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[Mad Mark]

Some of what I picked up today.

Scratchbuilt Jail Door with a Champion motor?
 

 

[Mad Mark]

Don't know much about this era of cars. Any info would be appreciated.

[Slot Car Rod]

Yes, Champion 517 motor and a Mura A-can motor with a Thorp sticker. Anglewinder is a Dynamic chassis kit. 
 
Also looks like Riggen wheels on the anglewinder. I like them.

[Mad Mark]

Pretty cool heavily-modified Classic chassis. Whatever motor that is is epoxied and balanced.
 
Interesting body mounting also. Looks like this car got ran a lot.
 

[Isaac S.]

The last car has a Tyco 902 and Revell T70 body.

Rod's comments on the first two are perfect.

[Mad Mark]

Crusty Kemtron dinosaur with cool Russkit slant guide and fishing weight. This would be a fun car to tear down and use parts for a scratchbuild.
 
Also has tons of clear epoxy on arm. Not sure if they came that way.

[don.siegel]

No, none of the Kemtron motors came epoxied. Probably somebody who was running at at 18v or higher, for a figure 8 or a drag strip.
 
Is the arm balanced? Nicely-done frame and pretty typical of 1964-65, I'd guess. 
 
Don

[Mad Mark]

Not balanced. and yes, the solder is pretty nice on it as far as not being the standard globs. looks almost like someone used a propane torch.

[Mad Mark]

The main car that really made me want to buy the whole lot. A Pactra Jail Door in pretty good shape besides wire added to hold the motor.

Motor looks like a Dynamic 26D.

[don.siegel]

Yes - I understand! 
 
That looks like the very rare late Pactra chassis that came with the Dune Buggy. 
 

 
But my chassis is for a late Mabuchi 16D - does yours look designed for the 26D? (maybe an aftermarket item - it has the five rails per side instead of four on mine - I think we already talked about that here). 
 
I like some of your other finds too, especially that modified chassis with the Tyco sidewinder - looks like it's been rewound and balanced too - unless it has a Pittman 65X arm, a very popular conversion in the mid-'60s.  
 
Don

[Isaac S.]

Looks like it was designed for a 16D. Meaning the motor bracket was modified. 

[Mad Mark]

Motor is not correct in mine, a cross brace of piano wire was added to hold the front of the motor up. Doesn’t look like outermost rod on the body mounts has been added at a later date.
 
Also body pin tubes seem to be 1/16" ID instead of pin tube size.

[Mad Mark]

almost full set of first run Manta ray wheels dang haha.


another modded classic chassis with epoxied arm.


nice assortment of gears. any idea who made the stamped silver crown gears?

[Isaac S.]

Revell

[Paul Menkens]

Revell

Lindberg did too

[Mark Onofri]

Up until reading this, I didn't know of another chassis besides the Kemtrons that would fit a Tyco 592? and now I also know what the other Tyco I have is a 902. Even though Don S. Suggested (to me) the mono tube Kemtron, I think I like the Classic better. Thanks

[Mark Onofri]

Ps, that Thorp motor is a keeper! You'd be surprised to see what they go for.

[Mark Onofri]

Oh, I forgot, would you post pictures of the bottom of the classics?

[don.siegel]

The Mila Miglia Cougar II chassis also takes a Tyco sidewinder, since their own motor was a rebranded Tyco, the Capalupo. 

 

I'm rather surprised it fits the Classic chassis - will have to check that on mine. 

 

A lot of companies made stamped metal crown gears, including Monogram - hard to tell offhand, but Revell seems the best bet! 

 

Don 

 

[Joe Mig]

If you want to replace those crusty old tires and keep those Wheels I have plenty of good vintage German rubber from the buzzarama stash.
I also purchased Buzzy's tire cutting machine that works good with the taller diameter tires and I still have my Huddy tire truer.
If you like you could send me the wheels and I could Mount new tires on them for you. PM me if interested.

[Mad Mark]

Up until reading this, I didn't know of another chassis besides the Kemtrons that would fit a Tyco 592? and now I also know what the other Tyco I have is a 902. Even though Don S. Suggested (to me) the mono tube Kemtron, I think I like the Classic better. Thanks

Those tyco’s aren’t direct bolt on. The original motor mounts are all chopped off on those classic chassis. I’ll get better pics later.

[Mad Mark]

If you want to replace those crusty old tires and keep those Wheels I have plenty of good vintage German rubber from the buzzarama stash.
I also purchased Buzzy's tire cutting machine that works good with the taller diameter tires and I still have my Huddy tire truer.
If you like you could send me the wheels and I could Mount new tires on them for you. PM me if interested.

Wow thanks! I might have to take you up on that offer some time. also doesn’t seem like anyone is selling rubber donuts think I got some of the last ones from mid America on the bay wish I got a couple more pairs.

[Mad Mark]

Oh, I forgot, would you post pictures of the bottom of the classics?

[Mad Mark]

Sort of overwhelmed with stuff to tinker with now haha. this jaildoor was a little tweaked and had the drop arm soldered solid. stuff like that bugs me even if I never finish it and it just sits in a box. so I wire wheeled it, jigged it up and relaxed some solder joints are best I could. also got the front axle level. Seems to sit flat and is more square then before. just need to make a drop arm pivot and its done.

[Mad Mark]

as good as its gonna get for now. had to build a whole new drop arm. ruined the original trying to remove the guide tongue.