Recently I got a call from Tim Cindric, current President of Penske racing. He heard from a mutual friend that I built models and he had a request. In the late 80's, Oldsmobile built a car, the Oldsmobile Aerotech for AJ Foyt to drive. The sole purpose was to design a vehicle to exceed a closed coarse world record, for the flying mile, currently just over 250mph.....with a 4 cylinder engine, The Quad 4. Sam Posey narrates a 21 minute documentary you can see on YouTube about the project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlR2P7oY68o&t=1026s In the end they were successful, using a March Indy Car chassis and designing a aero body to run speeds of over 270pmh. It's an interesting story.
Tim's father did a considerable amount of the development work on the Quad 4 in his engine shop and Tim, a teenager at the time, was able to work on the project. Tim had purchased a Monogram model kit of the Aerotech many years ago, and wanted someone to build it so AJ could sign it for his collection. I have attached a few photos of the basically box stock build. It was fun to do some research and build the kit for a senior member of Penske Racing. At this post Tim has not yet seen or received the finished build.......I hope he will be pleased. Thanks for looking
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Very nice build and congratulations on being selected for such an opportunity. Maybe you should build another and see if you can get "The Captain" to sign it. ;)
That's great.
Not your father's Oldsmobile. I miss Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs and hate it that they were shut down!
Very nice build and what an honor to be able to build for such an awesome guy!!!🏁🏁🏁
Excellent build, very nicely done.
Bob