Where can I find one of these complete or the parts to build?

[GaryH]

Are these available anywhere?

GaryH

[Bwaminispeed]

That chassis is 1/24 Gary.I built it myself.

If you want one in 1/32 scale,if you arn't in a hurry,I guess I could build you one.

[GaryH]

Bwaminispeed, looking at it it does look larger than 32nd scale. Nearly 20 years ago I bought the parts and copied a 32nd scale chassis built along the same lines as the one pictured. It had a solid piano wire front axle with small front wheels and hinged pans. We ran 32nd scale wing bodies on them and they were a blast. I think I could build it if I could find a source for the parts. If you have the parts, or know where I could get them.....and 32nd scale bodies suitable for mounting wings....I would appreciate the help getting them.....or if you want to build a chassis like that I'd buy it.

Here's a picture of a similar chassis I found also.

GaryH

[Larry LS]

Not many 1/32nd wing car chassis available, as so few people run 1/32nd scale wing cars. Now if you want to get into 1/32nd scale Eurosport type cars there are a number of chassis around from several sources Such as DVR, Mossetti, Cahoza etc. They don't make them out of brass sheet and wire anymore.

They are now laser cut steel chassis that are very sophisticated and have gotten a bit expensive for the average racer. They run with semi scale bodies and look not quite scale anymore. You could get one and put a wing style body on. It seems Parma used to make a 1/32nd scale wing type body but have not seen one for a long time.

"Patto's Place" Site may have a brass type chassis available for a bit better price you could use, if you check his site out. I don't have the URL handy right now. If you want to pursue it, e-mail me or contact BWA to make you one.

[Sidewinder]

I have just got back into home slot racing after many years and having never been able to throw anything away I dug out my collection of the Model Cars magazine from the UK . They span from 67 to 72 , as well as scale plans and kit reveiws there are a great deal of "how to,s " and articles on constructing wire/brass frames for 1/32 cars.
In the UK 1/32 was the major scale , 1/24 being
run at only the superspeedways such as Tottenham.
I my self ran only two 1/24 races a year , so a great deal of development went into the smaller scale chassis. I have seen one full 16D sidewinder frame which has the pinion gear inside the can just too squeeze in the max. tire width at the rear !
I would like to set up a web page and share some of thease articles but I am not shure of the copyright situation , puhaps someone could advise

Richard

[Prof Fate]

Hi

In most cases the original writers are the copyright holders unless they sold such rights to the mag(not likely).
I am sure if you contact BSCRA, you will find contact with many of the guys. People like Charlie Fitzpatric are still in business.

Fate

[Ramcatlarry]

If you really want to buy them , have your local slotshop order them from Ferret Mfg in Florida They have them in 1/24 also...in order to make them HANDLE, you must take out the .062 long wires and replace them with .047 or .055. . softer suspension.

[dretceterini]

Gary

about 1000 years ago, I built many similar chassis, except they were straight sidewinder or inlines, and had a narrower center section and wider side pans. The center section of my chassis were also set up to work like a drop flg with about 1/4 inch drop.

I've been out of slots for over 30 years, and have just returned

Stu Schaller
Head of the Strombecker Factory Team (was this a past life?)
:p :rolleyes:

[dragon slayer]

GaryH.....any slot tracks in N. Texas?????......Indy R/C in Dallas use to have one.....how far north are you????

Evening all......I'm going to be setting up a slot track soon(HO)....Havent run slots since i was a wee lad.....My first track had a Gremlin and a Chapparal(sp) fan car......go figure that combo out....think of all those kiddies that think a Gremlin can hang with a fan car.......anyway,have some old track and thought i'd see what i can do with it......I'm needin' sumpin to keep my RC trigger finger ready.......

A friend of mine from Tyler has a 1/32 track with elec. scoring...gonna head down there and check it out....he showed me some of his Fly cars......sweet

[GaryH]

dragonslayer, there are 2 1/24th scale tracks in the Dallas-Ft Worth area, and there is a HO track in Plano...it's called Neil's Wheels.

GaryH

[GaryH]

Ryan, here is the top view of the 1/24 scale chassis you asked about.

GaryH

[dragon slayer]

GaryH.....thanks for the info....do you have the names of the 1/24 tracks??????

thanks

[GaryH]

Raceworld is in Plano, Texas...just north of Dallas...972-881-2368

Action Raceway is in Ft Worth....817-560-1585.

[dragon slayer]

GaryH....thanks again.....my son and i ran on a friends 1/32 track yesterday.......5' by 16'...45' of track...2 lane....i believe Ninco track...about 20+cars.....puter lap counting......WOW.......much different than HO...the detail of these cars...incredible...my son got too aggresive and popped the nose off of Mika's Mclaren.....after trying almost every car....i came to like the Marcos and the Panoz....i believe both are front engine.....the Caddy LMP was nice also......drove both magnet and non-mag cars...my son likes the mag and i prefer the non-mag...guess who has better throttle control...lol

[stevefzr]

You're just what I was looking for! I just recently posted in the Vintage forum looking for copies of articles from the 68-72 Model Cars magazines featuring pictures of the top scratchbuilt chassis (like Lee Gilbert's) from that era. Please send me anything and everything you scan, at least until you sort out copyright and can post them publicly.

There's a few chassis pictures posted in reply to my thread in Vintage forum, in case anyone following this thread is interested.

Regards,

Steve
steve_fzr@yahoo.com

[stevefzr]

Gary,

The only think you need are supplies of music wire, brass tube and brass sheet. Any slot car track or hobby shop should carry these. The only think that can't be cut and soldered is the swg in the drop arm for the guide shoe. You can make these yourself by crushing the droparm in a vice with an appropriate spacer offset on each side, or simply solder on a seperate tongue (available preshaped and pre drilled from your local raceway).

Good luck,

Steve