The kit was very basic....no interior, no driver, no mirrors, no gas caps, exhausts, windshield etc.,......all the little bits, that add up to a really accurate model, and even more frustrating , at the time of launch, it was priced at 49 cents!!!!..........considerably less than I ended up paying 40 years later. :violin: I shouldn't whine, as I ended up buying a few. :)
Anyway, I spent a lot of time, finding/building the detail bits, and the car turned out very well.................Now anyone interested can buy/convert a Cartrix and save a lot of time and effort.
The original model kit box.........
Very basic kit, as you can see.....or maybe not as this photo is quite small....
I built a fairly straightforward "flexi-board" design chassis.......this is my favourite design for slow motor/skinny tired cars.
As mentioned, I did end up poking around the parts box for a driver, dashboard, mirrors and gascaps.......and I had to make the windscreen, exhausts and front radiator grill.
Here she be.......The wheels are available from RSSlot, and are BWA clones (which are no longer available).......I have painted both the inserts, and the wheels......much more period correct looking!! ;)
Cheers
Chris Walker
