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Post by haflinger121 on Oct 8, 2010 12:39:23 GMT 1
Pic 11 Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Oct 8, 2010 12:39:47 GMT 1
Pic 12 Attachments:
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Post by haflinger121 on Oct 8, 2010 12:40:18 GMT 1
McCoy info. Attachments:
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Post by administrator on Oct 8, 2010 17:43:13 GMT 1
I had a problem downloading the previous item - guess my laptop's like me, getting too old!! However, after 10 attempts I managed to get this copy, and have cut-and-pasted the message from ebay below in case others have a problem down (or is it up?) loading? The article reads::: :::::::::::::::::::::::
BOB McCOY Bob McCoy began his racing career at Balboa Stadium in San Diego,California driving jalopies in his teen years. He later went on to drive Midgets and then sprint cars before signing a contract to drive in the Indianapolis 500 in the late '60s. He was critically injured and was unable to drive the Joe Hunt Magneto car at the Indy 500 as planned. Bob has had other exotic careers such as wild animal taming and rodeo bronc riding, but is most famous for his abilities as a racecar driver and artist. McCoy's art can be found in homes and offices all around the world. As a former racecar driver, Bob McCoy works from experience. “Whenever I draw a scene from an early '60s dirt track race, as soon as I’m done, I feel as though I’ve run the entire race myself,” he says. McCoy's art creations consist of original oil paintings of famous hot rods as well as personalized portraits of cars with or without their owners. Perhaps McCoy is most famous for his cartoon art and quarter scale replicas of some of the most famous race cars ever driven. Bob has owned about 30 hot rods of his own, including the famous ‘40 Ford Tudor that he purchased back in 1953, which became one of the most photographed hot rods in the United States. It is still featured in hot rod magazines to this day. Bob McCoy has also been featured in several national hot rod magazines in the United States, Japan and Australia.
COLLECTORS VERY RARE ONE OF A KIND 1/4 SCALE AUTOGRAPHED BY BOB McCOY #36 McCOY SPECIAL MIDGET CAR THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL VERY DETAILED MIDGET FIRESTONE TIRES AUTHENTIC INDY WHEELS WITH SPIN OFFS SPEEDWAY BLUE WITH FLAME GOLD LEAF PAINT COMPLETE WITH GOLD PIN STRIPES ALL ORIGINAL EVERY DETAIL EXQUISITELY MODELED LEATHER SEAT LEATHER STRAPPED HOOD FULL DASH WITH EVERY DIAL HAND BRAKE LEVER AND BRAKE HOZES SCALE STEERING WHEEL CHROME, CHROME, CHROME COMPLETE WITH PLEXIGLAS CASE AND ITALIAN TILE CHECKERED FLOOR AND MIRROR BACK BIG CAR 18 INCH WHEELBASE ALL ORIGINAL MEASURES : 12 INCHES TALL X 30 INCHES LONG X 14 INCHES WIDE THIS IS A TRUE COLLECTORS CAR AND A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF BOB'S WORK
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Post by administrator on Oct 8, 2010 17:46:49 GMT 1
May I express everyone's thanks to haflinger for taking on the challenge by a site member to reproduce all the information/photos regarding Bob McCoy's 1/4 scale midget. admin, Midget Car Panorama.
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Post by haflinger121 on Oct 8, 2010 18:22:13 GMT 1
No worries John, glad to help out. And I really think that model does deserve a wider audience, as kiwikid said. Sorry you had a problem with the McCoy attachment; I probably should have done just what you did and cut 'n' pasted it. Anyway, your laptop can't be any older than this one - I have to shovel coal and blow a whistle before I boot this up!
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Post by bobjeffreson on Oct 9, 2010 4:39:23 GMT 1
Here's another from my archives....
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