The chassis was built by one of ex-racers, Mike Lacy.
Hardbody with scratchbuilt chassis
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, Aug 29 2015 05:56 PM
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 05:56 PM
I got Mark Mattei to bring this baby back in for me to get some pictures.
The chassis was built by one of ex-racers, Mike Lacy.
The chassis was built by one of ex-racers, Mike Lacy.
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 06:13 PM
That car is a beauty, Mike! What a work of art the chassis is. My favorite item on the car is it's front leaf spring suspension. It's unusual to see one of these on a slot car.
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 07:39 PM
Holy Cow, there are a lot of things going on under that body.... 
Harnessing a Mura to a big body using skinny wheels is a challenge.
To say the least 
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 08:01 PM
Mike didn't say what that Mura Green can was, but Mura sold them loaded with short-stacked Grp. 12s to 24S & everything in between. 
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 08:13 PM
Yeah, I figured it's probably not a hi powered Mura, but the build is awesome nonetheless.
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 08:49 PM
We just finished regular hardbody racing and Mark is running it.
It's a machine wound arm with green wire.
Wasp, Super Wasp?
Dave Crevie is running his nice Jaildoor 2E.
It's a machine wound arm with green wire.
Wasp, Super Wasp?
Dave Crevie is running his nice Jaildoor 2E.
Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
Five-time USRA National Champion (two G7, one G27, two G7 Senior)
Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder
17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)
Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 08:51 PM
My guess it's a Wasp. Plenty of power for this car.
Love the frame rails, crossmembers, trailing arms, front monoleaf .... and the color is so creamy.
Very nice.
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 08:55 PM
Dave's 2E.
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Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
Five-time USRA National Champion (two G7, one G27, two G7 Senior)
Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder
17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)
Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559
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Posted 30 August 2015 - 09:56 AM
Nice stout jaildoor and beautiful body + wheels 
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Posted 30 August 2015 - 10:07 AM
Between the wheel inserts, and the wing, the car really looked good, on, and going around the track.
On a different subject, somehow talk of an Ulrich chassis with suspension, on EBay, segued into Adam's & Sons suspension chassis.
Mark had brought in a car previously to show.
Anyway, he mentioned, along with a big collection of them, he has the ledger for the name and addresses of all the people who ever purchased one of those chassis, as all sales were direct.
On a different subject, somehow talk of an Ulrich chassis with suspension, on EBay, segued into Adam's & Sons suspension chassis.
Mark had brought in a car previously to show.
Anyway, he mentioned, along with a big collection of them, he has the ledger for the name and addresses of all the people who ever purchased one of those chassis, as all sales were direct.
Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
Five-time USRA National Champion (two G7, one G27, two G7 Senior)
Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder
17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)
Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559
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Posted 01 September 2015 - 05:03 PM
Mark has a really incredible collection of scratch built and parts built cars from the
sixties and seventies, some of which he has restored to running condition. And he
knows the histories behind most of them. I'm just trying to get the cars I built back
then back up and running.
