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Post by JSB33 on Apr 4, 2023 4:28:35 GMT -5
Looks very fast and brutal.
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 4, 2023 4:56:30 GMT -5
I like everything about that. Thank you, it has a big effect. The engine in front position and the old aerodynamics give way to a very sensuous silhouette. Traditional cars with engine in central position are more effective in terms of aerodynamics, weight distribution and handling, but are not as spectacular. Yep. What a great shape! With the intakes protruding through the bonnet it looks like a fantasy hotrod, like the ones Matchbox and Hotwheels made in the 1970s. Yep, I agree. If we paint it in black, we would have a new Batmovile. Another great 'Breadvan' like the famous Ferrari! If you don't mind, I'd love to know a little more about who were the pilots of these machines, and which ones were the more successful car. My Dear Friend, I'm afraid, I cannot help you. I have a moderate memory to retain cars and versions, but I cannot manage names nor dates. To make things worse, I like the cars, no matter how winner or looser they were, so I do not chase for that information. Moreover, it is very difficult to follow the cars, the different units built, the modifications in forms, color, or racers. For example, let me share the "family tree" I had to make to understand this car (it was not inmediate, it took several days investigating, checking and asking). Note the one in the upper line that received a new pink body; the one in the second line that changed motor and color. And I even added a text from somebody with better knowledge, to help my understanding. Despite all the data, there is one unit that we do not know where did it came from. There is a lot of investigation behind each model, thru chronicles and black and white photos, most of them taken from the same angles. You can see this print that I had to put photos of resin models because not all the versions had an available photo (if you look close the models, the front output hot air vents are different in each model). Therefore, It is also difficult to gather all the results because cars and drivers were changing from race to race. Of course, there are models that had their main driver, I will try to give you the names, if available.
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 6, 2023 8:01:24 GMT -5
Liebre IIb This is an evolution of the Liebre II that I posted on 21mar23. For sure it featured internal changes and improvements. From the diecast point of view, we can see a engine hood with enlarged surface and plain surface, so it works more like a big aileron (remember the engine in front position). The rear "breadvan" seems to be slighty lower; the rear lateral fenders also have more "aileron" horizontal surface and the back seems to feature a Kamm cut. One of the most interesting facts of these cars is that all changes were result of EVOLUTION. Slight improvements authorized by regulations, makers inserting changes here and there, designs being updated accordingly and the result is an exiting evolution on model from year to year. Hope you can appreciate and enjoy it! The model is resin made by Gustavo Ambrosio, allways on 1/43. That's All Folks! Gaucho Man
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Post by Tom on Apr 6, 2023 9:44:57 GMT -5
I like that a lot, a very outlandish shape that looks incredibly purposeful.
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 6, 2023 11:10:15 GMT -5
I have really enjoyed seeing the Argentine race cars you have been posting. I wish more had been covered/known about them here at the time. It appears we missed out on some exciting machinery and I am glad you are letting us see what we missed out on.
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Post by reeft1 on Apr 6, 2023 11:39:34 GMT -5
Another very interesting and unusual model. Keep them coming!
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 7, 2023 10:17:49 GMT -5
I like that a lot, a very outlandish shape that looks incredibly purposeful. Tom, When I knew this car and it's story, I first thought it was similar to an AK47 gun: short,radical, not nice, but extremely strong, efficient and trustworthy. PS: I loved your expression "ooutlandish", I did not know the word! I have really enjoyed seeing the Argentine race cars you have been posting. I wish more had been covered/known about them here at the time. It appears we missed out on some exciting machinery and I am glad you are letting us see what we missed out on. Irish, Thank you a lot, I sincerely appreciate your words. Unfortunately, we have the same problem as you: no available reproductions, the partwork only attended a couple of TC models. The other racing class (SP) has more impressive models but there are no diecast reproductions at all, just a bunch of handcrafted models, at a high price. I made some models by myself, but the results are very poor. Just let me share a picture of a start grid of those years to understand the dimension of the phenomenon. Another very interesting and unusual model. Keep them coming! Reef, Glad you appreciate this series. There are more models to come, the best ones in my opinion. just take a look to the photo above, taken circa 1970. Thanks to All for the comments! Gaucho Man
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 8, 2023 14:13:33 GMT -5
Chrysler Martin Fierro mk ii This is another car that featured both TC and SP specifications. The strange front part with a Chrysler Valiant grille was a marketing strategy to remind the public of Chrysler "standard" model, the Valiant IV. Such strategy was similar to Ford with the Falcon Angostado (in this same thread, post dated 22mar23). The Valiant front was square, heavy and not aerodynamic, but gave the car a strange beauty. Note the raw fierceness of the design, the lines copying the motor in front position and cockpit, and ending dramatically in the same point as the rear wheels. The car is made of wood in 1/43 scale. It was one of the most difficult models I made, the result was far from satisfying and one of the best reasons to quit the handcraft modeling. Note the wheels in aluminum. That's All Folks! Gaucho Man
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Post by Tom on Apr 8, 2023 15:29:43 GMT -5
You did an amazing job. If I started with a block of wood, all I would end up with is kindling.
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Post by Alfaholic on Apr 10, 2023 2:14:10 GMT -5
I would never suggest that the car would win a beauty contest, but the model is a work of art.
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Post by LM24HRS on Apr 10, 2023 3:32:03 GMT -5
Quite amazing stuff popping up here. Cars that I have never seen before. What an education
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Post by jager on Apr 10, 2023 8:54:34 GMT -5
Congratulations for giving it a go. Many of us have cars we'd like in our collection that haven't been made, but few of us ever try to have a go ourselves.
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 10, 2023 10:22:10 GMT -5
First of All, thank you for the comments and likes! You did an amazing job. If I started with a block of wood, all I would end up with is kindling. Tom, For your information, I do not start from a block of wood (this is too difficult), but from a series of 1 mm sheets, please note a brief summary of the job: The final result is not professional as I would expect, but it is the only reproduction of the model that I know. I would never suggest that the car would win a beauty contest, but the model is a work of art. Alfa, Believe me, the original car had a "sauvage beauty". The worst part was that it did not race as well. Quite amazing stuff popping up here. Cars that I have never seen before. What an education LM, It is my pleasure to share these models with you. Our automotive present is very poor, but we have an interesting past, so let`s go! Congratulations for giving it a go. Many of us have cars we'd like in our collection that haven't been made, but few of us ever try to have a go ourselves. Jager, thanks for your words. It is very nice to produce your own models, however you get badly frustrated when the result is far from your expectations, and even worse if the model appears in a partwort at low price with good details and quality! Now I am growing old, with bad pulse and sight (not to mention the nerves!), so I am not making anything, may be someday in next life...! That's All Folks! Gaucho Man
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 10, 2023 11:11:55 GMT -5
You are to be commended for making your own in absence of kits or ready made models of the subjects. In many ways they remind me of the modified classes of stock cars here, although ours compete on oval tracks. I assume you subjects are road racers?
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Post by gauchoman on Apr 10, 2023 12:05:06 GMT -5
You are to be commended for making your own in absence of kits or ready made models of the subjects. In many ways they remind me of the modified classes of stock cars here, although ours compete on oval tracks. I assume you subjects are road racers? Hi SeƱor Irish, thanks for your comment! Your question points to the most interesting part of this story. At the begin of the class (circa 1938), cars were stock cars slighty modified ro race. Races were on public roads. Then the cars were growing and the regulations allowed to mix different parts of cars from the same brand. For example: chasis and bodywork of Ford 40, engine of Ford F-100 truck, gear box from Mustang. Races were still on public roads, however there were serious accidents, which lead to start using race tracks (ovals and not ovals). Cars kept on evolving as per the updates of the class regulations, chasis and bodyworks were the first to be changed, slighty at first and drastically later. By the sixties, most of the races were on closed racetracks. Mecanics of cars were still from stock cars (Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet) but chasis and bodyworks were very far from the stock cars. Hope I answered your concerning, please do not hesitate to contact me in case of doubts or questions. Thank you, Gaucho Man
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