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Everything posted by ea0863
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BTW; are you all enjoying my snip-its from here and there? And what articles are getting you revved up?
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One of the earlier articles I've run across regarding scale model builders. This was about a gentleman named Al Jimenez. Anybody know him or know about him?
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This Henry J caught my attention from HRM August 1951. These had to be kind of the "hot hatch" of their day, along with their British counterparts. A lovely car I would enjoy building.
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Charles, here's a great photo of one of these Frenzel superchargers on a Ford engine. I myself have a 3d printed Frenzel on a Lincoln V12 I'm looking forward to dropping into the right build!
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...but stayed tuned, the really crazy stuff didn't really seem to start till the 50's got underway!
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And finally, a mid-engined 1927 T-Roadster! Apparently anything went during this heyday of "Hot Rodding" cars. (HRM September 1950)
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Nothing like a guy who takes a Cord sedan, drops in a Mercury engine, and goes racing! I'm assuming he did this for the front wheel drive, but it's a wild ride in any case!
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And off in a different direction, HRM October 1949 had an earlier iteration of the Pierson Brothers Salt Flats racer. I have seen diecasts of this vehicle, but don't know if any scale models exist. In any case, it would be fun to build this earlier version in "as raced" condition.
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HRM October 1948 had an interesting article regarding a channeled 1941 Mercury done by Barris Custom Shop. What a beautiful car. I don't know my "Lead Sled" history very well, but may I assume this was one of the earlier attempts? In any event, I would love to build one of these.
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Came out awesome Jeremy!
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Apparently, there were no rules back then... From HRM October 1949, I present the "burn yourself on the way in and out" roadster...
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Claude, you can now get all issues of Hot Rod Magazine from 1948 - 2021 online for free! https://www.motortrend.com/hotrod-archive/
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You can now get all issues of Hot Rod Magazine from 1948 - 2021 online for free! https://www.motortrend.com/hotrod-archive/
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The January 1949 HRM cover had this one. Inside an article with cutaway drawing and everything needed to scratch build this beauty...
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I would guess they were going for a bit of the Ford GT prototype look, since these were so famous at the time...
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Under the heading of "Photos that inspire me to build" is this beauty from April 1948 of HRM: If anyone else runs across a great photo/article/advertisement, I hope you'll post it here. Just make sure to note the issue of HRM so the rest of us can check it out too!