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| Car Of The Day: September 22, 2009; Tiger Wheels '56 Chevrolet Cameo | |
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| Swifty | Sep 22 2009, 04:25 AM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Tiger Wheels' 1956 Chevrolet Cameo. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Task_Force ![]() Unfortunately, Chevy had a lot of different names for their trucks in this era, and Tiger Wheels wasn't very specific with which one they modeled. Forgive the scrapes and scratches, I saved this one from the banger track where it had already done a few runs. ![]()
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| James | Sep 22 2009, 04:27 AM Post #2 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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I like, I like a lot........Seldom done model by a seldom seen manufacturer. Great choice Sean, Lovin it!!!! |
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| Swifty | Sep 22 2009, 04:39 AM Post #3 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I figured you might like this one, James! ![]() And no, there are no other Chevrolets on tap to be run this week so you're safe to vote for this one.
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| craftymore | Sep 22 2009, 09:43 AM Post #4 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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Never realized that TW even had done this casting. The wheels look like a combo of HW and Maisto. Bet these are quite good for gravity racing. |
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| robotCLASH | Sep 22 2009, 12:36 PM Post #5 |
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The Reflex
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Tiger Wheels? Never heard of it. |
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| craftymore | Sep 22 2009, 12:54 PM Post #6 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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They were started back at either the late 90s or early part of this decade. They placed an emphasis on gravity racing so the castings they produced were all metal and pretty heavy. TW also produced a '87 Buick GN, '70 Chevelle, '68 Shelby GT 350 and a 1st gen Ford Maverick among others. Tiger Wheels also had very limited runs or perhaps less than 1,000 or less which makes finding them less than easy. They are now out of business to my knowledge. Here is a really good story from Doug on Tiger Wheels when they first started. http://www.breithaupts.com/totc234.htm Swifty, Dave Weber or Kimmo could provide you with more info about the company. Edited by craftymore, Sep 22 2009, 12:57 PM.
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| Sak | Sep 22 2009, 04:12 PM Post #7 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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This is nice! 'Tiger Wheels' logo has gotta go, though. |
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| bangerkid45 | Sep 22 2009, 06:06 PM Post #8 |
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Ultimate American Banger Enthusiast!
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I agree Sak! Without that logo, it would look loads better!
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| Swifty | Sep 23 2009, 02:56 AM Post #9 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Tiger Wheels were created to capitalize on the gravity racing fad that struck Puerto Rico at the beginning of the decade. And when the fad fizzled, so did Tiger Wheels. Among other castings they also have a first generation Camaro, Buick Riviera, a modern funny car, a VW Bus and I believe a Ford Crown Victoria police car may also have been offered near the end (I have never seen one to verify this). In addition to all metal body and base, they also had weights inside. All in all, some are good for gravity racing (Chevelle!) and some are not (Camaro!). Everyone I know with this pickup ends up bangering it, much to my chagrin (and hence my finally successful rescue of this one!). The secret to Tiger Wheels is some take time to come in. Most people don't have the patience to keep running a slow car and waiting for it to hook up. They want instant gratification of something fast out of the blisterpack. |
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| DaWeber | Sep 24 2009, 06:39 PM Post #10 |
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Station Wagon
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Last I heard, Doug breithaupt still had a few Rivieras remaining at $4 each. This is an excellent price. But I make no guarantee that any remain as these were previously discussed here and Doug even made a few comments as I recall. Contact him at breithaupts.com or dougb@tscnet.com . Good luck |
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| STUTZ | Sep 24 2009, 09:30 PM Post #11 |
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Great casting! I have this Tiger Wheels casting, but the roof of the truck has some chips in the paint. I came that way in the packaging. |
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