afx Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 https://itsworn.tumblr.com/post/159835484786/how-the-logghe-family-changed-the-face-of-the
Muncie Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 well, here goes. Anybody else have a better idea how to post these, let me know. not a Logghe chassis, but the plumbing details still apply. Please, Please, Please don't quote this post in a new post, let me know if you don't see anything. Revell 1/16 funny car instructions
Muncie Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) pages 9 thru 12 Edited May 22, 2019 by Muncie
afx Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Thank you Steve for posting the Revell instructions. What brand/style chassis does the Revell kit represent? Edited May 22, 2019 by afx
Muncie Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 I think the Revell chassis is kind of generic from around 1972 to 1974. They used it in a lot of kits and continued it past 1974 when the real thing started using chassis that were extended with the fuel tank ahead of the front axle. If it's anything, it is the chassis from the Whipple and McCulloch's Duster Revellution Demon which was Revell's first funny car. Car Craft, March 1972, says it is "Woody" (Race Car Engineering) chassis but other chassis builders used a similar design.
afx Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Woody Gilmore chassis? Edited May 22, 2019 by afx
Muncie Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 Although the tins are different around the roll cage, that appears to be it.
Straightliner59 Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 The Aurora chassis is most definitely a Woody. That, straight out of Tom West's mouth(fingers): " The second day we went down to Anaheim to Nelson Carter's place. I had done quite a few projects with Nelson, and he said he would be happy to help us out. We got there and the entire car, except for the rear end, was disassembled on the lawn. I think Keeler thought he had gone "Through the Looking Glass," as it was like driving up to a full shop scene. I guess that was part of the reaction from Jim, although I wasn't to know about it until much later. We did everything on the 426 and the Woody Gilmore Funny Car Chassis there." I am not sure about whether that Johan FC chassis is a replication of a one-off, or not. I'll keep digging around, and see what I can find.
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Some great material here, gennelmen. I'll save a lot of this, and save a lot of double-checking research time in the process.
peteski Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Muncie said: well, here goes. Anybody else have a better idea how to post these, let me know. not a Logghe chassis, but the plumbing details still apply. Please, Please, Please don't quote this post in a new post, let me know if you don't see anything. Revell 1/16 funny car instructions I see it all - awesome! Thank you Steve! Also thank you for "do not quote" request - it is so annoying to repeatedly have to scroll though the same photos over and over.
Mark Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Straightliner59 said: The Aurora chassis is most definitely a Woody. That, straight out of Tom West's mouth(fingers): " The second day we went down to Anaheim to Nelson Carter's place. I had done quite a few projects with Nelson, and he said he would be happy to help us out. We got there and the entire car, except for the rear end, was disassembled on the lawn. I think Keeler thought he had gone "Through the Looking Glass," as it was like driving up to a full shop scene. I guess that was part of the reaction from Jim, although I wasn't to know about it until much later. We did everything on the 426 and the Woody Gilmore Funny Car Chassis there." I am not sure about whether that Johan FC chassis is a replication of a one-off, or not. I'll keep digging around, and see what I can find. The Jo-Han Mickey Thompson chassis is a one-off. There was no 1:1 Mustang; there is a HOT ROD "phantom" cover shot of a "see-through" Mustang funny car, but it is on the Pinto's chassis. The M/T Pinto chassis was indeed made of titanium tubing. It took much longer to build, and wasn't much lighter than a steel tube chassis, so the second one never got built. That one chassis was used quite a bit, as Thompson only had one Pinto funny car. The later Revell kit is actually the same car that Jo-Han made their kit of, just a later version. The Jo-Han Gene Snow Challenger chassis isn't necessarily a one-off, but it isn't a typical design either.
afx Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) For reference here is the Johan Pinto FC chassis. The Mustang kit includes the same chassis. And an excellent build of the kit. Edited May 23, 2019 by afx
afx Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 The later Revell version of Mickey Thompson's Pinto that Mark mentions.
afx Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) From what I have read the Snake & Mongoose Funny Cars used Exhibition Engineering chassis built by Ron Scrima. https://bangshift.com/general-news/pioneering-drag-race-chassis-builder-ron-scrima-passes/ Edited May 23, 2019 by afx
Straightliner59 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 53 minutes ago, afx said: From what I have read the Snake & Mongoose Funny Cars used Exhibition Engineering chassis built by Ron Scrima. That is a certainty, as well! I just got one of the Johan Pinto FCs in the mail, yesterday. For a good price, for a Johan kit!
Straightliner59 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Here are some more of Tom West's photos. These are reference photos he took of the Radici and Wise Vega, for use in the development of the Aurora Racing Scenes kits. I also have some of his design drawings. He sent all this stuff to me, to accompany an article on the StraightLineModeler website, in which he told the story of those kits, from his perspective. Anyhoo...since he sent them for publication on the web, I am sure he'd be fine with me sharing them, here. Tom was a great guy, and was always willing to help out modelers, however he could. He's sorely missed.
afx Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 More great reference photos Daniel, keep'm coming!
Straightliner59 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, afx said: More great reference photos Daniel, keep'm coming! Okay!
Sam I Am Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Amazing reference material. Thanks to all those who are adding to it.?
iBorg Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 6:26 AM, Mark said: The Jo-Han Mickey Thompson chassis is a one-off. There was no 1:1 Mustang; there is a HOT ROD "phantom" cover shot of a "see-through" Mustang funny car, but it is on the Pinto's chassis. I have to disagree. See the attached.
Force Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, iBorg said: I have to disagree. See the attached. Yup...me too. I read somewhere that the chassis in the Pinto and Mustang was Woody Gilmore. Edited May 24, 2019 by Force
Snake45 Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 Very interesting. Maybe I'll do my JoHan Mustang funny that way. Does Slixx have the decals?
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