Olde School Racecars_really old

[Gramps46]

Before computers and printers generated models some of us made our own from materials that were available to us.

Share with us your old school creations.

Edited March 23, 2022 by Gramps46

[cobraman]

Nice !  I love number 98 !

[PappyD340]

Cool group!

[1959scudetto]

Fascinating models, Gary - show us more, please!

[lucky 130]

Is #99 a King Cobra? It's pretty kool if it is. Shucks they're all great!

[Gramps46]

Here is some background on the models pictured as requested.

Ferrari 166MM - Made a 1/25 scale drawing and carved the body from a piece of firewood.  Provided to Herb Deeks who did a casting of it but Mike Quarterman and Paul Fisher beat us to it.

Ferrari TR58 - Made a 1/25 drawing and using a technique by Don Emmons and carved the body from 4 pieces of wood, 2 sides, the hood, and the trunk.  Later the paint started flakeing off so it is now in restoration.

Ferrari TRI61 - Made a 1/25 scale drawing and the Don Emmons 4 piece wood technique carved the body.

Cunningham C4R - Made a body using sections profiles and Bondo and provided to Paul Fisher.  

 

Corvette SS - Made the body using Bondo and sent to Andy Martin.  Picture is the mockup I gave to Andy.

Bugatti T57 - Made a body using section profiles and Bondo and sent to Pico Elgin who finished it off.  Profil24 and LeMans Miniatures beat us to production though.

The following bodies were made using vacuum formed slot car bodies as the female molds and lined with Bondo.

Cobra Flip Top - 

Shelby/Cooper King Cobra - 

Cobra Super Coupe - Body provided to Mini Exotics who released a transkit for the Monogram 427 Cobra kit.

 

 

Edited March 26, 2022 by Gramps46

[Ace-Garageguy]

Very impressive old-school craftsmanship.   

[1959scudetto]

5 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Very impressive old-school craftsmanship.   

x 2: Absolutely fabulous, Gary - I never could do this.

[absmiami]

This is a cool thread …

[89AKurt]

Thanks for posting this.  I'm lucky to have a Paul Fisher BAT.  The closest I came to scratch building a body, was to carve out of a block of Mahogany a design of mine.  Can't find a picture. ?