Six97s

Are you thinking of the Triple D?

Steering box added and hooked up. I'll replace the drag link with brass rod; thought I'd get away with the printed part but it's a bit flexible. It kind of works anyway.

It has an Oldsmobile engine, so 4.3l makes it a 260ci... complete dog of an engine from the low compression, smog controlled malaise era. I guess it fits with the rest of the vibe. The black T sedan is presumably a fibreglass replica, given the Q plate. The four stud IFS suggests a budget '70s or '80s build. The pale blue sports car is a Fisher Fury; there's a recent thread about one on Retro Rides.

Thanks. At the moment I draw everything in FreeCAD, but I use Blender to merge subassemblies and preview STL files. I should get to grips with Blender properly, because it's probably better for manipulating compound curved surfaces. FreeCAD is good for "engineered" parts, but complex curves are a pain.

Fugly is what that is. 🤢 I don't see the big deal about missing mudguards, but adding some might actually improve that one.. as would a Viking funeral. It's an Austin, according to DVLA. Humber Sceptre and TR4A for me. 😍

I think these will do. 😶

Made some progress with this one - engine about ready for paint, but still have to sort the bellhousing and gearbox. Not to mention, find the water pump. 🤔 Printed the hood scoop and a jack for the trunk. Front suspension in. I'm hoping to have the steering posable, if I manage not to break something. It fits, after a fashion. Mock up - the front end needs more fettling; it's based on the old AMT '55 Nomad from 1965 and it's a little "off". If I were doing this again, I'd start with the new tool Revell '55 and kitbash it with their '56 sedan. I might even treat this as a dry run and aim to build a better one with the Revell kits.

Quite. There's a bloke a few streets away who always has at least one XJ40 in the process of being stripped and converted into a banger. I know they're not that desirable, but still...

Probably a 7600 then. The 6600 just had a cap over the air intake.

Beat me to it. 🙂

A hangover from a past group build, this one sat because I wasn't happy with the wheels and tyres. I thought I'd started another thread in here since, but I can't find it, so here we are... Original thread: I was planning to use a set of Halibrand kidney bean wheels from an original issue kit, but they looked a bit undersize and I didn't have any tyres that looked right. Since I bought a 3D printer, I've spent many more hours drawing things than building, but it has produced some tangible results. I drew the early lip/bead laced 5.5x15 wheels and 6.40-15 front and 6.70-15 rear tyres, as fitted to the earliest cobras and still on CSX2000. I've printed the rest today and they fit the arches much better than the kit tyres, so I should be able to resume assembly over the weekend.

Looks eastern European to me, but I drew a blank too.

Coventry reg too. 🙂

Agreed - then you can also produce a more accurate tyre. The main problem then is getting it to print... I drew this one last week, but it needs some tweaking. I know it can be done because I've seen aftermarket wires that are 3D printed.

Yes, given the vagueness and inaccuracies in the rest of the description, I wouldn't put too much faith in it. Looking again, I think someone's confused the crossmember supporting the rear spring hanger with a de Dion tube. It does appear to be a Lancia Lambda live axle though. "Australian Maybach" https://primotipo.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/img_2473-1.jpg?w=1024 Lancia Lambda axle https://images.prewarcar.com/pimg/396239/1569937/1200-800-r2w/axles-rear-lancia-lancia.jpeg