Anyone could identify this chassis?
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, Aug 23 2013 02:00 PM
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 02:00 PM
I have this chassis at home and I don't know which brand could it be. It could be something from Japan but I'm not sure. Any idea?? Thanks. Toni.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 02:37 PM
Antoni, that is a standard Revell 1/24 inline chassis used under their BRM and Lotus models. It came in two slightly different versions. The motor, a 13UO is incorrect for this chassis. Most came with the standard early version 16D end bell drive in Gray. I have the motors if you need them. Guide is not original but all other parts except motor appear to be. I really like these chassis as they can be extended long enough to fit a lot of 1/24 or 1/25 scale model kits.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 03:56 PM
The Dynamic guide is also not the correct one for this chassis.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 04:15 PM
Ouuuchhh!! I began searching in the hardest way: the japanese. I have several 16D motors but as I want these kind of chassis just for scratch & build I will leave this one. No matters if it is not 100% original. Thank you a lot for your help.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 04:23 PM
Well, you were on the right track since these chassis were made in Japan for Revell! 
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 05:37 PM
Those were good chassis in their day. We had a class probably in 1965 that required a factory frame with matching motor and un-cut hard body. The Revell chassis was a good unit with a 36D motor.
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 05:39 PM
The Revell chassis was a good unit with a 36D motor.
Don, that was a different and larger chassis... 
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 11:07 PM
Hey Dokk,
Yea, now that you mention it. Somewhat similar but I think maybe the main rails were L-shaped.
I went to battle those cars with my first car, a Cox GT-40. Boy I got carried to the wood shed! Switched most of the parts to a Dynamic frame with a Sportsman body. Then I got thrown to the wolves in the open competition class! A young fellow of 12 wouldn't be able to stand the pressure today! 
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Posted 26 November 2013 - 06:43 PM
Don't think it's Revell. The Revell narrow GP chassis had the motor mount bolted to the bottom of the rear part through two punched holes just like the bigger/wider 1/24 chassis.
Also, had plain punched holes for the front axle. That one appears to have bushes in the front (which, certainly could have been retro fitted).
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Posted 26 November 2013 - 07:13 PM
. I have the motors if you need them. .
Joe I could use one or two of those motors.
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Posted 26 November 2013 - 07:27 PM
Al,
This IS a Revell R3010 chassis... there was more than one iteration of both their narrow and wide chassis...
The motor is the Eldon version of the Mabuchi FT13UO
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