Our local area clubs' run a class for 60's F1 cars, and bodies are somewhat hard to come by,.....at least if you want something a little different,...soooo,.......as I have had these hideous looking Lindberg cars hanging around for eons, I finally decided to try and make them look and perform a touch better.......
First the BRM P57 'Stackpipe"
As you can see not the greatest,.....the driver sat miles high, and with a huge melon, tons of ground clearance, etc. etc. and, it ran like, well, not very good !!
A simple flexi-board chassis was built,......very "flexi" as the class rules mandate a very low powered motor and period correct "skinny" (7mm ) tires.
The body needed a few bits made, and a fair bit of hacking to make it look presentable,.......to my eye, I am not sure if it was worth it,,....it is far too "porky"
It was done to represent (very loosely) Richie Ginthers' car.
The Lindberg Porsche was/is equally as hideous, but being a huge Dan Gurney fan, I had to give it a whirl.
The chassis is essentially the same as the BRM, and both run extremely well, and are more than competitive in our Clubs' 60's F1 class.
This is done to represent Dan Gurneys' 804.
Still on the "porky" side, but to my eye the proportions on the Lindberg Porsche are a bit more accurate than the BRM.
Cheers
Chris Walker
