Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 8:40:44 GMT -6
Richard is alive and well living in Naples Fl. I was at his shop yesterday and Grumpy as ever. He is building full size hot rods now and enjoying the retired life. Yes all his models are in boxes in the attic !!
|
|
|
Post by A.J. on Jan 30, 2014 9:23:47 GMT -6
That's interesting. Tim was in contact with him several years ago and I thought he was living up north somewhere and the models were also in the attic. Hey Tim, if he moved down your way you should touch base with him again. It'd sure be cool to see those models again!
|
|
|
Post by Tim Nolan on Feb 24, 2014 17:26:19 GMT -6
The last time I talked to him, he had called me and said he was looking to move down here to the west coast, obviously he made it. I kind of lost interest after doing a shitload of footwork, including negotiating thru our late great friend Elden Titus with Daryll Starbird, then talking to Daryll himself, about putting Dick's models in the museum. All I needed was a rough idea of how much stuff he had, and Daryll was even going to get a glass display cabinet and everything, and I couldn't get anything straight out of Dick to even finish the whole thing. He wanted me to fly up to Boston to get his stuff out of his attic. (I'm pretty sure he was serious!! LOL!) His personality is all over the place, but I like him. I love his models too, would be good to see them again, but I fear we won't. He has no interest in them at all, just real car stuff. He told me more than once, that once he finishes anything, he's done with it and wants to move on. Always very nice to me though, answered all of my questions and such. Quite a character...
|
|
|
Post by hobbybobby on Feb 24, 2014 19:30:26 GMT -6
I remember seeing a lot of Richard Carroll builds on the covers and in Car Model Magazine in the late 60's and early 70's . Richard wrote a number of articles for Car Model mag back in the day. He was scratchbuilding with brass and casting his own parts long before most of us were even thinking about it... He eventually moved away from using plastic completely and lost interest in the model car hobby. I have heard that Richard Carroll always was a little stand offish... He lived in Massachusetts and the MassCar Model Club tried to get him to display at our shows but he wasn't interested in participating at all. Kinda sad really - he was a major force in the hobby in the early days and won a ton of Awards, but most builders have never even heard of him... He scratch built eveerything and he was WAY ahead of his time... Somehow he fascinated me very much with his builds... ... and has led me to create my own wheels... Here are a few of his builds:
|
|
|
Post by hobbybobby on Feb 24, 2014 19:31:06 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by hobbybobby on Feb 24, 2014 19:31:43 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by RatRod on Feb 24, 2014 21:53:50 GMT -6
Boban, sometimes you simply amaze the crap out of me with all the cool stuff you come up with.....WOW!!!
|
|
|
Post by Brandon on Feb 25, 2014 13:56:08 GMT -6
That's some neat stuff...
|
|
|
Post by Bud Tugly on Feb 26, 2014 10:29:54 GMT -6
I remember most of those builds, he was the king of crazy tires and intricate hand-built suspensions. When I was 12 I thought he was a god, glad to hear he's still around.
|
|
|
Post by sakke on Feb 26, 2014 14:25:14 GMT -6
This was new to me !!! Thanks for educating me you all !!! Please post more pics and articles of Richard Carrolls works !!!!
|
|
|
Post by hobbybobby on Feb 27, 2014 19:25:48 GMT -6
It would also be happy to see other pictures! Extreme and incredible is that RC, worked a lot with brass, not only at its fully functional suspensions, engine parts and lamps; made of brass are even the complete bodyworks!
|
|
|
Post by minimagneto on Feb 27, 2014 19:33:55 GMT -6
It would also be happy to see other pictures! Extreme and incredible is that RC, worked a lot with brass, not only at its fully functional suspensions, engine parts and lamps; made of brass are even the complete bodyworks! Wow, thanks for taking the time post these cool pictures...I've never seen anything like this stuff in my life, so unique. Are these rare grails, scratch-built marvels, or a mix?
|
|
|
Post by koffinbuilder64 on Feb 28, 2014 20:31:31 GMT -6
Kool stuff Bobby!! I too have heard of him, but, never really seen much of his work. Thanks for posting these!!
|
|
|
Post by darquewanderer on Apr 3, 2014 19:25:35 GMT -6
I remember his stuff in Car Models and Model Car Science magazines, to name two of several. It's a shame he no longer has an interest in the hobby.
|
|
gizzy
Showrod Newbie
Posts: 2
|
Post by gizzy on Mar 3, 2019 19:14:40 GMT -6
I have a set of original Richard Carroll tires,NOT FOR SALE.But just out of curiosity what would they be worth today?
|
|
|
Post by kabdriver on Mar 3, 2019 20:12:49 GMT -6
I have a set of original Richard Carroll tires,NOT FOR SALE.But just out of curiosity what would they be worth today? Ohh, too cool! I’ve got some 3D printed replicas, but not a real set Last set I saw on eBay was still in the packet - made $30 or $40 as I recall
|
|
gizzy
Showrod Newbie
Posts: 2
|
Post by gizzy on Mar 6, 2019 5:47:35 GMT -6
I have a set of original Richard Carroll tires,NOT FOR SALE.But just out of curiosity what would they be worth today? Ohh, too cool! I’ve got some 3D printed replicas, but not a real set Last set I saw on eBay was still in the packet - made $30 or $40 as I recall That's about what I thought.I wouldn't sell them for anything,I remember drooling over them in model car magazines when I was a kid(I'm 63).I found these on eBay back around 2000,I think that's about what I paid for them then.
|
|