Alex-Ks1 Posted February 13, 2023 Share #1 Posted February 13, 2023 I always built big, its easy and you can work with large air tools, for instance , I always wanted a Lotus 7 , I drove one when I was in Europe in the 60s, So last year I decided to build one, Just like any model you start with plans. then make you layouts, then go to work, I bought the Lotus 7 plans and went to work, It is a full size working car, scary fast. Here are some photos, So far I have had it up to 120 MPH and as low as it sits, it feels faster. The v-6 is 3.4 LT. GM. @ 280 HP. but it only weighs 1350 LBS; Every where I drive it I get looks and waves, One kid in a crappy mustang was revving it engine at a light , all i said was ' reconsider " It was just like building the model ships I make Old Collingwood, Canute, rcweir and 14 others 11 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted February 13, 2023 Share #2 Posted February 13, 2023 Very nice! mtaylor, Edwardkenway, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 13, 2023 Share #3 Posted February 13, 2023 That's a nice hot rod. Fiberglass skin? Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 13, 2023 Share #4 Posted February 13, 2023 Ive always loved the Seven and the early Lotus offerings, Elan and Europa Alan Jack12477, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian B Posted February 13, 2023 Share #5 Posted February 13, 2023 wow-- nice work-- I had the chance to drive one a few times on a race track--- scared the hell out of me LOL... the sensation of speed was mind blowing,.... thibaultron, Canute, king derelict and 5 others 8 Quote HMAV Bounty 'Billings' completed ⛵ HMS Cheerful - Syren-Chuck' completed Steam Pinnace 199 'Billings bashed' - completed ⚓ HMS Ledbury F30 --White Ensign -completed 😎 HMS Vanguard 'Victory models'-- completed Bismarck Amati 1/200 --underway 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted February 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Canute said: That's a nice hot rod. Fiberglass skin? The nose and rear fenders are glass , I did all h others in sheet metal ,18 gauge he factory gas tanks was 7 gal . I made his one to hold 22 glass Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 13, 2023 Share #7 Posted February 13, 2023 Nice.😁 Old Collingwood, mtaylor, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ian B said: wow-- nice work-- I had the chance to drive one a few times on a race track--- scared the hell out of me LOL... the sensation of speed was mind blowing,.... Yes indeed the original from 57 had a 65 hp 4 cylinder engine from a Ford Cortina , and has 3 times he power and will burn rubber n all 4 gears , So much torque for got I was n 5th gear at a light and just drove away when I turned green Edited February 13, 2023 by Alex-Ks1 Egilman, thibaultron, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 13, 2023 Share #9 Posted February 13, 2023 Wow... that is impressive. thibaultron, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted February 15, 2023 Share #10 Posted February 15, 2023 Over here in Europe you would have a hell of a time and spend an awful lot of money getting the certificate to drive it on public roads ... Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 5 1 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted February 15, 2023 In the states the state officials hate cars like this No way to set a tax rate, The inspector who inspected mine liked it so much he passed it on the first try. Took photos of it for him self, All the registration tax office wanted to see was a bill of sale for the motor I bought for it, and a VIN number it came from, then my fee was a silly 125$ , for the tag, and paper work, The fun of driving it ? priceless thibaultron, Canute, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 15, 2023 Share #12 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) Where I live, all you would need is the bill of materials and the vin for the car the engine came out of.... They would assign it a new VIN and then title and register it... Although the assessor will argue over value, generally it would be valued at the cost of the materials to build it.... Easy easy way to get a hot car for little money.... The P/W for that must be just under a light crotch rocket, with twice the traction.... {BSEG) Edited February 15, 2023 by Egilman Jack12477, thibaultron, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted February 15, 2023 Share #13 Posted February 15, 2023 A university friend of mine some 40+ years ago built a side-car for his antique BMW motorcycle from scratch. He got somewhere the original plans and some parts, such as bearings and the wheel, but the rest was built from scratch. Somehow he managed to sell it to the licensing authorities as a restored/recovered original ... I had a lot of trust in his engineering capabilties - have been the first passenger in it 😇 Canute, thibaultron, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted February 15, 2023 its all about collecting tax money, in other words, " how can we screw you today " point in fact, a family here where i live has had a 1904 Oldsmobile since new, its been in the family that long, Now, because when the grandfather bought it, there was no titling of motor vehicles at all not even license plates. Just a bill of sale from Chicago where he bought it. He can not get it registered with an antique tag because it never had a VIM number, just a body number, 3 numbers I think. It still runs and has only been painted a few times, the body is wood, a 1 cylinder engine . Soooo he has to trailer it to shows . stupid government BS . So simple, I always wanted to make a copy of it thibaultron, Canute, Edwardkenway and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted February 18, 2023 revised about the Oldsmobile , they did get a title for it. It took hops of fire to jump through, and its finally titled as a horseless carriage/ and it does have a TAG. so he can drive it on the streets . It does smoke and its original UNTOUCHED ENGINE but its over a 110 years old, try that with your KIA. LOLOLOL Egilman, mtaylor, Knocklouder and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted February 18, 2023 Share #16 Posted February 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Alex-Ks1 said: try that with your KIA. LOLOLOL Or FORD Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Ks1 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted February 19, 2023 this is old farm country, there are many Model Ts still running and never been touched and been in the family's since new, a few have very old steam tractors from the 1890s they are huge and still going to state fairs puffing and smoking Egilman, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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