Chuck Most Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) One night, I was doing an online image search and stumbled across some vintage GATR (Great American Truck Race) photos. I immediately wanted to try to build something like what I was seeing in the pics, and I had an incomplete Diamond Reo kit, so I decided to put two and two together. This was basically a quick, two-weekend project, and I used whatever I had on hand. The paint was done outside with rattle cans, so it would intentionally be a bit on the rough side... I actually wish it looked a little shabbier than it does. It appears that GATR racers tended to favor disc wheels, but a few did run spoke wheels, so that's what I went with on this. The exhaust, roll bar, rear bumper, and side guards are scratchbuilt, while the fuel tank and batteries have been moved behind the cab. The parts box coughed up various doodads, such as the side-view mirrors and the single racing seat. I have absolutely no idea how accurate it is, as I was basically going only by pictures and what little info I could glean from various online articles. But, it was a fun little project and it's an interesting shelf-filler, so I'd call it a win. Edited June 13, 2016 by Chuck Most
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 You nailed this one Chuck!! I've been wanting to do something like this myself. I like the wire nut air filter. Great idea! Great work!!
kilrathy10 Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Looks pretty darned good, to me.....Great job using your imagination on this one....I'm sure somebody could have something very similar in 1:1, If they had thought of using a DR....I think it's awesome....
gatorincebu Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Looks pretty darned good, to me.....Great job using your imagination on this one....I'm sure somebody could have something very similar in 1:1, If they had thought of using a DR....I think it's awesome.... X X's 2 I like it Nice fill in project! Be Well Gator
tbill Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Chuck, you put together some of the coolest stuff...............that is just too cool............
V8 Trucker Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 nice idea made very creative and well photographed
extmcdriver Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 That is a fantastic concept and fantastic build. I really like what you have created!!!
SpreadAxle Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 That is pretty neat. Good way to clean out the parts box, too.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now