Claude Thibodeau Posted June 1 Posted June 1 Hi! I won an AMT Lola Indy car as a door prize at a show last year, and since I'm not into Indy cars, I wondered what to do with it. So... Took the floorpan and IFS, scratchbuilt a grille, and used the hood/cowl from an old Monogram Sprint car, all modified. The mags/tires are from the Lola. Scratchbuilt: interior, seat, dash, handlebars, windshield, swingarm, belt and pulley, brakes, cyclop stop, rear bulkhead, etc. . The exhaust pipes are from Testor's Smoothster. Side wings from a Revell plane, truncated. The Spyders are already very popular, might be the time for a racing program... Hours of fun with styrene! CT 9
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 On 6/1/2025 at 7:15 AM, PappyD340 said: Simply awesome, well done! Thank you Larry. The compact aspect of it made it more complicated to build that I expected, but fun nonetheless. CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 10 Author Posted June 10 On 6/1/2025 at 11:10 AM, Mike 1017 said: Very Very Nice Thnaks Mike, happy you like it! CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 14 Author Posted June 14 On 6/1/2025 at 3:03 PM, Michael F said: Cool idea and nice result, thumbs up !!😎 Thank you Michael! CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 18 Author Posted June 18 On 6/3/2025 at 5:51 AM, TooOld said: Very cool ! Great work Claude ! Thanks Bob! CT
Dragline Posted June 18 Posted June 18 No kidding! That's awesome. Although I do see those stupid 3 wheel abominations around in the summers here. This one is a far cry from those things. Raptors or T-Rex, or some such nonsense. I guess if you cannot keep 2 wheels up, these are the next best thing? 1
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 On 6/5/2025 at 4:27 PM, John B. said: If it were real, it would make for one wild ride - nicely done! Thank you John, I agree! CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted Monday at 12:07 PM Author Posted Monday at 12:07 PM On 6/10/2025 at 10:04 AM, slusher said: Now that’s a unique but well done build! Love it! Thanks Carl! I try to "think out of the box"...LOL. CT
Claude Thibodeau Posted Wednesday at 08:03 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 08:03 PM On 6/18/2025 at 8:51 AM, Dragline said: No kidding! That's awesome. Although I do see those stupid 3 wheel abominations around in the summers here. This one is a far cry from those things. Raptors or T-Rex, or some such nonsense. I guess if you cannot keep 2 wheels up, these are the next best thing? Thanks Bob! Having driven a Spyder myself twice, I must say it is NOT a motorcycle, more like an item for those who do not wish to master the art of riding a motorcycle, while still riding with their friends. Oh well... CT
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