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Short Track Forums => Open Wheel cars-modifieds/sprints => Topic started by: Stormin Norman on June 20, 2017, 02:50:32 AM

Title: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: Stormin Norman on June 20, 2017, 02:50:32 AM

Ollie Silva was a Northeast supermodified legend, this car has under gone so many changes and paint schemes and won 100+ races  in the early to late 60's and early 70's and here is an 1/8th scale scratch built replica I built, the graphics & lettering are all hand painted the number is made from fishing lure snickering enjoy... 8) 8) 8)

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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4256/35240865931_a4865a29b6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VG7zXz)
 
here is the start of the chassis work
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4244/34527715474_494027175d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VG7DEK)https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4241/35240696831_300260f898_z.jpg[/img] (https://flic.kr/p/UB6yTd
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4288/35331234096_26c38d013e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VG6Mpe)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4235/35331224566_fbb6abafd3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VQ6NYy)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4251/34983654990_75d0269401_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VQ6L9f)

here she is all finished
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4290/34527601474_ff5895bc57_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VionPm)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4210/34983638600_de6ff40ddf_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UB5YZG)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4213/35203982762_3f190c26aa_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ViohWL)

here's what it looked like for the model show I got second place
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4276/34983607900_394d33054d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VCRBA3) (https://flic.kr/p/Vio8Ps)

Title: Re: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: sentsat71 on June 20, 2017, 04:22:04 AM

Cooooolllllll!!!

Title: Re: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: Dirtman on June 20, 2017, 10:13:51 PM

WOW! Nuf said!

Rett

Title: Re: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: Stormin Norman on June 21, 2017, 12:04:45 AM

thanks guys!!... :D :D :D

Title: Re: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: Bill in MA on June 29, 2017, 01:12:24 PM

A beautiful build and an absolutely dead-on replica!  That micro-pony tire is awesome!  8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: 1/8th scale Ollie Silva #0 super
Post by: Stormin Norman on June 30, 2017, 01:50:50 AM

thanks Bill... :D :D :D :D