35. Maybe that #8 is from a different date at the track? Maybe from qualifying? He did race as #8 in the races prior to Indianapolis. I still have to research more on that. To make it even more confusing, the actual car is in the IMS museum but it has #12 livery which I believe is the livery used in the 1921 French Grand Prix in LeMans. Anyways, I got a reasonably priced Aurora 1922 Murphy. Minor broken parts, but there are some missing parts like front axle, steering linkages, Motometer and probably a few more bits. Of course the wheels are the weakest link here. Not counting the wheels, it is a very simple and basic kit, yet it looks to be properly proportioned and it seems it can be made into a nice model. Let's see where this goes. Thanks, Ismael