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[Martin]

Here's what I know Dave. The bracket for the 36d is not the same as the 26d, they have a different shaft height. Also the factory car is a 26d end bell mount and yours is a can drive that does not look like it is comfortably mounted.

How is yours secured?

I love your paint scheme and looks like the real thing.

 

 

[Mark Onofri]

I love controversity

[Dave Crevie]

Whoa, guys. Back off! I never represented the car as being 100% original. In fact, I listed the changes I made. I only said that, as I remember, the kit came with a 36D. Looking closely at the bottom shot, it is obvious the motor doesn't fit right. So it most likely was a 26D. I surrender. Ya'll win!  

[Martin]

No winners or looses intended here. Just trying to inform and discover the history of your car Dave. 

 

Like all race cars they may go through many changes for one reason or another.

 

On second thoughts we are all winners because we can discuss openly with each other about what we know or what we want to know.

 

I for one would love to see some more details on your car, i.e. pipes, driver, and some decals. 

 

I can only find small pics.

 

[Dave Crevie]

Well, like anything that had only one owner, the history is pretty much known. I bought the car from Elmhurst Slot Raceway. I had moseyed in after work at the hardware store next to the track. The owner wanted to show me the newest and hottest kit, that he had just received that day. (typical sales pitch, works on me every time.) I had just been payed, so I shelled out. Took it home, assembled it the next day and brought it to the track the next night. Couldn't get it to go around corners, the front end was too stuck. So I changed the front tires to hard rubber O-rings, my usual fix for the problem. Didn't get much better. This was my first, (and only Dyno-flex chassis), so I changed the front tongue to the solid one. Mostly solved the problem. Entered a few local Friday night races. Got tired of the front axles getting bent, and changed to shorter axles. Blew the motor gearing up, and replaced it with a K&B I had that I had recently re-wound. And that is how it is today. I would take the body off and shoot some pictures of the brass bracket I made to change to the can drive motor, but the car is already packed up with the other "absolutely keep" stuff to be moved to wherever I end up. The rear tires/wheels were what I had on hand when I resurrected the car about 15 years ago. The body I got from Mike Swiss when he was in La Grange. The original was broken off behind the rear axle. It was dark blue. I didn't save it. And the kit did come in a cardboard box, not the clear plastic one.

 

And that is what I remember. 

[Martin]

Great history Dave, now what interests me is the packaging you clearly remember.  Do you think the box was like this?

 

 

We already know this box was used with several different kits. Charger, P4 etc.

 

Sounds to me Dynamic might of used this box for some Harvey kits also ?

[Dave Crevie]

That looks like the box. Right style. Graphics might have been a little different, can't swear to that. If mine was early production, maybe they just used whatever they had on hand. I was a big Mickey Thompson fan, so I was glad to get it before it went in the showcase.