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[miko]

When I saw this car I immediately thought of Edo.

 

Really cool build!

Thank you Matt... I was also thinking this might be something he would like, it's not a thingie but... close??

[don.siegel]

Here's the X-Acto car, from my photothèque (Model Car Science magazine, August 1966): 

 

 

I was wondering about the wheels too: I think they're by Classic, but I don't remember them doing a black anodized version; maybe from the Viper. 

 

Outstanding car Marinko! 

 

Don 

 

PS: just saw the wheels on ebay - Unique! 

[miko]

Don, thanks for finding that. Thats quite a scary looking car!

 

I just did a search on eBay and I found the exact wheels I have. If I remember correctly I bought them from the same guy years ago.

 

He also has the black ones.

 

http://www.ebay.com/...5.c100005.m1851

[don.siegel]

Here are the ones I was looking at: 

http://www.ebay.com/...k4AAOSwFqNZW9U0

 

Given the seller, it may not be Unique wheels, just the tires, but they seemed similar to yours too. 

 

Don 

[miko]

They do look very similar.

[Dave Crevie]

I have that issue, but Don posted before I could scan it and post it. 1966 was the last year I subscribed to MCS.

After that it was Hot Rod. At the track I went to locally, spectators would usually stand holding on to the outside

track wall with their fingers hanging over on the track side. Any cars running the gutter lanes would hit their

fingers and de-slot. Many racers threatened to solder an X-Acto knife blade to the chassis with the point sticking

out from under the body. No one ever actually did it. 

[Mike Patterson]

Darn! Don beat me to it! Here's the inspiration:

 

[don.siegel]

Thanks Mike - I had forgotten about that X-Acto ad that inspired the car in the first place - a clever ad too. 

 

Don 

[gjc2]

Everything everyone else said plus wow!

[MSwiss]

Thanks for posting, Don and Mike P.

I made a pretty big effort Googling it, with zero luck, and I was starting to think I had hallucinated.

Needless to say, Miko's is more elegant.

As as John H. said, minimalist art.

It would be perfect as the logo for a slot car raceway, in the same vain as the one shown below, for Rocco Raceway.

[MSwiss]

https://petrolicious...y-for-round-one

I thought of this thread, when I just spotted this article.

[miko]

Wow! that's very interesting. Maybe I should send them pictures of my racing stripes!

[Regis4446]

Well done, very nice work, both sober and elegant

 

 

[miko]

Thank you.

[Alchemist]

Hi Marinko,

 

Your Racing Stripe Slot Car, to me, moves the standard to a higher bar,  for thinking/building "out of the box!".

 

Phenomenal indeed!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

And Mike, thank you for sharing that photo - it's awesome!

 

Ernie

[miko]

Hello Ernie,

 

Thank you!

 

Stay safe and healthy!

 

Marinko