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[dc-65x]

Rob, there is mention of repop wheels available out of Europe in this thread:

 

Help with a Cox Dan Gurney Ford Galaxie

[MattD]

I got a couple sets of the body mounts from P to fix a couple of the REH modified frames. They are just as removed from the Gurney frames at REH. Not sure what I expected, twisted, pulled apart, damaged, but they were obviously carefully de-soldered and will restore these two old frames to original condition with very little work. This was a great find as I would have never been able to duplicate them correctly and get them plated. I need to get to work on a few more AMT body conversions!

[TSR]

The REH kit had this rather rare Russkit Lotus 56 Indy car body, mounted over the Cox Galaxie chassis with the original mounts unsoldered. Here is the exacting REH product out of its box:



REH used various old wheels and tires, slowly depleting their huge inventory of such products, which had languished on their shelves since the mid 1960s.

If someone needs some to repair REH modified chassis, or make a new chassis without the chore of making the brackets, I can help, PM me:




 

[dc-65x]

HOLY SMOKES Philippe! Looking at that box of Gurney body mounts gives an idea of how many wonderful, original chassis were......ah......modified. I guess they were just junk back then.

[SlotStox#53]

Wow! Now all we need is to find a box full of the REH/Cox chassis missing their body mounts

Never heard of or seen that Russkit body before Philippe. Have you seen many yourself ?

[MattD]

Around 1982, Ed Sourbeck sold a 1/24 True Value Hardware IROC Z28 rtr. That car was made up with the REH modified Gurney chassis and promo cars purchased from True Value Hardware.

[TSR]

The Russkit Lotus 56 body was part of the last "pro" bodies sold inside the red and black boxes by Russkit in 1968. One can see the bodies on a Russkit printed dealer sheet, but I don't have it handy to show.
Demand was weak, meaning few were made, and the ones made did not sell well, so REH got the lot when Russkit terminated itself in 1969.

As far as the Cox Galaxie chassis modified by REH, they also got piles of them from Cox in 1970 when all slot car items were liquidated and marketed cars with the removed brackets from the late 1970s (when they got to it...) until the mid 1990s...
In 1992, I bought everything they had left that I could find there, as well as all the brackets. I sold probably 200 of these chassis (which I repaired with re-installed brackets) between 1993 and 2006, when I sold the business to Scott Bader. 
 

[markus]

Here is the progress on mine. Body mounts re-installed and the body is Gurney's 1963 Riverside winner.

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[SlotStox#53]

Looks superb!!

[markus]

As soon as Philipe's package arrives, I might re-reinstall the body mounts with the originals! What a stash you have there Philipe!

[markus]

Looks superb!!

Thanks! Lots of fun. And I sure wish someone would do a photo-etched grill for the 63 Galaxie!

[dc-65x]

That's a really beautiful car Markus

[Eddie Fleming]

Gurney drove the 28 car at riverside in 63?

[markus]

That's a really beautiful car Markus

Thanks! It was your thread that got me into these things in the first place so really, thanks

[markus]

Gurney drove the 28 car at riverside in 63?

Sure hope so! 

[A. J. Hoyt]

Markus, that is a gorgeous body and mounting job! Most would have made the "mistake" of mounting the body too low just so it handles better but this SOOOO good!

 

Great photography, too! Thanks for sharing!

[Asp]

Yes, drove and won the race..

[markus]

Markus, that is a gorgeous body and mounting job! Most would have made the "mistake" of mounting the body too low just so it handles better but this SOOOO good!

 

Great photography, too! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! I am making the transition from model to slot car builder, so I really used the 1:1 scale Gurney Galaxie as a basis for ride height and such. What always bugged me on the 66 Cox Galaxie, the thing looks like a lead-sled more than a Nascar.

I am thinking of building a second 1963 car that actually runs properly and might actually see a slot car track someday.

 

Hard to believe the original car sold for only 125 grand last year ... if I could have figured out a way to live in the thing, it would be mine right now!

[markus]

Anyone seen these? Reproduced Ulrich Stocker rims, at last!

http://www.ebay.com/...=item1ea4960828

 

Looks like the German post office "delivered" my set to a random passer by. Hope they turn up.

[markus]

Wow, anyone needing a set of body-mounts needs to drop Philipe a message. Jost received two sets from him and they are in awesome condition. Also bought a set of resin Gurney bumpers off of him and they look as crisp and clean as NOS originals! Great stuff!

[markus]

Everyone seen item 111804329824 on ebay? If you bid on this beware, the buyer already cancelled the same lot earlier when nobody was bidding, sold me the Gurney car and then backed out! Was on cloud 9 for a couple hours at least …

 

here is the direct link:

http://www.ebay.com/...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

Be careful!

[hiline2]

Yes I saw that one and someone else had a Cox Gurney chassis kit complete in package , it went for over $400 but considering it was complete with body mounts and all that was probably a fair sale!

[markus]

saw that one too! I don't know, seems like insane money for something you can only vveeerrryy carefully store somewhere. If you were redoing a vintage hobbyshop in the basement or something, that would be cool, otherwise I would be terrified of creasing it!

 

Anyone have an original Gurney body for sale? Pretty please? ;-)

[hiline2]

Correction on the chassis , here is ebay link to sold item, went for $264

 

http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2557

[MattD]

There were 2 carded chassis on Ebay recently, one was very mint and was listed by Daniel, it also included a motor. It was very mint. The other chassis was carded but very dirty and the card was tore up and not mint at all. It was part of a bigger group of slot cars that were mostly junk. The frame being the only thing in the lot that was worth anythng. I don't think I can pull that back up, but if I can I will post it.

Very hard to actually find a Gurney body by itself. I did have one of the NY guys bring me a MIB body to Dolton many years ago. It could easily be overlooked if you found one boxed. The body came boxed in a plain white box the size of a promo box. The only description on the box was "Thimbledrome" in small print on one end and the body description under that. Very small and certainly not a retail packing. More likely sold as ordered and not really stocked by slot tracks. P may have a picture of the body kit box in his files.