Post by robriley on Nov 25, 2011 21:41:03 GMT -6
Holy cow...I found this today at a rummage sale. it's made by Hawk, dated 1970.
this is what it looked like when i brought it home.
the door decal literally fell off when i started wiping the dust off.
upon closer inspection i found that this has never been ran and has never had fuel in it.
the fuel tank is spotless on the inside, it has the original blue fuel line on it, and the piston and cylinder are as clean as new.
Normally that old glow fuel would leave a gooey residue all over everything.
the plastic tires don't have any marks on them at all which is another clue that this has never been ran. Normally the plastic tires would get marks on them from the car running around in circles on the concrete or blacktop (this is a tether car so only the right rear wheel is hooked to the engine)
the right rear tire is rubber, with zero wear on it.
the red plastic on the body is a bit faded which tells me that this sat in the sun for a long time...maybe in the window of a hobby shop? who knows.
the chrome on the blower and the pipes is a bit thin and rubbed off in a few spots, and the chrome on the plastic rims has turned to a more silver color than chrome. I'm guessing that's due to exposure to sun for so many years.
I don't know, but it sure is cool.
here's what it looks like now.
this is what it looked like when i brought it home.
the door decal literally fell off when i started wiping the dust off.
upon closer inspection i found that this has never been ran and has never had fuel in it.
the fuel tank is spotless on the inside, it has the original blue fuel line on it, and the piston and cylinder are as clean as new.
Normally that old glow fuel would leave a gooey residue all over everything.
the plastic tires don't have any marks on them at all which is another clue that this has never been ran. Normally the plastic tires would get marks on them from the car running around in circles on the concrete or blacktop (this is a tether car so only the right rear wheel is hooked to the engine)
the right rear tire is rubber, with zero wear on it.
the red plastic on the body is a bit faded which tells me that this sat in the sun for a long time...maybe in the window of a hobby shop? who knows.
the chrome on the blower and the pipes is a bit thin and rubbed off in a few spots, and the chrome on the plastic rims has turned to a more silver color than chrome. I'm guessing that's due to exposure to sun for so many years.
I don't know, but it sure is cool.
here's what it looks like now.
