Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
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Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:18 pmRe: Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:52 amThat is a beautiful car!
Re: Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:54 amI have the Chris Armon car.... very cool ride.
Re: Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:59 amI have the three pictured (minus the red one). I think they're going to make a great IROC set.
Re: Policar March 701 - Jackie Stewart
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:49 pmThe #1 livery is special for me as it is very close to the way the car ran at the 1970 South African Grand Prix. My wife made a painting for me that hangs outside my home office:
SAGP 1970 small.jpg
The car itself runs very well, as close to the red Lotus 72 as it is possible to get with two different slot cars. Initially I wondered why the extra nose length had not been used to extend the guide a bit further forward, but the parity of performance between the two cars explains that!
One little change I made was to carefully remove the driver's helmet and re-position it so it no longer looked like Sir Jackie was star gazing! As it arrived, the helmet was tilted severely upwards, but a little wiggling and teasing managed to break the glue joint without any damage.
Both my Policars are using the option F22 tires, and I have modified the rear wheels by cutting an airspace into the rim and using foam inserts under the tires. This gives a very smooth and grippy ride.
SAGP 1970 small.jpg
The car itself runs very well, as close to the red Lotus 72 as it is possible to get with two different slot cars. Initially I wondered why the extra nose length had not been used to extend the guide a bit further forward, but the parity of performance between the two cars explains that!
One little change I made was to carefully remove the driver's helmet and re-position it so it no longer looked like Sir Jackie was star gazing! As it arrived, the helmet was tilted severely upwards, but a little wiggling and teasing managed to break the glue joint without any damage.
Both my Policars are using the option F22 tires, and I have modified the rear wheels by cutting an airspace into the rim and using foam inserts under the tires. This gives a very smooth and grippy ride.