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Post by Tom on Mar 15, 2023 13:38:45 GMT -5
That is from a partwork series? Looks great!
Thanks for the local racing history lesson!
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 15, 2023 13:50:51 GMT -5
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 15, 2023 13:51:35 GMT -5
Very cool looking models of extremely unusual cars!  |
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Post by JSB33 on Mar 17, 2023 9:04:06 GMT -5
What a leap in design, the last one looks much more like a fast car.
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 17, 2023 11:19:01 GMT -5
Garrafa The history of this phenomenon begins in Europe, more precisely in Italy. When Alfa Romeo 1900 ended production, the italian tooling was sold to our IKA (Industrias Kaiser Argentina). IKA produced the Alfa Romeo under the name Bergantin. Thus, the IKA Bergantin had Alfa Romeo DNA penalized by an old IKA engine. Later, someone took a Bergantin, dressed it with a different bodywork and put a Chevrolet motor (inline six, the only one available). The result car was sponsored by the company Agip Gas, a local distributor of gas tanks. The argentine word for the gas tank is "garrafa", thus, the car was named Garrafa by the public. First version of this car was on 1967, this is the second version. Most of the times, it was the same car that was being modified to take advantage of new regulations, or as a result of a crash, or just to update the design. As you can see, the lines are getting sharper, the profile less high, aerodynamics is closer! The model is made of wood, 1/43 scale, with aluminum wheels. Sorry for bad photos. That's All Folks!
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Post by alex on Mar 17, 2023 11:27:14 GMT -5
I love'em.
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 17, 2023 12:41:20 GMT -5
Very interesting and unique
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Post by Tom on Mar 17, 2023 12:58:18 GMT -5
That's great! Making a 1:43 out of wood requires a lot of skill. I have no idea what the real car looks like but if you get anywhere near the shape of the real car starting from a block of wood, you deserve a lot of respect.
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 17, 2023 15:13:30 GMT -5
Thank you Alex. I saw you have done some jobs, I loved the Cobra Essex and the ex-Solido trucks. You will see some more models. Very interesting and unique Thank you! The "unique" is the key, for good and for bad: for good because my collection is unique, and the represented models, unique in Argentina Besides, these cars are 56 years old, so even in Argentina, there are a lot of people that do not know them. That's great! Making a 1:43 out of wood requires a lot of skill. I have no idea what the real car looks like but if you get anywhere near the shape of the real car starting from a block of wood, you deserve a lot of respect. Thank you Tom, I appreciate your comments. There is a lot of skill and time and effort involved, but these are clearly not enough. I started these models (I made a big bunch), to understand possibilities and limitations. The limitations are heavier than all the good will and hours of work. I love these models, but I recognize they are still very far from the target required for a diecast model. Gaucho Man |
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Post by oldirish33 on Mar 17, 2023 15:22:27 GMT -5
Did anyone ever answer your question on the Mercury GT40's?
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 17, 2023 15:35:02 GMT -5
Did anyone ever answer your question on the Mercury GT40's? Hi Señor, no answer received. I just know that it was an attempt to give Mercury a share of the GT40 publicity. I'm done with that. It was more a question for the group, just in case any GT40 collector wanted to add a Mercury to their collections. |
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Post by gauchoman on Mar 19, 2023 7:35:08 GMT -5
Martos Chevitres Now we are entering into my most beloved stage of all this stuff. Remember we are speaking of the TC class (this is Turismo Carretera, similar to Road Tourism). The cars, the roads, the regulations and the whole class has been evolving. This car is a nice sample of the prototypes. Named "Martos" (name of the builder), the car featured a real collage of different parts: Chevrolet engine inline six (the same!) 4100 cc, ZF gearbox, Chevrolet rear suspension, and front suspension from Bergantín (remember the Alfa Romeo 1900 DNA). The car won a couple of races on 1968 with averages around 172 and 212 km/h, but soon it was overcome by other models. The model is 1/43, made of resin by a local craftman named Gustavo Ambrosio. Sorry for bad photos!   |
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Post by Tom on Mar 19, 2023 11:05:11 GMT -5
What a great-looking car! It looks fast even when it's standing still.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Mar 19, 2023 11:35:17 GMT -5
It's funny that its name is Martos, because when I first saw it, it reminded me of a Marcos!  |
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Post by reeft1 on Mar 20, 2023 2:58:05 GMT -5
That is very smart
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