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Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 05 January 2024 - 10:45 PM
Saw this today on our Womp forum and just loved the chassis! I borrowed this image from the thread to illustrate, in hopes someone has one of these in their stash (either in really great condition, or new old stock) that they wouldn’t mind selling me.
Can’t seem to find one anywhere on eBay, or anywhere else.
Anyway, fingers crossed…!
On The Lead Lap
Posted 05 January 2024 - 11:38 PM
Those were awesome little cars.
Race Leader
Posted 06 January 2024 - 06:29 AM
They are great little cars and handle really well... I have a few in my collection... I'll check and see if I have a spare chassis for you.
They do pop up on eBay every once in a while, but some people think they have gold and put up crazy prices for them.
Rookie Keyboard Racer
Posted 06 January 2024 - 09:16 AM
They are great little cars and handle really well... I have a few in my collection... I'll check and see if I have a spare chassis for you.
They do pop up on eBay every once in a while, but some people think they have gold and put up crazy prices for them.
Cool! Thanks!
On The Lead Lap
Posted 06 January 2024 - 12:17 PM
We raced those as 1 of the classes in the club l belonged to, they were my favorite class, they're great for my home track cause their speed and handling is perfect for non slot racers, they'll handle an X-12 too, also a good home for old Mura Gp 20 motors
Still Half-Fast After All These Years
Posted 06 January 2024 - 01:00 PM
A couple of things to be aware of if planning to use one of these chassis. The rear struts are sized for 1/4" OD bearings to allow use of 1/8" axles. The struts are sized to run 7/8" OD tires. Tires that large are harder to find today, though .850 OD might work ok. There are two sets of front axle holes: the set at 3" wheelbase fits the 5/8" deep dish O-ring wheels shown in the photo above, and the 3.25" wheelbase holes are for 1/2" diameter O-ring fronts. And lastly, the motor mount bracket is sized for a 16D.
This was a much better handling chassis than the original Womp pan chassis. Though it was a significant improvement, it seems to have never gotten the popularity of the original pan chassis.
Age scrubs away speed!
Posted 06 January 2024 - 02:22 PM
Was it replaced by the brass Parma Int. 32 & its different shaped pans?
Posting Leader
Posted 06 January 2024 - 04:28 PM
Was it replaced by the brass Parma Int. 32 & its different shaped pans?
Yes and no. It replaced the 'mighty womp' /'wiggle womp' two piece car for sure which required 48 pitch gears.
The 'international 32' is designed for 64 pitch gears and basically replaced the two piece frame that they had imported from
italy that Proslot later sold in an updated design which was more competitive with the Eurotoy chassis. We raced them all in the 1990s with Wasp and Grp 12 motors.
Larry D. Kelley, MA
retired raceway owner... Raceworld/Ramcat Raceways
racing around Chicago-land
Diode/Omni repair specialist
USRA 2023 member # 2322
IRRA,/Sano/R4 veteran, Flat track racer/MFTS
Host 2006 Formula 2000 & ISRA/USA Nats
Great Lakes Slot Car Club (1/32) member
65+ year pin Racing rail/slot cars in America
Race Leader
Posted 06 January 2024 - 06:17 PM
Here is the one I dug up ……it’s in great shape.
Checkered Flag in Hand
Posted 07 January 2024 - 03:10 PM
Pro-Track produces the "Daytona Stocker" rear tire to fit this chassis......
Posting Leader
Posted 01 October 2024 - 12:06 AM
