1976 caprice estate wagon

[greatsack69]

Scratch built estate wagon demo derby car. 

[American 185 Heavy]

Nice, but what this has to do with scale model cars is beyond me..

[greatsack69]

It's a 1/24th scale plastic model

[RichCostello]

32 minutes ago, American 185 Heavy said:

Nice, but what this has to do with scale model cars is beyond me..

What does a scale model car have to do with scale model cars? HMMMMM.

[vincen47]

Neat model. Really cool to see all of the extensive, and accurate modifications done to cars to make them derby-ready. It would make a great load on a trailer, headed to the county fair. I love the foam and the torn up seat. Great details!

Edited November 3, 2018 by vincen47

[iamsuperdan]

2 hours ago, American 185 Heavy said:

Nice, but what this has to do with scale model cars is beyond me..

 

Can't tell if troll or serious.

[Carmak]

I have had a lot of exposure to derby cars over the years. It is not often I see such a clean build. Well done.

 

[ChrisR]

COOL!!!

[disabled modeler]

One word.....Cool..!

[espo]

Looking at the first couple of pictures it looked interesting, then seeing the chassis you can see the attention to the detailing  like the drive shaft braking. After looking at the pictures of the engine and interior this really comes to life. Someone knows more than a little about this type of vehicle and how they are put together. While not something I would do for myself that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the efforts put into this build.   I really like this a lot. 

[Oldmopars]

This is realy cool. I love the interior details. All the extra structure and mods really show how much work you put into this. Well done.

[greatsack69]

Thank you everyone.

[NYLIBUD]

On 11/3/2018 at 1:39 PM, American 185 Heavy said:

Nice, but what this has to do with scale model cars is beyond me..

Huh?Its a model CAR,and a very cool one.Great job.

[Spex84]

Love it! 

I think I learned a thing or two about derby car prep just from observing the details in this model. I like how it's built in a very clear style with parts called out in contrasting colors, almost like a technical diagram. 

One thing that jumps out at me--I've been to a couple derbies and the cars were never reinforced quite THIS much! Must be a different rule set