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Post by bobjeffreson on Apr 29, 2009 7:52:24 GMT 10
How good is this 1/4 scale Gilmer midget. Just magnificent! What about the driver, and the detail on the dashboard.....this car just appeared on the QSL site.
Looking at the tyres, it's obvious that it has never turned a wheel!
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 28, 2009 8:19:38 GMT 10
And another.......man that's some serious rubber on the rear..... QSL Archives
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 28, 2009 8:58:15 GMT 10
Another one.....
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 28, 2009 9:06:33 GMT 10
From above....
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 28, 2009 9:09:27 GMT 10
What about the driver detail....I've been talking to the guy that makes these and intend to order a couple...that jacket is real leather...believe it or not....
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Post by donutking on Aug 28, 2009 12:27:28 GMT 10
the driver makes this photo look like the real thing in both of those speedcars they both look great
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Post by sprintmen on Aug 28, 2009 19:28:43 GMT 10
Incredible detail.
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 8:25:01 GMT 10
From Christies London Auction House in 2004
Lot 268: A radio controlled model of the Gilmer midget car No. 66,
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Details of the car...
Description: with horizontally opposed twin cylinder spark ignition engine with pushrod operated overhead valves, two carburettors, air filter, exhaust stubs, centrifugal clutch and shaft coupling to reduction gear box with Reynolds chain final drive, trailing link front suspension, working steering and unsprung rear axle, the blue body decorated with various decals, the cockpit with windscreen, dummy steering wheel and instruments -- 31in. (79cm.) long
BTW....No price quoted
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 8:30:08 GMT 10
Tell me when you're getting sick of these.... I just think they're amazing.....
This one looks like it's been altered or is a different model. Has a stand-up Zenoah...originally came with lay-down Kawasaki or a horizontally opposed twin cylinder engine.
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 8:55:33 GMT 10
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 9:03:25 GMT 10
About Jan Gilmer......
HOWARD LAKE, MN - Ever since he can remember, Howard Lake Council Member Jan Gilmer has had his mind on Midget race cars.
“When I was 4 years old,” Gilmer explained, “I was standing by Highway 12 on the Fourth of July with my dad, and all these Midget racers were heading west – probably to a county fair.”
“I remember this black one coming by,” he added, “and it had the number 45 on the side of it.”
Not only did the race cars make an impact, but so did that number, which he used many times on model race cars, once he started making them.
“I’ve been a motor head since I was 7 years old,” Gilmer said as he explained how he started tinkering with model cars, some of which he still has.
“I always wanted to build a model Midget, and race the real ones too,” Gilmer explained.
That is just what he did after retiring from the monument business 22 years ago.
“I set the goal to get out of the business by the age of 40. I worked hard. I did the work of five people, because I couldn’t find good help, and I achieved that goal,” Gilmer said.
Although he retired from the monument business, Gilmer started working 12 hour days building model 1/4-scale Midget race cars, which are gas powered, radio-controlled cars, as well as 3/4 Midget race cars, which are the kind people sit in and drive.
“I built all my own engines from scratch,” Gilmer said.
Gilmer has made 120 model Midget race cars that have been sold to customers around the world. His work has been written about in many race car magazines throughout the US.
“I had a one-man production line. I’d make 10 at a time,” Gilmer said.
He explained that he is a perfectionist, and would try to make each car better than the last. He also said that he would spend four hours just boxing up the cars for shipment, and that when the customers received the model cars, they would often call or write that they didn’t expect such quality for the price.
“I sold them too cheap at first,” Gilmer laughed. “I always told them that they could send me another check if they thought they got a deal.”
He also said that he knows of only two people that have actually “run” the cars, everyone else has told him the cars are too beautiful to run.
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 9:14:45 GMT 10
Gilmer Hobby and Machine Brochure
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 11:59:38 GMT 10
From my RCCA magazine October 1987..... 
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 17:23:10 GMT 10
Let's add this one to the field......
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Post by cadguy on Aug 29, 2009 20:46:43 GMT 10
Bob, these are great cars, I think everyone enjoys looking at the history as much as I do. Keep them coming!
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 22:00:28 GMT 10
William
I just wish I had a lazy US$7,000 plus, so I could add one to my growing collection of vintage 1/4 scale cars.............. 
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 22:21:04 GMT 10
*****************UPDATE***************
Geez, I just found this.........
radio controlled model of the Gilmer midget car No. 66,
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Price Realized
(Set Currency)
* £1,528
* (US$2,728)
* Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
* £800 - £1,200 ($1,429 - $2,143)
* Get a shipping estimateSale Information
Sale 9799
model racing cars, aero and other engines from the collection of the late miguel de rancougne
20 January 2004
London, South Kensington
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 22:27:18 GMT 10
Shite.................
I've nearly got a Feature Race field of Gilmer Midgets......................9 cars so far!
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Post by bobjeffreson on Aug 29, 2009 23:35:26 GMT 10
Gilmer prices.........
2008-09-14
Subject: GIlmer Quarter-Scale Midget Race Cars for Sale
New user
Posts: 1
Rare, Gilmer Quarter-Scale Collectible Midget Race Cars:
Static, Non-Running Models Available from $3000.00 that Resemble Offy, Sesco & VW Midgets of the 60s & 70s
Running, R/C Controlled Models Available from $4500.00 w/ Kawasaki 20cc Power - 50 MPH!
Real Goodyear Racing Rubber & Completely Authentic Works of Hand-Built Art
Direct from the Factory as the Only Quarter-Scale Midget Manufacturer in the World Since 1988!
For More Information or Pictures Contact:
Preston Gilmer
Gilmer Hobby & Machine - For Photos
pgilmer@sigma-systems.com
OR
Jan Gilmer
Gilmer Hobby & Machine - For Details from Factory
(320) 543-2395
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Post by bobjeffreson on Sept 1, 2009 12:50:13 GMT 10
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Post by first25q on Sept 1, 2009 13:59:49 GMT 10
Those cars are great looking Bob. Here is an other i hope it works.Its not my car.It has my centerline rims on it.  |
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Post by PeterR on Sept 2, 2009 7:08:57 GMT 10
Ed. Unless you have been making wheels for quite a few years with goodyear tyres i dont think these are your wheels I remember seeing this car years ago with the same wheels. Pete.
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Post by first25q on Sept 2, 2009 8:42:54 GMT 10
Ed. Unless you have been making wheels for quite a few years with goodyear tyres i dont think these are your wheels I remember seeing this car years ago with the same wheels. Pete. Hi Pete nice to meet you. The car is in Ca. or was.All you have to do is check my web site.I have been making spun wheels since 87. The 3 pc from the mid to late 90s.Willmann Racing Products.Sold them for me.The car is also on his site. I like staying behind the scenes.I leave the credit for someone else to take. ED |
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Post by PeterR on Sept 2, 2009 17:34:54 GMT 10
My apoligies i dint know you were making them 4 Willmans mybad. Pete
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Post by first25q on Sept 3, 2009 6:45:29 GMT 10
My apoligies i dint know you were making them 4 Willmans mybad. Pete Hi Pete, No Problem i really did not take it the wrong way.What i see in the hobby.To much greed.I did not mean on here.I have not followed 1/4 scale in the land down under. I see the same car being sold over and over again.Selling for more money each time its sold.The best part the car can be 25 years old or better.That does not lead to the growth of the hobby. This was expressed to me the other day ."If you have such vast abilities and resources, what are you holding back for? For heaven’s sake, start producing and selling something besides small parts for some of the small manufacturers. Quit holding out on everybody. Produce something useful and big if you want to be recognized."So i asked Two questions:Who are the small manufactures.QSM was a small company when i got him on his feet.Second What should i make so i can stop holding out on guys.You are a smart Man.No disrespect. QSM is Quarter Scale Motorsports. Still waiting on the answer. Cheers ED |
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