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  1. 5th December 2004, 08:33 AM #1
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    Default Wooden It Be Nice!

    I would love to own one of these, but this is as close as I will ever get.

    This 1930 Cadillac LaSalle Roadster is made from scrap leftover from other projects; primarily pine cut from 4x2. I followed a plan purchased through the Net, but was unhappy with the lack of detail. So I did a little research and added some features that give it a more realistic look.

    I intend to give this to one of my grandsons for Christmas.

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  3. 5th December 2004, 08:39 AM #2
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    Here's another picture of the real thing.

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    Very, very nice work woodchuck. How did you make the wheels?

    I great gift for a grandson. I hope he realises how lucky he is.

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    How did you make the wheels?
    I didn't. They were purchased from Lee Valley.

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    Very nice indeed. I bet you can't wait to see his eyes at Christmas. I'm sure he'll be over the moon with it.
    Boring signature time again!
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    Lucky grandson. Great work.

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    Pretty good model very close to the real thing, congrats!
    Crikey how long did it take?
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    I forgot about Canada and earlier, the USA being right hand drive!

    Sweden, I think, only changed over to LHD in the late seventies.

    Did you know we have the French to thank for LHD. All vehicles around the world, stage coaches, wagons and then later on automobiles were RHD. The reason was that the driver had to pull on the brake lever, which, with about 90% of the population being Right Handed, was situated on the right side of all vehicles, and that's where the driver sat when the automobile came along.

    Around 1901 - 1902 there was the first ever motor car races, held in france. The Germans hsd won with their Benz, from Karl Benz in Germany and the English I think won the next race.

    About 2 weeks before the 1903 race, which by the way was around an oval circuit, the French changed the direction so that their LHD car would be at an advantage. It was, they won.

    As automobile racing became a way to sell vehicles manufacturers started to create LHD vehicles for racing but maintaining RHD for production. Then they started to change over to LHD for all vehicles.

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    Looks real enough to be driveable .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry72
    Crikey how long did it take?
    I spent three full days 9am - 4pm in my shop. My wife calls me obsessive.

    Originally Posted by Optimark
    Sweden, I think, only changed over to LHD in the late seventies    .
    Did you know that Tasmania is changing over to LHD in the New Year? They plan to do so in stages starting with trucks in January and then cars in March.

    By the way, maybe the picture doesn't show it well, but my model has RHD. I didn't want to confuse my Aussie grandson.

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    Beautiful job! nice attention to detail.
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