RSSRetro R/C Racer
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Subscribers—read this article now in your digital edition!Using scrap sheet metal and pop rivets, you can construct a model 1930s British Midget racer with modern radio control capabilities.
Photos by Sam Murphy, Frank E. Yost
Illustrations by Nik Schulz
Resources
Spindizzies: Gas Powered Model Racers by Eric Zausner, E-Z Spindizzy Collection, 1998. Eric also runs the Spindizzy Museum in Berkeley; see ezspindizzies.com
Vintage Miniature Racing Cars by Robert Ames, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1992
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The photo seems to indicate that your model has the opotional cab side on the left side. What is the advantage or purpose of this part?
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