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#1 MSwiss

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 08:16 PM

... slot car body of all time.

Vintage Slot Car 1/24 unknown brand

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 08:34 PM

In the running for it, that's for certain.

Anyone know who made it? I've never seen one before...

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#3 MSwiss

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 08:37 PM

Could be a Riggen, like the (AYK) chassis.

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:14 PM

Irresistible design for the next Chicagoland Retro F1 body.

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:15 PM

It would be illegal - no driver!!

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#6 MSwiss

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:22 PM

Irresistible design for the next Chicagoland Retro F1 body.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

A Lotus 49B.

Send to Noose and watch him go into cardiac arrest. LOL.

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#7 Mike K

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:30 PM

Vintage Parma Tiger sticker on the front is probably worth more than the whole car...

So much DRAMA for such small cars....
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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:31 PM

The Thingie guys would love it.

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#9 Mike Patterson

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Posted 02 December 2016 - 09:34 PM

My guess on the body is that it's a Parma. I think the sticker on the nose is factory applied. They put it on everything back then.

I am not a doctor, but I played one as a child with the girl next door.

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#10 Tim Wilkins

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 01:25 AM

The car itself doesn't look too bad by the body would have to go

http://www.ebay.com/...nkAAOSw44BYPOv7

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 01:42 AM

Agreed!

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 07:06 AM

Parma #933. It came to the market after the real ugly so-called "jaggered Alfa, Hondam and Lotus," three very special molded body shells with the #927, 928, and 929.

This Formula 1 body should represent the Lotus 72, a very successful car in reality - and in our racing series 1971-72, when I won each race with a plumber chassis, Mura Group 20 motor, and this body, nicely painted of course.

Maybe I will do a paint job on that body I bought a couple of years ago on German eBay.

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 08:17 AM

Love it ! Where can I get one? Does anyone have an extra body that I could use to make copies of?

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 10:02 AM

Billy, after an exhaustive search ( :laugh2: ) I finally found one:

LINK

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#15 MSwiss

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 12:56 PM

Love it ! Where can I get one? Does anyone have an extra body that I could use to make copies of?

I think it would be possible to make it less ugly and probably perform better.

Make that back area more "scoopy/curvy."

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 01:01 PM

Why bother? LOL.

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 01:10 PM

I like it – it sure looks like one that a friend of mine had on a Parma anglewinder frame in the early '80s – they don't look that bad on the track.

Billy, if you are serious about molding some please advise.

Thanks.

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 01:33 PM

Why bother?

Because Billy likes freaky bodies. Look closely at some of The Dungeon photos and you may see some in the background.

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 06:42 PM

:laugh2: First thing Billy said today was, "Did anybody see the ugly body on Slotblog? That's going to be our JK Indy body for 2018 with some mods." So get ready, Pablo.

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#20 Tim Wilkins

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 07:03 PM

Bid is up to $102 with two hours left to go.

Pablo, is that you trying to give Billy a gift? :laugh2:

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 07:21 PM

:laugh2: No, Tim - it's me teasing Billy for asking a question that was answered in the very first post.

Billy is a very talented man, he makes custom knives, is a blacksmith, a retired fireman, an enduro and road motorcycle guy with many trophies, and makes and paints his own bodies. He made The Dungeon track by hand himself.

Sorry for drifting, Swiss, and I know you had your heart set on winning the freaky body car LOL.

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#22 Bill from NH

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Posted 03 December 2016 - 07:26 PM

Why bother?

I won't say "Freaky cars for freaky people." :shout: Someone wants it badly, the current high bidder has made 11 of the current 18 bids. This bidder only has an approval rating of 3. Pablo's is much higher. This could be some kid just fooling around.

I have three clear bodies pulled by Billy and I know of at least one west coast racer who occasionally runs a body painted by Billy. I'll say Billy is good at doing both.