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[dc-65x]

I hope you guys find this as interesting as I did  

 

Lee Gilbert's RTR car spotlighted in the May 1971 issue of Miniature Auto Racing newsletter (MAR):

 

 

 

And another example of a Gilbert car from the June 1971 MAR:

 

 

This is a really interesting interview with Lee in the July 1971 MAR. 

 

The large newsletter was scanned on a letter size scanner so you will

have to search a bit to find where to pick up where you left off from the previous page:

 

You can click in the picture to enlarge it:

 

 

 

 

 

[Bill from NH]

Thanks for posting this Rick. I've saved a copy on my PC so I can fit it to my eyes when I'm more awake.   In the early 2000s I had several face-to-face conversations with Lee when he came to New Hampshire for a week of scale racing. He was a very interesting down-to-earth guy. .

[Martin]

Thanks Rick, I am scanning the conversation looking for rule change info. 1971 the change to 11/16" fronts. Noted

[Phil Smith]

It's very interesting! Thanks for posting it.

 

 

I'm reading, and I pause, and then go back, to see if I had read the price right. $125 is $903.26 in today's money! If they're winning big races then I'm sure Lee had no trouble selling all he could make.

[zipper]

I think my friend bought one and it was delivered to Finland about 1972 - $ 150 + posting...

[Jens Scale Racing]

Thanks for posting, Rick.

 

Any idea of the no.5 cars colors?

 

Dark blu, white stripes and orange center? Would like theat scheme...

[n.elmholt]

I think to remember a similar article with Lee's wife in a bathtub scrubbing a chassis: "Cleanliness is a Gilbert Thing" I think the headline was :-)

Niels, DK

[MSwiss]

IIRC, Donna was neither Lee's wife or girlfriend.

She was someone hired for the article.

[Bill from NH]

Niels, that was "Donna", not Lee's wife, but a photo studio's model hired by the magazine to enhance the article. I don't think Lee was married at the time the article was published in Car Model. He never again met "Donna."

[Pablo]

Dona Holloway. She must have been quite a distraction 

[Martin]

In reference to DJ.s question "Any idea of the no.5 cars colors?"

 

THE SMILIN BANANA painted on the nose may be a clue, so maybe yellow is one of the colors?

 

Philippe would know as he painted it. Is there no replica or remains of this car?

 

Notice I (almost) avoided the connection with the hot Donna and a smilin banana

[Jens Scale Racing]

Niels, not the car Philippe painted, the above No.5 car.....I#m interested in.

 

Anyway, blue, white (or yellow) stripe and orange will fit it, I think.

[Rob Voska]

Thanks for posting this Rick. I've saved a copy on my PC so I can fit it to my eyes when I'm more awake.   In the early 2000s I had several face-to-face conversations with Lee when he came to New Hampshire for a week of scale racing. He was a very interesting down-to-earth guy. .

Hold down Ctrl and hit the + key to zoom in to make it readable.  Hold down Ctrl - and it will make it smaller again.

[dc-65x]

Hold down Ctrl and hit the + key to zoom in to make it readable.  Hold down Ctrl - and it will make it smaller again.

 

Guys. just "click" on the article and it will get big and easy to read......try it!  

 

You can click in the picture to enlarge it:

[Martin]

DJ, If you want to keep just the car shot what I do is take a screen shot and re-frame and save for reference.

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[dc-65x]

Thanks for posting, Rick.

 

Any idea of the no.5 cars colors?

 

Dark blu, white stripes and orange center? Would like theat scheme...

 

Here's a body I did with the color's you suggest but the orange center fades to red. It's a bit newer style body and air control but I'm showing it for the color scheme:

 

[Martin]

Played around for a few minutes in photo shop, hope this helps.

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[Martin]

Here also are some paint ideas in my "pro paint folder"

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[Bill from NH]

Lee liked a lot of black on his bodies because he thought they would weight less than if other colors were used. He carried this thought into his scale racing days with eurosports. Ted "Sundance" Coates painted many of his wing bodies & a now-retired man in FL. whose name I forget, did most of his scale bodies,

 

Rick, the painted body in post # 16 looks like a MAC Porsche. later produced by Parma. 

[Martin]

Does any know were to buy a Camen Ferrari Reproduction.  Like in post #1.

Someone must of repoped that ?

[Bill from NH]

I would start with whoever bought Monty Ohren's slot car stuff after he passed away. When Camen stopped pulling bodies, I read their vac-former & maybe the molds too, were sold to Monty. It's always possible that the Camen Ferrari body was actually pulled by someone else. I don't recall anyone pulling Camen bodies, but I could have missed something.

[Martin]

Thanks Bill for the lead, I am on the trail.

[S.O. Watt]

I don’t think that is a Carmen body. I believe it is before Carmen had the capabilities.. Donny may know.


PS- I did Donna’s suds. 

Does any know were to buy a Camen Ferrari Reproduction.  Like in post #1.

Someone must of repoped that ?

[dc-65x]

PS- I did Donna’s suds.

 

Wow, now how cool is that.       You should definitely include that in your Slotblog profile!   

[Martin]

Oh Donna, every young mans dream girl.

That's my Lee Gilbert chassis, but who cares

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