In the fall of 1967 Sandy Gross travelled to the West Coast and dominated the Car Model race. The car was pictured in the race report in the Dec. '67 Car Model, there was a full page Tom Daniel drawing in the March '68 Car Model, and again appeared in the Sept. '68 Car Model in a Mike Morrissey review of all the winning '67 chasses. Something about the design of Sandy's car has just appealed to me, and in the midst of a COVID Jail Door building binge I took the leap on bullding a tribute.
To be clear, I was not interested in gathering the unobtanium parts to build a complete replica like some cars on Slotblog. I used a Jail Door motor bracket for a MB motor, Jail Door front and rear wheels and tires, and a slightly more modern Jet Flag, the goal being a car that could be driven and easily maintained.
The chassis, however, would be otherwise constructed as close as possible without having exact measurements, meaning the rail placement, pickup, etc., would be as close to Sandy's as possible. All the pros seemed to have their own theories on which rails should attach inside or outside the axle tubes. Thanks to a response from Howie, I know that Sandy's Lola was yellow; while not completely accurate, I found a Rebel Products Lola that has the right carbs and look, though it's a little too round at he front – I haven't added a front air dam yet.
So here's a tribute to Sandy Gross' domination at the Car Model race.
