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[Gil Aubin]

I am helping a long time friend sell off some of his vintage slot car items. Feel free to look at these and all of my offerings, it will always be appreciated.

 

Vintage Tony P 6-rail chassis #3 | eBay

 

Vintage Hi-Pro Pooch Can-Am C-80 Group 7 motor | eBay

 

Lot of 3 vintage Camen Pooch+5 24 gauge armatures | eBay

[olescratch]

Tony P has always signed his chassis. The one posted doesn't have anything on it!

[bbr]

The best are the chassis that Tony P wrote expletives on.

[Gil Aubin]

Tony P has always signed his chassis. The one posted doesn't have anything on it!

 

I am not sure that he "always" signed his chassis. These are not mine but the ones I did get from him 40+ years ago were never signed.

[nicky 65]

Those are not Tony P chassis... false advertisement.

[nicky 65]

I am not sure that he "always" signed his chassis. These are not mine but the ones I did get from him 40+ years ago were never signed.

 

He signed every chassis and he numbered them up to a certain point... then he lost count and stopped...

[Danny Zona]

the best are the chassis that Tony P write expletives on

[Cheater]

Guys,

 

Gil Aubin is a very well-respected figure from slot racing's past. If he says that is a Tony P chassis, that's good enough for me.

[brnursebmt]

I agree. And I was an active wing racer at the time of that six-rail steel car. That is a Tony P chassis.
 
I have several older Tony P chassis that are not signed.

[Gil Aubin]

Great link below from Ray - much appreciated!
 
If you purchase any of my auctions promoted here, please let me know you saw it here and I will send a "thank you" to Slotblog.

[NJ Racer]

This specific earlier topic should provide clarification

 

Go here: Tony P's 1978 Plate Chassis - The DC-65X Diaries - Slotblog

[olescratch]

  I stand corrected!

[MSwiss]

IMHO,

1 - Gil is an almost annoyingly stand-up guy.

I'd pay big money to witness him yell at a turn marshal. LOL.

0.00000% chance he would knowingly be involved in a scam.

2 - As someone who spent the early to mid '80s hand cutting 1095 steel, I don't see those chassis, either back then, or now, being valuable enough to be worth counterfeiting.

IOW, if I was I into collecting that kind of stuff, with a meal at Five Guys being $20 these days, I would pay $100 for that chassis even if it was advertised as made by Joe Sh*t, the Ragman.

3 - If I wind up in the same place as Tony, first thing I'll ask him is, "What's up with that goofy detail on the back axle tube brace?"

[Gil Aubin]

If I wind up in the same place as Tony, first thing I'll ask him is "What's up with that goofy detail on the back axle tube brace?"

Maybe it was some kind of funky gear guard that he decided he didn't like and just cut it off?

[MSwiss]

I doubt that's the explanation.
 
It's on both the Noose chassis and the one you are selling.

PS: Speaking of chassis building, I bet you $5 you can guess where this is. LOL.

[Gil Aubin]

Elmsford? I think that I recognize the DePortago track on the wall.

[MSwiss]

Yep, you owe me $5. LOL.

[Mr. M]

Almost missed it. This one is a lifter car! My guess is the goofy detail is to hold the rear end somehow as a stop for motor changes. Either as a backstop or thumb stop to stabilize the back during a motor change.

[Greg Erskine]

3 - If I wind up in the same place as Tony, first thing I'll ask him is "What's up with that goofy detail on the back axle tube brace?"

 

I reckon the wire with three bends in it, had a longer bit out the back that was used as a handle while soldering.

 

The cut was made close to the solder joint, but just far enough away so the solder didn't start to melt.

 

It is a quick solution without the potential to melt the solder or nick the brass tube.

[Noose]

When Tony started building again in 2007 for Retro, he was numbering the frames starting at 10,001 because he figured that's where he loft off. LOL.

 

He stopped doing that and then went to naming them with all the fancy engraving and names.

[Bill from NH]

Most of his ancient frames had his name, the number, and a small flower.

[old & gray]

The frames of Tony's I saw in the '70s were the spider series and maybe an iso (?).

 

All the engraving was on the center brass section; it would take a different tool on steel.

[MSwiss]

No.

Using a Dremel engraver with the basic/cheapest tip, you just turn up the dial.

[MSwiss]

I reckon the wire with three bends in it, had a longer bit out the back that was used as a handle while soldering.
 
The cut was made close to the solder joint, but just far enough away so the solder didn't start to melt.
 
It is a quick solution without the potential to melt the solder or nick the brass tube.

 

I first thought of that, but analyzing it, no.
 
IMO, Tony wouldn't bother with an extra bend for a cutaway handle.
 
The pads of his fingertips had to be real tough.
 
With a solder job like that, he would just hold one end in place with his fingertip, and tack solder the other end.
 
Once he had one solder joint, he could go back and forth a couple of times, letting the opposite side cool a bit, and complete the job.
 
Once he had the complete solder job done on the endbell leg of the chassis, trimming the axle tube wire flush wouldn't be an issue no matter how fast he cut it.
 
He could reheat/touch up that joint as needed.
 
Also, nicking the tube wouldn't matter because, again, he could touch that up with solder.

[Greg Erskine]

Did Tony use jigs in those days?

 

We will probably never know.