From the current IHSR Division 3 car classification rules...
Division 3 – CLASSIC Sports Cars (1963-1974)
This division is designed for cars (min. 2 seats, covered wheels) which competed during the above era.
Maximum overall width is 2.65" measured from the outside of the rear tires.
In scale this would include prototypes with a maximum track of 84.8 inches wide (215.4cm).
I have been looking for 1/32nd bodies that would meet the requirements for this classification. Ideally an open-cockpit car with the widest allowable track and a long wheelbase. But I'd consider a closed-cockpit car if it has a wide track and a long wheelbase. It would have to be an injection-molded or printed body. Vacuum-formed bodies are not permitted.
Finding a suitable body has been a frustrating search. Aside from the fact that discovering prototypes with a large footprint is hit-or-miss, there are a limited choice of prototypes that have been modeled in 1/32nd, and few of those are available as separate bodies -- not sold as part of a ready-to-run slotcar. I'd like to buy three bodies to be fitted with my own custom-made chassis, and I'd like to avoid the expense of buying chassis that I don't want to use. But if I have to buy an all-up slotcar to get the body I may just swallow hard and buy it. Maybe eBay the chassis.
Static-model bodies are a possibility. I have successfully used static models as bodies for the Vintage Sports Car class. (Specifically the Monogram "Cooper Monaco" sold on the Professor Motor website.)
Printing bodies is another possibility. I have a filament printer, but I have not yet used it to print a body. But for the right body I'll give it a try. A resin-printed body is not something I am ready to attempt. I might consider buying one if its printed in a crash-tolerant resin.
And while I am wishing for the moon, it would be great if the body were really light. That is important.
Can anybody help me here?
Division 3 – CLASSIC Sports Cars (1963-1974)
This division is designed for cars (min. 2 seats, covered wheels) which competed during the above era.
Maximum overall width is 2.65" measured from the outside of the rear tires.
In scale this would include prototypes with a maximum track of 84.8 inches wide (215.4cm).
I have been looking for 1/32nd bodies that would meet the requirements for this classification. Ideally an open-cockpit car with the widest allowable track and a long wheelbase. But I'd consider a closed-cockpit car if it has a wide track and a long wheelbase. It would have to be an injection-molded or printed body. Vacuum-formed bodies are not permitted.
Finding a suitable body has been a frustrating search. Aside from the fact that discovering prototypes with a large footprint is hit-or-miss, there are a limited choice of prototypes that have been modeled in 1/32nd, and few of those are available as separate bodies -- not sold as part of a ready-to-run slotcar. I'd like to buy three bodies to be fitted with my own custom-made chassis, and I'd like to avoid the expense of buying chassis that I don't want to use. But if I have to buy an all-up slotcar to get the body I may just swallow hard and buy it. Maybe eBay the chassis.
Static-model bodies are a possibility. I have successfully used static models as bodies for the Vintage Sports Car class. (Specifically the Monogram "Cooper Monaco" sold on the Professor Motor website.)
Printing bodies is another possibility. I have a filament printer, but I have not yet used it to print a body. But for the right body I'll give it a try. A resin-printed body is not something I am ready to attempt. I might consider buying one if its printed in a crash-tolerant resin.
And while I am wishing for the moon, it would be great if the body were really light. That is important.
Can anybody help me here?
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