Bobby Isaac Torino released

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Check your favorite hobby shelf.

[WB2]

A 1:1 car mag described that Torino as looking like a "land-sucked tuna".
After all these years, I kinda like it.

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[bill from nh]

I think Bobby Allison drove that car at Daytona in the late 70's. It had a well known owner or crew chief whose name escapes me.

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Bud Moore.

Later 78 & 79 T-Birds that I know of.





This car (the kit shown) is iconic in that it's the car Isaac "heard voices" in. Talledega, and he stopped and got out.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

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I do :)

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I was proud of that. I mistakenly sprayed it with a satin clear after I worked so hard on it. I resprayed it with a proper clearcoat and then took the picture. It was a very difficult evening... with lots of libidinous beverages. Hoohah!

[proxieken]

This was my first car as a teenager. I bought it for $450. It sat beside the barn until I could then save enough money for insurance. I would set in it and pretend to be driving.

It had this cool hood scoop that I still remember looking over as I drove. It was brown with brown interior. They do not make brown cars much anymore. Rear visibility was poor. It had 351 Cleveland with 2 barrel carb. I ended up hitting a tree and ruining it.

I will buy one and make a street car out of it. There is a guy at missing link resins that sells the street parts to complete it.

Thanks for the heads up!

[BIG E]

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The General picked it up from the scratch and dent discount bin at the LHS. Thinking my own chassis for kicks.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I learned a strange thing with that car. The wheelbase and the weight distribution presented an odd handling situation. You wouldn't think a plastic shell would do that, but it did. The car needed a slight forward placement of the center of gravity that other 1/25th cars didn't need. I was using an H&R chassis for these at that time. It has a terrific tail out path when you get the weight balance right. One of my favorite cars to run at high speed.

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I didn't need to get back to these :)

But I am.

You seen these that Paul has?



Oh, did I mention CB Design is making a new wheel? Oh...that was a secret. Don't spread that around.

[WB2]

The General picked it up from the scratch and dent discount bin at the LHS.


Someone must have been at Mark Twain.
I got one there on the 3rd.

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Yes it was there. Went back today and grabbed the Allison kit to go with it.


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