Mark Robison

Don did your Midget Kit have the red bake light wheels in the kit or the black wheels? I've seen these kits with both wheel styles in red or black.

Yeah i know.. WWII lasted six years September 1,1939 - September 2,1945 speaking of models the kids wanted back then.. ( like tanks.) ACE also had a tank kit called General Shermans U.S Army M 4 Tank kit # 544. picked one up off of E-bay along with the English MG kit.

There were 2 jeep kits in his line up for kits.. the civilian jeep kit no. 246 and then the U.S Army jeep kit no. 242 ( same kit just did not have wooden bed rails on the Army jeep!) Plus the JEEPSTER kit no. 7r I've been told that.. Out of all the car/truck model kits in Gordan A. Babb's line up that he sold more jeep kits over the years then all the rest of the kits.

Image of the Ace pick- up kit 1R.. and Dirt track racer kit 4-R Thought id share these kits with you all as well. The Midget 5R kit. And the large Midget kit 10R scale 1 in to 1 ft. The Jaguar kit 25R. The Sport Roadster kit 146 scale 1/2 in to 1 ft. And the 1954 Corvette kit 30R. Any how hope you enjoy building or collecting these vintage balsa Ace Model of Merit kits.

According to this web site the T-rod kit release date is 1951. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/ace-products-company-3r-t-rod--1148455 So it fits with in the time frame of 1952 in the last image with the Pinewood Derby cars that date to 1953 for the first race and 1954 & 1955 for the LA parks and recreation Pinewood Derby Races. Some images of the Jalopy kit. and the T-Rod kit.

Late to the topic but can help with info on Ace Model of Merit kits. Image shows models add for there kits.. starting with Ace Pick-up kit R1 Next in line would have been the Jalopy kit R2 then the T Rod kit R3. Most of the instruction sheets drawings are to scale with the model size. The wheel types do change on the different kits as well.. however the Pick- up, Jalopy and T Rod kits use the same wheel type 1 1/4" in diameter. The Finished T rod car would be about 5 3/4" long and 3in wide. A good place to find wheels as close to a match of the ACE model wheels that i know of. Are out of vintage pinewood derby car kits. https://www.pinewoodpro.com/vintage-wheel-and-axle-set.html The next PWD kit type that matches the screws for axles. https://www.pinewoodderbycars.com/Pinewood-Derby-Cars-s/31.htm A few pics of some Ace Model of Merit kits I have collected. Ace jalopy cars. Most mistake the Ace Model of Merit cars as Pinewood Derby cars. Like this image seen in the National Pinewood Derby Museum and Pinewood Derby Hall of Fame.https://www.pinewoodpro.com/mm5/5.00/merchant.mvc?Screen=CONTENT&store_code=PinewoodDerbyCar&scotsblogger_slug=pinewood-derby-museum The 2 cars seen in top left of the display that pre date the Pinewood Derby One of them is an Ace Models car.. The Blue car looks like the Ace T-Rod kit no.3 in fact if you in large the pic you will see T-rod painted on the trunk plus see the #3 decals on the car.