Alex Block, brought in some of his deceased dad's stuff.
Pictured is the Ferrari 330P4, that Dale Block would have entered in the 1988 IMCA Worlds, at Grand Raceway.
1988 IMCA Worlds Ferrarri 330P4
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, Mar 02 2016 07:18 PM
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 07:18 PM
I've recently had the son of a northwest Indiana (Chicago area) racer come in to get re-involved in slot racing.
Alex Block, brought in some of his deceased dad's stuff.
Pictured is the Ferrari 330P4, that Dale Block would have entered in the 1988 IMCA Worlds, at Grand Raceway.
Alex Block, brought in some of his deceased dad's stuff.
Pictured is the Ferrari 330P4, that Dale Block would have entered in the 1988 IMCA Worlds, at Grand Raceway.
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 07:25 PM
Looks like a "Eurotoy" chassis.
Nice handling chassis for such a simple design.
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 07:32 PM
Yes, a Eurotoy.
The tiny tires really hurt the look of this car, especially the 1/2" fronts.
The tiny tires really hurt the look of this car, especially the 1/2" fronts.
Mike Swiss
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Posted 03 March 2016 - 01:13 PM
Yes, a Eurotoy.
The tiny tires really hurt the look of this car, especially the 1/2" fronts.
Yeah, at the expense of performance (I guess), I would do this to my Eurotoy chassis:
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Posted 03 March 2016 - 02:10 PM
Yep need to fill those wheel well's 1/2's don't cut it....... Nice old car !!!!
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Posted 03 March 2016 - 05:07 PM
I agree on the wheels! I remember fondly either my dad telling me stories about racing in Chicagoland or "sneaking" into the basement and looking through his slot car box. I'll have to dig around in some of his stuff to see if there are any other vintage goodies laying about!
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Posted 04 March 2016 - 01:52 PM
Alex,
I did some digging around and came up with these pics.
I did some digging around and came up with these pics.
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Mike Swiss
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IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
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Posted 04 March 2016 - 02:28 PM
That is so fantastic! Thanks Mike!
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Posted 10 March 2016 - 08:19 PM
Here are a few pictures of a King Cobra he built as well, as well as a picture of my dad at the '88 worlds holding his Ferrari.
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Posted 10 March 2016 - 08:30 PM
Great body choice. I think that those red tires were the "only" tires to use at the time.
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Posted 09 April 2016 - 11:16 PM
Is that Graham Hill at the wheel ? great stuff , thanks for posting .
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Posted 19 April 2016 - 09:24 AM
I do not think that's Graham Hill he never drove the original "King Cobra" actually Jerry Titus T-10 Cougar. Graham Hills helmet was the colours of the London Rowing Club with 9 oars on it in white on a dark blue background
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