Don't know any history of it but when I saw this on the contest page I thought ''Now that is really cool''. Got to have one!

I started this project with a trip down town to see what I could find to use as a wheel. I looked every where to no avail. Lucky for me (???) I was having septic field problems. While in the plumbing store I found a 6'' line cap which I bought for $3.25. Using a hack saw I cut the flange (top) off the cap. I then carefully sanded the wheel piece to the right thickness.I cut a strip of sheet styrene and glued it inside the wheel for a rim.

After this I had to build the body. I did this by carving down a piece of 2x6 lumber. This and the decals were the hardest part. After the master was carved, I vacuum-molded the body and a cannopy from sheet styrene. I primed and sanded many times until I was happy with the body.

Then, the other hardest part: A DRIVER! Carved him out of balsa wood, dipped him in varathane to seal and then painted. I then built the cockpit interior from sheet styrene, painted it, glued the driver in and glued down the canopy. Next, I gave the body 3 coats of testors flat white paint and followed this with a couple coats of ''Future''.

It was time for decals. I build jets and mechs but haven't built a race car since I was a kid. Almost all the decals are from aircraft kits. I did have a set from a Trans Am markings from a dirt bike, which I cut up and pieced together for the larger lettering. I decaled one side and then coated it again with Future. I then matched the other side. I carved two mirrors from laminated plastic, glued them on and then glued the bike onto the top of the cap that I had cut off to make the wheel.

As I already had all the paint, wood, and plastic, my costs were only $3.25. The project took me about 30 hours.

Image: Front view

Image: Rear view

Image: Beauty shot

Image: Close-up of the cabin

Image: Top view