Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:35 pm
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Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
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Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:11 am
Can I play the 1:8 bodies game too? Please?
Got this 1:8 Indy style body and rear wing, sitting here doing nothing. Painted gold, decals are mostly Miller ("Welcome to Miller Time", "Miller High Life", "American", etc.), integrated front wing, wire mounted rear wing.... but the only detail that may be able to ID it from others is one decal in white that says "Penske PC..17".
Any ideas? Or do I need to get a photo taken??
Alex
Got this 1:8 Indy style body and rear wing, sitting here doing nothing. Painted gold, decals are mostly Miller ("Welcome to Miller Time", "Miller High Life", "American", etc.), integrated front wing, wire mounted rear wing.... but the only detail that may be able to ID it from others is one decal in white that says "Penske PC..17".
Any ideas? Or do I need to get a photo taken??
Alex
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:51 pm
Some pics of my Indy style body, to aid in identification. Note Tamiya tool for scale.
Alex
Alex
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:12 pm
Looks to be 1/10th scale
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:58 pm
A day late and a dollar short.........
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:58 am
Is there any embossment on the back. Is it Associated? Is there a model #? I'm not sure about the oil cooler scoop in the back, it's kind of throwing me off. The Mk6a & b had those scoops like that but this is more like a Mk8 body with side air dams and the oil cooler scoop on the back kind of like some customer car variation, I don't remember seing an Assoc. body like this.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:28 am
Here is a picture I captured from Gene Hustings Racing Videos #3 showing all the bodies from around 1973 that were available from Associated. I see the 2 early open wheel bodies and the Ferrari body that I have. Judging by this picture I have the Eagle body which I had thought was the Lotus but the picture clearly shows the Lotus 72 1st on the lower left and then the Eagle next to it.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:07 am
I can only deduce by reviewing similar AE pics that it is infact Associated, but that isn't confirmed by any means. There are no markings on the body to confirm anything. But based on the pics I have I beiieve it is an EARLY body.........back then they might not have made any markings in the molds.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:59 pm
Mmmmm...Charger Daytona. Shrink that down to 1/12th for me please. 
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:38 pm
Al, GREAT pic! The last pic I posted is the silver #22 body.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:40 pm
What the heck is the blue and white sedan? I can't figure it out.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:48 pm
looks kinda cuda-ish to me.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:53 pm
The #22 is a Ti22 that was a popular early body and Gene Husting himself used one on his very successful 1/8 racers. Not sure what the blue and white is but maybe I can find out something on the DVD. The one behind that is a Ford Torino or whatever the Ford Nascar body was back in the late 60's early 70's.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:57 pm
Cuda has a different scoop on the hood, I was thinking Challenger. Yes, the other is a Torino. The Superbird is cool. Bolink had bird, but I never liked it's proportions.
Re: Picked up a couple of 1/8th scale bodies
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:03 pm
the challenger had dual headlights.