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| Car of the Day: March 23, 2016; High Speed '11 Mercer Type 35R Raceabout | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 23 2016, 12:48 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is High Speed's 1911 Mercer Type 35R Raceabout. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Mercer ![]() ![]() Another of the High Speed pre-war classics that was released as part of the Reader's Digest subscription promotion, I got this Mercer model from my grandparents. The promotional paperwork advertising the toy cars indicated this replicates a 1911 Mercer, and that it had a four-cylinder T-head engine producing 30 hp, which differs from the Wikipedia information, which says the Mercer Raceabout had 55 hp. Although the Wikipedia article focuses on a 1910 Mercer, I find it difficult to fathom that the company would have developed a less powerful engine for their car the following year. Unless maybe this is a road going version that wasn't mentioned, and did in fact have a less capable motor...(??) But since I don't know anything about the car other than what I've read on the Reader's Digest flyer and on the Wikipedia page, I don't know what to make of the discrepancy. ![]()
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| pjedsel | Mar 23 2016, 08:36 AM Post #2 |
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Ya gotta love those vintage, brass era cars that High Speed offered as part of the Reader's Digest Series. It has always surprised me that no other mfg. has really offered anything from this era outside of Model T and Model A Fords and a few others in 1/64th/3 inch but...what a unique selection with the offerings from High Speed. Yes, they are on the crude side but also have a charming feature to them as well.
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| cody6268 | Mar 23 2016, 11:07 AM Post #3 |
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I think I have one of these, but it doesn't have the rear-mount spare tire (probably broke off). Not bad, but I like the older wheels better. |
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| ivantt | Mar 24 2016, 04:20 PM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I can hear the backfires. |
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 26 2016, 12:19 AM Post #5 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Not a model you see everyday, this in 1:1 is way before my time so I don't have full appreciation for them but its a nice one to see |
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Ya gotta love those vintage, brass era cars that High Speed offered as part of the Reader's Digest Series. It has always surprised me that no other mfg. has really offered anything from this era outside of Model T and Model A Fords and a few others in 1/64th/3 inch but...what a unique selection with the offerings from High Speed. Yes, they are on the crude side but also have a charming feature to them as well.

3:34 AM Jul 11