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[Ted Bier]

I think this is some sort of 1/24 Strombecker car . An F1 , Grand Prix ? They all look so similar ! Any Ideas ?

 

[don.siegel]

1/32 Indy Roadster... The Strombecker 1/32 cars were generally a bit oversized, probably closer to 1/30. The kit came with a lot of accessories to let you build it six different ways. 

 

Don 

[Dave Crevie]

That is a Watson  roadster built to run the Indianapolis 500. A.J. Watson was a long time Indianapolis 500 mechanic and team leader. Starting in 1956 he started designing his own Indy race cars, based on the old Kurtis Kraft roadsters. 

 

Watson roadster;

 

 

 

early Kurtis Kraft indy roadster;

 

 

 

Later, Kurtis streamlined the nose a bit;

 

 

 

Eventually, Kurtis adopted a "droop snoot" design, which carried over to Watson's version. Also, Watson went to a twin nostril style radiator inlet.

 

 

 

And if you wanted your car to really "fly", you could go with wings as this racer did.