LeMans (?) Fibre Glass model

LeMans (?) Fibre Glass model

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chromapilot

Original Poster:

2 posts

52 months

Saturday 11th July 2020
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hi there
i have what looks like a development model for a Le Mans (-type) race car, late 80s//early 90s, however haven't been able to trace it to anything.
the previous owner didn't know anything either...
just wanted to see, if the shape rang any bells with anyone here smile

thanks !!


Great Dane

2,793 posts

173 months

Saturday 11th July 2020
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nope never seen it before but I would fill in the gap in front of the rear wheels ... what is that 'valley' about ???

ellroy

7,248 posts

232 months

Saturday 11th July 2020
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How big is it? Give some scale. Looks like some kind of RC car body.....

chromapilot

Original Poster:

2 posts

52 months

Sunday 12th July 2020
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i know, that 'valley' is weird... it's too big to be RC, it's 115x50cm...

who knows, might be an amateur or school effort as well...

LawrieC

583 posts

111 months

Sunday 12th July 2020
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Art school project?

Equus

16,980 posts

108 months

Tuesday 14th July 2020
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Great Dane said:
... I would fill in the gap in front of the rear wheels ... what is that 'valley' about ???
Could be that the model is incomplete and the 'valley' is part of a duct for the radiators?

If not, they'd have had serious overheating problems, as there appears to be no other provision for cooling.

JT3K

314 posts

137 months

Tuesday 21st July 2020
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At 115x50 it could be a go kart or tot-rod body?

The Surveyor

7,584 posts

244 months

Thursday 23rd July 2020
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The Matra MS630 had that valley shaped side profile, maybe it was a mock-up for its replacement ?