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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 5:50:59 GMT -5
Mike, thanks for the info and the video. very cool. do you think, even back in the day, since there were multiple Monroes in the field, they would have painted parts of the car, or the car themselves, different colors so not to confuse them on race day? that would explain the difference in the pre-race pic and the race video.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 7:29:17 GMT -5
Seven of them were built and all were mechanically identical. 4 were green and 3 were plum. In hast to get them done and ready to race they did not heat treat the steering arms and they had a life expectancy of 550 miles. Being that Gaston's was the last built it had the fewest miles on it. only 2 made it to the end the other finishing 8th. Afterwards kicking the tire and the steering arm broke.
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Very nice looking job on this Mike.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 13:26:24 GMT -5
The car was green. It is the car that started the "Green is bad luck" superstition when Gaston was killed in this car in September 1920.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2013 23:03:33 GMT -5
yea, I just read about Gaston losing his life at a "board track" in Hollywood in November of 1920. kind of forgot about the old board tracks. back to the Frontenac/Monroe car, I'm really following this thread and any others on this car as I'm trying my Best (LOL) to pick up one of these models on ebay. I was bidding on an original Best Models one but stopped at $40. there's an Aurora one on there too, but bidding starts at $45. guess they're bringing alot more than they did when you got yours, Mike. I would like to make one of the other Monroes......maybe the one that finished 8th. but I gotta get a kit FIRST!
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