I'm sure somebody can tell me why this G+ Ferrari has fender flares on one side?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/Daytona.jpg

...Uuurrmmmm...because someone removed them from the other side?

Must have rubbed them things right off. :) rr

If they are removed cleanly it would be intentional. Maybe someone had A.D.D. like me and did not finish the second side...............Is it raining outside?


Or, potentially, they could be running the tyco sparking rods set with the sand paper in the guard rail and sanded them off just by running them.

Just a thought,
Old Blue

Funny (Joez & Dave). I thought maybe it was one of those odd jobs that originally steered or was set up for one lane or the other. Didn't I read about a car like that? If this thing wasn't lopsided it could be a nice car.

Blue, maybe somebody did one side. I wonder if you could do the other side for me?

How about posting a pic of the side that's missing the flares? :thumbsup: rr

I'll try to find it. In the meantime, check this one out.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/BTPqyQBGkKGrHgoH-EYEjlLly8EBKHw8UQR.jpg

OK.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/BTPoRwBWkKGrHgoH-D4EjlLlzw8BKHZh7h0.jpg

I'll try to find it. In the meantime, check this one out.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/BTPqyQBGkKGrHgoH-EYEjlLly8EBKHw8UQR.jpg

Looks like the chasssis is on backwards to me. :D

That one goes backwards?

You have a good eye Desert. I saw that car too. And he has the nerve to call the car near mint. I'm gonna message him. Last week a guy threw out the word minty :rolleyes: on a car he had listed, but if you looked real close at his crappy pics both window posts had issues. I messaged him and never got a response.

OK.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/BTPoRwBWkKGrHgoH-D4EjlLlzw8BKHZh7h0.jpg
Good pic, could you do a closer one dead on from the side? rr

I'll try to find it. In the meantime, check this one out.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/BTPqyQBGkKGrHgoH-EYEjlLly8EBKHw8UQR.jpg


Got an item # on that one? I wanna see what body that is.

Here's both. yeah, I asked about the Ferrari. Haven't got an answer yet.

290320322133
230345676948

That Ferrari has two side shots. Each one has the flares facing away. It looks like one of the pics is reversed? No, the background is correct. Two different cars? Check it out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/Left.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/Right.jpg
It looks like the flares are changing from one side to the other!

Look again. The wipers point up and to the right in both pics so it is not flipped.
On the hood, just above the 6 is a white spot/scratch. It is present in both pics also, so it is the same car.

Just an odd trick of the light that moves the flares around on ya.

I'm pretty sure the flares you speak of are molded to the body and the silver is painted or tempo'ed on.. so it is probably rubbed off the bottom on one side... maybe a lot of oval racing?

-Robbie

That is really bizzare. The seller just answered and said the flares are on both sides. I gotta get some new glasses!

Eeewww! The bottom is the "good" side on the yellow one. :)

That Ferrari has two side shots. Each one has the flares facing away. It looks like one of the pics is reversed? No, the background is correct. Two different cars? Check it out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/Left.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Davesx4/H%20O%20Slots/Right.jpg
It looks like the flares are changing from one side to the other!

Top pic.... driver's side has no flares. Bottom pic... passenger side has no flares. And vicesa versa. Looks like an optical illusion to me. :freak:

The red ferrari daytona I have in my collection has fender flares front and back on both sides......

Mine is missing its small mirrors though... LOL!!!!

Not sure why yours would only have them on one side?

Obviously someone trimmed them off one side but didnt finish the job on the other hence now your the owner of a lopsided ferrari.......

Better get to trimming up that other side to better equal out the weight distribution of that car......

Its a shame to see such a nice car trimmed up like that but over the years I have sat and scratched my head many times when seeing various slot car bodies and seeing how they have been carved on wondering what the person(kid) was thinking when creating such a work of art......

Wayne :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I believe the picture washed out the body lines. The flares are on both sides.. IF you look closely at the bottom pic RF wheel you can see the flare there.. It's the way he took the picture and the camera not being able to show the flares correctly. If the flares were gone on one side, you would be seeing the tops of the tires...

Regarding the Ferrari Daytona, I think the fenders are untouched. At certain camera angles, the near side flair blends into the rest of the car but you clearly see the opposite side flair. He has left-hand and right-hand photos and the same phenomina occurs in both shots.

Regarding the yellow car with the backwards Magnatraction chassis, I think this is the only way the chassis somewhat fits the body. This is not an AFX body not is it any other slot car brands' body that I'm familar with. Since it does sort of fit an AFX chassis, I am kinda curious about who makes it.

Russ the :drunk::hat::freak::dude::tongue:Hutt

If you guys will take the time to go back to the auction site, you will see new pictures of this car with all of its fender flares.

Just goes to show how unreliable photos can be. I posted a pic of a roadrunner I put up for auction, that had scratches on it's roof. I made it clear in the description, but you'd never been able to tell from the photos.

That is pretty amazing. At least I and some body else got the guy to post better pictures of the flares. Now that I've drawn every bodies attention to it, I'll probably lose it. Oh well.

Yep, I gave up when it went over $30!

Looks like that Ferrari has a bit of stagger... lol