Model Forum / General / Models / July 2007

At least back then, you could tell what everything on the motor did.

I noticed that also. Are you supposed to start the motor by spinning the
rear wheels on a treadmill?
Wasn't there a version of this model that had the whole chassis with the
transmission and differential?
I know there was one where a electric motor was hidden in the
transmission housing that drove it all, and had lights that came on in
the cylinders to simulate the spark plugs firing.
But screw that old Chevy Crapbox engine! THIS is what you want!:
http://www.discoverthis.com/dodge-hemi-visible-v8.html
This is what drove the 1969 Dodge Raped Ape, a car so powerful and
dangerous that you had to notify your local law enforcement officers
when you bought one and deposit $1,000 in a special sealed bank account
that they could use to pay off your speeding tickets...and the burial of
your remains after they were scrapped off the asphalt of Deadman's Curve.
It was rumored that the rear spoiler on the Raped Ape would sometimes
detach at high speeds and decapitate spectators at stock car races... it
was also rumored that this was an intentional feature on the part of the
car's designers, and that the spoiler was made of tempered sword steel
and impregnated with cyanide. ;-)

Pat

I like this idea, as it sounds much cleaner than other suggestions
(glue, silicone, etc.).  It's mechanical, too, which adds to the
experience for kids, as opposed to cutting through glue or tape or
whatever.

You know, everyone is going to tell him how to do this, and around two
months from now someone's going to sneeze and the engine is going to
fall right off the wall. :-)

Pat