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Gonna be a bit of a copycat from Lars' Black Porsche topic.
Using a different colour though :


Not in the black 58001 league to be honest. But a fun build nonetheless.
I'm actually just getting the body but I have the majority of other parts here to make a nice runner out of it.

But which (obvious) car is it?

It has been guessed by now, so I changed the topic title.

So the clue is the colour you're going to paint it, _not_ what colour it usually is?

JR wrote:

what colour it usually is

That's the (legendary) connection... and I can't really go astray on that.

F40?

Bull's eye! On a Group C chassis naturally.

Originally looks like this - just as a reminder :


A car I was very impressed with in the eighties. Not so much for the beauty but more for the beast that it is.
Of course, seeing it a few times on the track and leaning on it a bit for the picture has made the memories quite vivid.

This model got my Group C fever going - when I forwarded one to Lars...
When I had the chance to trade the body I couldn't resist planning another build - having most parts already available.

Should become a nice runner. Modest, with no hop up mania.
Also seems to make sense to drive an F40 before doing any good with a C11.


A wintery project. Probably waiting to be driven at the first crack of spring...

Edou wrote:

Bull's eye! On a Group C chassis naturally.
...

Sorry if I whizzed on your chips by guessing too quickly

I've loved the F40 since seeing it (and the Porsche 959) in Test Drive II - The Duel on the Amiga in 1989 ... both cars had the steering and braking response of supertankers, but it looked & sounded cool

Is it "Big Red" from Lawnmower man? (I own something very similar, but it's currently rotting happily somewhere in my mum's garden)

The Group C cars are actually quite big... but no, it's not a lawnmower.
Wouldn't it be fun to make a radio controlled one though?

Man, that is a beautiful picture!

Edou wrote:

I love this car. What's most brilliant about it, is that you would pay a price for it that's equal to buying several houses and then you get no luxury whatsover. But a very awesome big go-kart!
Don't even think it has power steering or anything like that.
If I remember well, the door opener is a chord you have to pull.

But at that time I was an even bigger fan of it's rival - the 959.
Have to say I was a little bummed out when the F40 beat the Porsche on top speed by a few kilometres...
A quarter of a century later, the Ferrari has actually stood the test of time a bit better I think.