first ever public sale. Don't know much about these cars but they are gorgeous https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/362783/1969-gulf-mirage-m2 Image Unavailable, Please Login
'Used the body in my slotcar racin' days (mid to late late sixties; inter-store), and at the time my chassis wasn't too succesful either.....what a coincidenk....
Super cool car, and the restoration looks top notch. May not have the winning history, but it's a pretty special story.
'Rather dated design to even attempt to be competitive, let alone reliable, no? 'Serious note, t'is a piece of history.
Anyone interested should take a look at John Wyer's book The Certain Sound. Great history of his racing career, which includes discussion of this car. And yes, I had that 1/32 slot car too.
'Don't know of the 1/32nd, 'who was the manufacturer? 'Raced 1/24th scratchbuilts in hobby stores (some just slotcars at the time such as this one still on L.I., NY, a short way from the L.I.E.: https://portjeffraceway.com/ ). The Mirage was a clear, very few grams, Lexan body (mine painted up in Gulf colours, of course)... 'Finished my slot "career" with McL Mk 6 and 8 bodies, the last of which were 2 Mk 8 bodies I painted (for a friend and myself) in Gold Leaf Team Lotus colours with Decals from McLaren and Team Lotus models combined to form "Team McLotus" (ala Gurney's Mk 6 "McLeagle". https://www.ulti*atecarpage.com/car/4157/McLaren-M6B--McLeagle--Ford.html ) as we were McL fans in Can Am and Lotus in F1. 'Still have that last "plumbers nightmare" chassis I built, and McLotus body, stashed away. 'T'was a great hobby I just might get back in to.... Thanks for the heads up about the book.