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Truck and trailer race team set

Started by Don Wedding , Feb 02 2010 09:30 PM

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#1 Don Wedding

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 09:30 PM

I just picked up this truck race team set. Truck is a converted model to slot car and trailer is fully functional with operating platforms. All lettering, stripes, and numbers are hand painted .

Slot car is the Strombecker dirt car that has had a few modifications.

Truck can pull trailer down the track with ease. This set is from the 1960s .

I also picked up his wood box with thirteen handbuilt cars. All are hand painted, too. Box has outstanding artwork. I will post later when I get time.

Hope you like it.

Best Regards,

Don

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#2 Joe Mig

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 09:32 PM

I love it! Lets see more please.

Hey, it's mine... my name is on the door!

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#3 TSR

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 09:37 PM

Don,

It's a beauty! Please let us see more.

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#4 68Caddy

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 11:07 PM

Don,

That's an awesome display and the condition of these cars is very nice.

I would like to say Mr. French is or was a excellent painter. Love that you are showing this and I'm sweet on those dirt cars. :wub:

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#5 Lone Wolf

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 09:12 AM

Don,

A real beauty :wub:

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Can you imagine a young lad of say between 14 and 20 sitting down and doing something like that today :shok:

. It took a lot of imagination, skill, and talent to create such a rig. Soldering, cutting, painting, lettering, wiring, drilling, and on and on. As well as the use of a plethora of tools. Somehow getting high score on an X-Box game does not compare. It's sad that this has been lost, but the legacy of great creations lives here on the Blog and in numerous collections.

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#6 One_Track_Mind

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:29 PM

Hi Don,

Really nice pictures! :wub:

NOW!

you must show us the chassis in the other post from Mr. French as my guess was correct, the chassis of the truck is very interesting. The Dynamic bits are not even fastened to the motor, looks to me like it's screwed to the bottom of the interior of the truck and then the motor doesn't even have a gear? It appears from this angle of the photo the tires are threaded directly onto the motor shaft?

I also like the moving back of the guide flag on the sprint car, he kept it tucked under the body.

Thanks for sharing!

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#7 Bill from NH

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:42 PM

Nice-looking vehicles Don!

I believe the truck body and trailer are from an AMT kit. I think it was 1961 when AMT included that trailer with both the Ford and Chevy pickups.

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#8 Lone Wolf

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:51 PM

Brian, that motor in the truck looks to be the famous Pittman DC 706. I've added a pic so you can see the gear arangement. Those axle tabs can be reversed to give the layout of a 705. The included gear ratio is 3.44:1. Axle was originally 2 3/4" from the factory and threaded 5-40. Axle on mine has been cut. Maybe more info than you wanted :blink: