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Parma Vette Motor + misc
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:49 pm
by DennisM
I´ve just spent a months salary on an old parts lot.
Going thru it, I´ve found a white Parma Vette motor # 3029 6 speed.
On the header it says 1/12 vette motor: Adjustable timing - comm trued - balanced - shunted - brushes.
It has two silicon leads sticking out of the endbell, I mean, just like that!
To me it seems very unadjustable, hence the standard looking endbell.
Which application was it ment for?
Thanks,
Dennis
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:57 pm
by GoMachV
Post a pic and V12 can confirm but I'm thinking it was their 1/12 series from the early 80's. I have a Ferrari and a Renault from that series
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:09 pm
by DennisM
Thanks gomachv,
I´ll do that in the morning.
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:26 pm
by DennisM
Finally gotten the pictures taken
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:39 pm
by GoMachV
That's cool! I want it!
Here is my mini Ferrari motor
And my Renault
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:59 pm
by V12
I have to say this Vette motor is unknown to me, seems being an other motor series than what I have seen until now. But also don´t know any Parma catalogue showing this Vette. I have to check my just aquired paperwork collection I got from a former shop, maybe this motor is showing up there.
Of course I want this motor too.
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:47 pm
by GoMachV
The 4,5,6 speed is interesting too! Wonder if its a wind change or ??
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:02 pm
by tomolupus
I have the Vette and the Turbo Renault.
Sorry for the crappy picture.
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:43 am
by DennisM
Thanks for the answers
Where they made for certain Parma models?
I mean, did they have 1/12 cars named like the motors, Renault, Vette, Ferrari etc?
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:10 am
by Incredible_Serious
There used to be scans in the scans archive of the Parma motors..... I know, because I put them there! That, and an ad for the 1:18 Cheetah..... but I revisited the thread today (here:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5260), and I don't see the pics any more????
Let me know if there is interest, and I'll do a repost if I can find my original scans....
Alex
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:03 am
by V12
Yes please post those scans again. At least I´m interested seeing them.
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:13 am
by V12
DennisM wrote:Thanks for the answers
Where they made for certain Parma models?
I mean, did they have 1/12 cars named like the motors, Renault, Vette, Ferrari etc?
No, the motors are not related to any of the Parma cars. It´s just Parma used a name for each of the early motors, maybe for easier identification of the different motorwork or power range of each motor, comparing with fullscale cars. So a Porsche is faster than a Renault, then the Lotus but the Ferrari is the fastest. The question is, where goes the Vette? The problem just is regarding motorwork according to the card header, it doesn´t fit into the line of the Renault, Porsche, Lotus and Ferrari motor. So I think it is a complete different motor series than the other motors.
BTW I got a Parma Renault motor with one of my Gemini 1/12 cars, but I think that´s my only Parma motor at the moment.
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:41 am
by DennisM
Thanks V12,
So perhaps there was a US muscle car motor series, hence the nickname "Vette".
I have a couple of Parma resitors looking like the one on Gomachv´s pictures.
But it´s not exactly the same, mine doesn´t mount by screw.
I would be really nice if Mr. Incredible would upload the scans again.
Thanks,
Dennis
Re: Parma Vette Motor
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:46 am
by Incredible_Serious
DennisM wrote:I would be really nice if Mr. Incredible would upload the scans again.
Dennis,
Check the link above... I have added the pictures again. Not much, but they might help.
Alex
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:09 am
by DennisM
Much appreciated - Thanks
I´m glad that the entire RC10talk now knows that my motor is faster than gomachv´s French Eurodisney version