Harry P. Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 How about this odd looking thing? Real or model? The answer: MODEL!
george 53 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Well Harry, now you've gone an dun it! Ok, I KNOW this is a REAL car, cause I've seen pictures of it, BUT the one you posted looks like a MODEL of it. Don't know WHY I think it's a model, but I do. Maybe the louvers in the hood? No visible valve stems?( I even got the ol Opti-Visor's out!) So I'mma runnin with MODEL!!!!!!!!!!
MikeMc Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 since its already been chopped I think it needs to be sectioned now....
Pete J. Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Well Harry, now you've gone an dun it! Ok, I KNOW this is a REAL car, cause I've seen pictures of it, BUT the one you posted looks like a MODEL of it. Don't know WHY I think it's a model, but I do. Maybe the louvers in the hood? No visible valve stems?( I even got the ol Opti-Visor's out!) So I'mma runnin with MODEL!!!!!!!!!! George - I also remember the car and know that it exists though I don't remember the details. There is a valve stem visible at the 2 o'clock on the front tire, but I don't think this is the real deal. As I recall this was a speed record car, so it would not have had this nice of a paint job. That to me is the giveaway. Cars of this era were mostly painted flat not high gloss. I'm saying it is a model also. Pete
stump Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Ok, I'm going MODEL too......only cause George told me to....
ricky12 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 i went with real. dont know why but i think real ugly .
MicroNitro Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 I don't know if it is real or a model, but I do know it is the indy 500 car the golden submarine built by harry Miller in 1917.
FujimiLover Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Too weird to be a model. I'm going for real this time.
Joe Handley Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 I'm going for model too, the louvers and rolling stock just don't look right to me.
mr moto Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 I think it's a model - a really good one! It's just too crisp, clean and straight to be real car that actually ran at Indy 92 years ago. Of course, I think it's in a museum somewhere now and they might have restored it to better than new.
horsepower Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Had to go real this time, I think most are assuming that this is the Barney Oldfield racer of old I'm not going to say why I think it isn't but the Detroit modelers might know more about it than us Left coasters
FORDSVTPARTS Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Model or 1:1 scale reproduction of the Golden submarine.
Clay Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 I think George fell asleep at his post and Harry went awol
george 53 Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Snork! snurz! NOPE I'M UP and at my Post! Yep all bright eyed an bushy tailed! Ok guys, we gonna do this? at the count of 3......... 1,2,..3,......HARRY, WAKE UP!!!! We's burnin daylight brother! Them russkies is sneekin up on us! Grab yer weapon an be at the ready! ....OH! my bad, ...ok, MAYBE I WAZ just readin the inside a my eyelids, but I WAZ up! And hopefully Harry got enough sleep to be awake now! So wat it gone be like,Harry, RoM? HIT ME BROTHA! HIT ME!!! ( hope you slept well)
Harry P. Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 Final vote: 26-19 Model. You're right, it's a MODEL! But 40% of you were fooled... Next ROM coming MONDAY!
FujimiLover Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Gosh darn dange it fatoooy! I was wrong............... Next Romday!
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