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I know these aren't the typical buggies we all love, but like me, I'd bet most of you are car guys, or you probably wouldn't be in this hobby. Recently I have had the desire to combine my two hobbies a bit so I went on a hunt for a way to do that. I ended up finding both of these cars last year. Unfortunately, the all-important "hemi" was missing from the Vette kit. Not wanting to pay $75 on ebay I went scouring around the internet for an alternative which led me to the Muscle Machines 1/18 scale series of diecast toys. They all have hugely outsized motors which looked like they would fill the bill. Looking at them closely though I realized that most of them only had the "top" of the motor poking out of the hood but I found a hoodless '32 roadster with a full hemi motor. These motors actually are pretty close to 1/10 scale and I think with the proper detailing it will look perfect in the bay of the Vette. I bought a new body kit, still available from Parma, for the 32.
(In fact, you can almost build a complete 32 from spares they still have. Not so much on the Vette.It appears to be fairly scarce.)

I particularly love these two cars because of their scale looks, unlike many of Parma's offeings in bodies. Now to find a "37 Chevy Pro Street and the older version of the '32! Enjoy the pictures!

"That thang got a Hemi in it??" Looks great!

Thanks man! Hope to get both of them looking better in the near future.

I wanted one of these so bad when they were out there.
Wallet said no .
Still want one , might be a lousy RC ( never even saw one run ) or one of the best.
But man do they look cool !

Gary,
looks great. I had part of the vette at one time...ebayed it a long time ago not really knowing what it was though even though at least 2 people knew what it was since it multiplied my bought price times 40 or so . Liking that 32 mostly. I'm liking its not the typical red ones I always see

Todd

So nice
And I like to see the Vette painted!

Nice! I had the Hemi Vette back when it came out. I painted it a candy apple blue and still even have some parts from it. I drove the living daylights out of that thing. Its definitely in my top five most driven R/C's I've ever owned.

Those Muscle Machines engines are a great alternative. They're used extensively in the Clod and puller world. I have one sitting right here as a matter of fact.