1938 Italian Grand Prix
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 11:47 AM
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Dennis David
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 05:24 PM
LOVE this post !!!!
I cant believe they drove those BIG CARS on skinny tires & no down force !!!!!!
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GAV
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 08:14 PM
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Dennis David
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 10:55 PM
Hey Dennis, appreciate your continuing focus on Pre-WWII Grand Prix racing (wonder how many
members of Slot Blog know of your previous publishing on the subject?) Prompted me to build a
slot car of that era for Pelican Park's.open wheel "Monza" class.
Here's my 1/24th 1939 Mercedes W-154. Body from a 1960 vintage Hawk kit. Scratch built mchassis,
Parma Death Star motor, Pro-track tires.
When I built this in 2005 never dreamed I would see the real car until I was at the Goodwood Revival,
UK, 2012.
The late Doug Haynes' 1/24th caricature of Mercedes Race Director Alfred Neubauer at a Pelican Park
speedway version of a 1955 Mercedes F-1 starting grid.He managed Mercedes racing from 1926 to 1955,
retiring after the horrific Mercedes crash at the 1955 Le Mans. W-196 & W-196 Stromline Reslient Resin
bodies.
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 11:00 PM
Dennis David
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Posted 29 March 2016 - 11:57 PM
Never ceases to amaze me about tires those days, all that power; all that speed, especially at Avus Rennen in 1937.
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Posted 30 March 2016 - 09:14 AM
Another very interesting post from DD. Wonder why the aversion to odd numbers on the cars? Another typical European superstition?
Paul Rogers
The Bog wants a Porsche!
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Posted 30 March 2016 - 05:48 PM
Not aware of that have not paid much attention to car numbers but Gilles Villeneuves's number was 27 and Mansel raced with red number 5. If you like this sort of thing check out my website: http://www.grandprixhistory.org
Dennis David