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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Speed Talk => Topic started by: Dennis Saydak on November 09, 2012, 03:23:59 PM
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I recently acquired this new/unused "C/D" speed pan from an estate sale. It is asymetrical in design (curved more on one side than the other). Does anyone know the manufacturer of the pan, or if it was from an old kit?
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Looks a lot like a magnesium Darp pan I saw recently. That's a wild guess, but someone who actually knows might confirm or deny.
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It doesn't quite look like a Harters, so maybe a Nightengale pan?? Might be an early DARP, does it have a skid cast in as well? What class is it A,B or D?
Les
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It doesn't quite look like a Harters, so maybe a Nightengale pan?? Might be an early DARP, does it have a skid cast in as well? What class is it A,B or D?
Les
It doesn't have a skid. It's a C/D size pan and I also got this engine with it. I recall back in the early 60s that Pete Mazur ran one of these engines in speed at the Fargo contests.
Does anyone know if there were any published designs using this specific pan?
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This is a guess as well, however it could be an original Hell Razor magnesium pan. They were very thick and could be finished with the curve you described. As a matter of fact I remember a couple guys cutting them down an finishing them in this manner in or around the 50s
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I find this pan rather thin and light to begin with. It hasn't been shaved down at all or routed out in the inside except for some slight shaving to accomodate the engnie crankcase. I've never seen an asymetrical speed pan before.
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I've got one that came with a built Kansas Twister. I also have an original kit but don't remember if they came with the curved pan. The pans were for 60's.
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50's Debolt Speedwagon !
JT in the Land Down Under
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Looks like an old OPS Mag pan from the 1970's. They made a few designs that were "bent" like that. They also were very light weight and they had a golden hue to them.
I sold a few of the last remained Pans that the Factory in Italy had last year.
Bill Hughes
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Looks like an old OPS Mag pan from the 1970's. They made a few designs that were "bent" like that. They also were very light weight and they had a golden hue to them.
I sold a few of the last remained Pans that the Factory in Italy had last year.
Bill Hughes
Bill, thanks for your reply. I do believe you've nailed this one down. y1 y1 #^ #^