On this chassis, the bottom side looks like a Mura while the top looks like a Champion. Am I going crazy?
https://www.ebay.com...0424.m570.l5997
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Isaac S.
, May 07 2022 09:52 PM
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Posted 07 May 2022 - 09:52 PM
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Posted 07 May 2022 - 10:17 PM
I see what you are getting at.
I raced back then but I'm not a Champion can expert.
Weren't some closed on one side?
If so, I bet the racer drilled his own 2 holes, for more ventilation.
I raced back then but I'm not a Champion can expert.
Weren't some closed on one side?
If so, I bet the racer drilled his own 2 holes, for more ventilation.
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Posted 07 May 2022 - 10:21 PM
Concur. It's a Champion can with a rectangular opening on the top, the bottom had no openings but someone drilled two holes in it. Mura didn't countersink EB attachment screws like that. Last time I checked, Professor Motor was selling cans exactly like that (without the 2 holes)
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Posted 07 May 2022 - 11:34 PM
Who is the seller?
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Posted 08 May 2022 - 01:23 AM
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Posted 08 May 2022 - 06:19 AM
If I were you I would look into bidding on the Tony P built car the same seller has. Much better condition too! 
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Posted 08 May 2022 - 07:11 AM
Whoever it is, he's had a dozen or so chassis from Buzzie's on eBay for a week.
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Posted 08 May 2022 - 12:33 PM
You can always tell a non slotter who just buys stuff to sell on eBay, Tony Q, Ferrett, Riggen and all. The Tony Q car will sell well despite the missed credit? The other stuff not so much!
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Posted 08 May 2022 - 02:08 PM
There is so much grunge on that Tony P. chassis that you can't read all of the engraving on the drop arm photos. It's not at all unusual that eBay sellers don't what it is when they sell slot car items.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 08:28 AM
This thread makes me want to dig out a bunch of old Retro chassis, dip them in Stay Clean flux so they corrode all to hell and then put them on Ebay.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 09:03 AM
Be sure to mention they came from Pappy's Raceway in your writeups. That ought to be worth an extra buck.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 10:11 AM
Thanks guys, makes sense.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 11:32 AM
In the photos it looks like it is a Mura two-hole can that has had the holes on the top side connected and enlarged for better cooling.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 05:46 PM
The end plate on the can doesn't look like a Mura's. The top hole might have been modified but the photos aren't clear. To do much good, those bottom holes should have been larger.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 07:58 PM
In the photos it looks like it is a Mura two-hole can that has had the holes on the top side connected and enlarged for better cooling.
The small 0-80 countersunk holes indicate it was originally a Champion.
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Posted 09 May 2022 - 08:18 PM
Before my good friend Dave Crevie theorizes the flat head screws were another modification, I'll point no apparent pin tab holes and closed corners like a drawn(?) Champion can.
Also, the Champion ventilation slots on the end.
PS-just saw Bill's post.
Also, the Champion ventilation slots on the end.
PS-just saw Bill's post.
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Posted 10 May 2022 - 12:31 PM
Good observation, Mike. The end of the can is a dead giveaway. As the owner of 3 or 4 Champion 517 motors, I can confirm that's a Champion can.
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