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Post by gauchoman on Mar 13, 2023 8:54:22 GMT -5
Wellcome to my first post!!! I will try to summarize the "external facts" in order to minimize boredom, however, please note that there are certain facts that must be understood to complete the background of each car and each model. Anyway, to enable your understanding of my collection, I must outline the main racing classes from our country. Sorry! TC (Turismo Carretera = road tourism). The first races of this class were by the end of the 30s, the main rule was there should be standard cars, allowing some changes to improve road racing, that were updated periodically: lights, gasoline tank, suspension, motor, brakes, security, etc. Races were made in public roads, something similar to the current rally. By the 40/50s, the standard cars gained weight and soon it was discovered that the 30s cars were lighter. Another situation was due to the IIWW, it was very difficult to get spare parts. On this background, the rules changed to accept "Frankenstein" cars, this means a car assembled with spare parts from different models, keeping the main brand. For example, a car would include a 1937 body with a 1948 car engine, with the transmisson of a pick up and the suspension of a truck, all featuring the same brand (Ford or Chevrolet were the main ones). These racing cars were know as "cupecitas", this word which is a sort of diminutive of "coupe", in the aseption of "two doors vehicle". This is a resin handcraft model, 1/43, purchased on 2014. There is a similar model in a kiosk collection, same scale, you can note the main differences. The kiosk has a better "surfacing", but the handcraft has more details. And the fenders, the handcraft raced several years before the kiosk one. That's All Folks!
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 13, 2023 11:57:55 GMT -5
Very interesting model
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Post by Tom on Mar 13, 2023 13:37:15 GMT -5
I like models with a local history, this one looks great too!
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Post by oldirish33 on Mar 13, 2023 15:11:30 GMT -5
I am very interested in learning more about the Argentine car history and car culture. I have read about this period of racing in Argentina through biographies of Juan Manuel Fangio. The road racing there was both brutal and exciting from all accounts. Both men and machines had to be very tough and drivers very skilled as well! My wife was an exchange student in Argentina and has maintained a strong love and affection for your country. It is on our list of place to go now that she s retired. Keep them coming!
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Post by Alfaholic on Mar 13, 2023 23:24:08 GMT -5
This is going to be a fun thread!!
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Post by JSB33 on Mar 14, 2023 4:05:21 GMT -5
An interesting car with a interesting story, win win!
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Post by jager on Mar 14, 2023 7:39:03 GMT -5
I know next to nothing about racing in Argentina, so I'm looking forward to learning a bit more. This is a nice start.
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 14, 2023 8:44:34 GMT -5
Thanks to All for your positive comments. Such a positive feedback encourages me to make a more intensive review. With the purpose of following the "style" of the Forum, I changed the title of the thread, so that all the models and the evolution will be in the same thread.
My sincere compliments to Mr. Old Irish, his web page has been allways a source of inspiration to my humble Jaguar collection. Thank you Mr. Jerry!
And by the way, thanks to Mr. JSB33 who gave me the opportunity to join this space.
Gaucho Man
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Post by LM24HRS on Mar 14, 2023 14:01:49 GMT -5
You have certainly succeed in gaining an audience, myself being one of them. My knowledge of motorsport in Argentina you could write on the back of a very small postage stamp. With exception to Mr Fangio of course. I have read his book "The life behind the legend" by Gerald Donaldson. What an insight that is especially his early years racing the cars you have described. Great stuff so far.
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 14, 2023 14:42:54 GMT -5
You have certainly succeed in gaining an audience, myself being one of them. My knowledge of motorsport in Argentina you could write on the back of a very small postage stamp. With exception to Mr Fangio of course. I have read his book "The life behind the legend" by Gerald Donaldson. What an insight that is especially his early years racing the cars you have described. Great stuff so far. Hi! Noted you are a Fangio fan. Let me take advantage of your confession to share a photo of Fangio cupecita. "Cupecita" can be translated as a female diminutive of the word "coupe", which we consider a vehicle for two persons. The model is a Chevrolet 1939 with 1946 motor, inline six cilinders. Remember this word because it will be used in the next chapters. Please find hereunder a link from the Fangio Museum with description of this model. www.museofangio.com/es/juan-manuel-fangio/autos/38/This is a handcraft model made in white metal. The model features aluminum turned wheels, rubber tires, inserted metal door handles and additional light, and more than 200 grams of real white metal. And a big, long, metal exhaust pipe! It was made by a man named Carlos Jodos, he passed away around 20 years ago, thus we can consider the model as incunable. That's All Folks!Gaucho Man
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Post by Tom on Mar 14, 2023 15:34:14 GMT -5
The models you'll never let go, because they’re irreplaceable.
Great stuff, fascinating to learn about racing in a country I really don't know much about, other than the facts I learnt from the Internet when researching the Argentinean Cars partwork series.
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Post by jager on Mar 14, 2023 17:45:48 GMT -5
Interesting cars you’ve shown so far. Is there a reason both have the exhaust pipe running along the side of the car rather than underneath it as is usual?
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 15, 2023 5:11:19 GMT -5
Interesting cars you’ve shown so far. Is there a reason both have the exhaust pipe running along the side of the car rather than underneath it as is usual? Hi, I am not much sure. My guess is about the bad condition of the roads. No asphalt, just ground and tough roads, sometimes full of stones, animal foot prints or water. Thus, the cars had to be very high, with hard suspension (double or triple shock absorbers), and the exhaust pipes in elevated position to avoid the entrance of water. They were predecessors of the current rally cars and/or SUVs. That's All Folks! Gaucho Man
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 15, 2023 7:29:34 GMT -5
Very interesting history lesson
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 15, 2023 12:30:09 GMT -5
Chevrolet coupe "La Coloradita" - 1966 Remember my previous post with a glance of the TC (Turismo Carretera). For years, the races were run in public roads, most of them dirt roads. Fortunately, things changed and part of the roads were paved. There were even races in closed circuits. These improvements allowed cars to increase speed, but the speed increase required different preparation of cars. There were racers that had two cars: one for the circuit and another for the road. Each one featured different specifications. The class regulations also changed, extending the limits of preparation. The car was being updated accordingly; this Coloradita model should resemble the 1966 version. This car was made on 1963, using the chasis of a 1947 Chevrolet. Following the Frankenstein scheme, it included a Chevrolet engine (inline six), a Corvette gearbox, an Impala differential and a Peugeot windscreen(!?). This car was named "Coloradita", this name alludes to the red color in a familiar diminutive mode. Note also the female gender, it is Coloradita, no Coloradito! The argentine public is used to assign nicknames to the cars. Further the nickname Cupecita, you will find Cuadrado (Square), Garrafa (Gas Tank), Trueno Naranja (Orange Thunder), Trueno Dorado (Golden Thunder) and a long list of models that were renamed by the people. It achieved the second position in 1964 TC championship and won the 1966, totalizing 16 victories. Remember these racing cars were know as "cupecitas", which is a sort of diminutive of the word "coupe". The model comes from the TC Enciclopaedia, sold in kiosks on 2018. You can appreciate a lower conception of the car, no more high suspension. In my humble opinion, the highlights are the lateral exhaust pipes and the tranparent deflectors over the hood. Note the bonnett made of a different plastic part, insert on the metal. Bad aspects are the windows and other transparent parts, so thick. Metal photoetched windscreen wipes and door handles would be great, but for sure the cost would have not supported such details. Transparent deflectors should have been thinner. Considering the low price, we can say it has a pretty good quality and details. That's All Folks!
Gaucho Man
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