Any knowledge appreciated.
Mystery chassis
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chasbeeman
, Apr 25 2019 10:55 PM
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Posted 25 April 2019 - 10:55 PM
Got this one from the UK and have never seen a chassis set up like this, motor soldered to center section and no pillow blocks.
Any knowledge appreciated.
Any knowledge appreciated.
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Posted 25 April 2019 - 10:59 PM
It appears to be 1/24.
IIRC, it was very common with 1/32 cars in the UK.
You should approach George Kimber on Facebook.
IIRC, it was very common with 1/32 cars in the UK.
You should approach George Kimber on Facebook.
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Posted 25 April 2019 - 11:16 PM
FWIW, George Kimber is a member at Slotblog, although he hasn't posted much in recent months.
His name is his display name here and if you PM him, he should get a PM notification letting him know he has a message here.
His name is his display name here and if you PM him, he should get a PM notification letting him know he has a message here.
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 06:36 AM
It appears to be 1/24.
IIRC, it was very common with 1/32 cars in the UK.
You should approach George Kimber on Facebook.
Adrian Gay is another slot racer from those times in FB. ( adrian.gay.9 )
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 08:55 AM
The soldered axle tube is 'common practice' with pre-springsteel frames in 1/32 (Saloon) cars from the 1980s+ as is the Mura can. That might be an early hand cut steel frame and used the older axle system.
British "1-0-1" frame?
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Posted 26 April 2019 - 09:48 AM
Love the gear guard.
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Posted 28 April 2019 - 07:51 PM
This came across the pond from George Kimber (The man who improved upon the design himself) via Facebook messenger
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Posted 28 April 2019 - 08:16 PM
Charles, I'd pull off the endbell to take the motor apart for freshening, but leave the can soldered to the chassis.
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Posted 29 April 2019 - 12:24 AM
We used to that in OZ, chassis were built that way in the early 70 s.
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Posted 29 April 2019 - 11:36 AM
It looks like it uses a brass reamed axle tube, cheap way of going racing and if you got a good one and kept it oiled it could outlast bearings! also you could get a shallower motor angle.
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Posted 29 April 2019 - 12:07 PM
You are correct and interesting observation since I have never seen that type setup before.
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