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The same kit this year is the AMT Double Dragster kit, which first hit the store shelves way back in 1961. It was

the second in the short lived double kit series, the first kit was the Double Model T, followed by the Double

Dragster, the Model A Roadster/ Ala Kart was third, then the Willy’s Coupe/ ’32 Ford Sedan, a Model T Touring

with the oddly styled custom XR-6, and finally the King T/ Wild Dream, which was actually an MPC designed kit.

These were some of the first automotive subjects to have engines let alone the building options. AMT was the

king of the automotive model kit world in the 1960’s and these kits were proof.

Over the years, these kits were modified and generally split up: the Willy’s lost the Ford and gained a second

Willy’s body, the Ford became a separate kit but lost its custom grill. The Model A continued on for years, but

the Ala Kart would disappear for the most part (many of the body parts are still found in the most current release

of the ’29 Model A Roadster kit) The Fiat has been issued as a street rod from the Double Dragster kit, and the

Model T touring became a Police car at one point. The Double T would be split up and modified in various ways

over the decades. The XR-6, King T and Wild Dream? Gone, but became the basis for many Model T based

show cars like the ‘Paddy Wagon’ or the ‘Ice Cream Truck’.

When the Double Dragster was recently re-issued, it was the first time in nearly 50 years that the kit was

available as it was originally in 1961. The parts are still crisp, and the decals are excellent. Of course. The retro

box art will get you everytime...

OCTOBER 2014

CLUB BUSINESS SECTION OCTOBER 2014

FROM THE PRESIDENT by Rockne Riddlebarger

Greetings Model Citizens! Have I mentioned how much I love building models? So far this year I have completed 11

models, have one more 90% complete and #13 well under way. Being retired from full time work and a lull in the music biz

has allowed me a lot of time to spend on this fantastic hobby. That and a large dose of inspiration made this a productive

year.

October brings an important point of business for the club, the nomination of officers. We nominate in October in order for

the results to be posted in the November newsletter followed by voting in December. This time we will take nominees for

President and Contest Director. If you have any interest in overseeing these posts please nominate yourself or nominate a

willing candidate for the position. There is work involved in taking on these jobs but the club cannot survive without its

officers. In order to be eligible you must be an “Active Adult Member”. This means you are over 18 years old, attend at least

8 meetings a year and have paid your dues for 2014.

I’ll see you all on October 13 for the “Same Kit Night” contest, swap meet, and business meeting.

VP VIEWS by Randy Wilson

One of the busiest months of the year is upon us. By the time you read this, the Pumpkin Run Nationals, southwest Ohio's largest rod run/ custom car show will be behind us. Many of us will also make our annual trip up I-75 to the Toledo area for one of the best model car shows in the world. Even though the swap meet isn't what it used to be,, it's still a good show. The last weekend of this month, the model car contest and swap meet in Indy is always a good time. I'd like give a big GET WELL SOON, to one of our founding fathers, Paul Snodgrass. Paul recently had open heart surgery and is recovering at home. We hope to see you back at the meetings soon. Some of you may remember a modeler by the name of Dennis Cronin. Dennis won our BEST THEME award at CC 18 with a very nicely built WILLYS. Dennis' wife has recently fallen ill and he has decided to sell off his collection of built-ups. All 300 of them. Dennis plans to bring a few to our October meeting along with some building supplies and maybe a couple of his dioramas. Dennis entrusted me with a few of his built-ups to take to the Columbus, IN show. They were well received and a few were purchased by fellow modelers. See y’all at the SAME KIT night.

WINNER’S CIRCLE by Curtis Epperson

October’s theme is the Double Dragster Kit. It is also a Swap meet & Gravity Drag Nite. I hope to Have my kits done and on

the table. Think about themes for next year.

See Yall Monday.

FROM THE EDITOR by Mike Jinkens

This was my first experience with the Double Dragster kit. When it was chosen as ‘Same Kit’ theme, I was a bit

apprehensive. What kind of clean-up is this going to take? Fit issues? Surprisingly, not as bad as I had thought. The bodies

looked good and required very little clean-up. The chrome looked great, and the kits are actually pretty simple, until you

start detailing them! Typical of any dragster, every bit of engine detail is right there in the open. My biggest disappointment?

No fuel pumps. Hanging right off the front of the engine, it’s pretty obvious omission. The instructions show how to run

ignition wires, but nothing about fuel lines, well, these were written in 1961, and I doubt many youngsters cared about all of

that plumbing!

A big thanks to Dennis Tull for his article on the Cincinnati Speedway. So much history disappears in the name of progress.

SEPTEMBER CONTEST RESULTS

Factory Stock 1st James Norman 58 Christine 2nd Dennis Tull Darracq

Customs 1st Jim Hamilton 56 Delray 2nd Bill Owen Chezoom 3rd Steve Bowser 60's Lincoln

Street Machine 1st Jim Hamilton GTO 2ndJim Hamilton Elcamino 3rd Vince Kelley 69 RS\SS Camaro

Straight Line 1st Bill Owen Bantam 2nd Bill Bench 90 Mustang LX

Competition Other 1st Bill Owen Porche 1600 2nd Erik Mccullah Monster Tank

Street Rod 1st Bill Owen T Bucket 2nd Rockne F5 HotRod 3rd Jim Wilkens 33 Willys

Juniors 1st Kenny Linz Eclipse.

Curbside Street 1st Bill Owen Lamborghini 2nd Bill Bench 2015 Mustang 3rd Mike Jinkens 2015 Mustang

Curbside Comp 1st Bill Owen Chaparral 2D 2nd Erik Mccullah Days of thunder Lumina

Pre-Decorated 1st Dennis Tull 56 Buick 2nd Curtis Epperson Bullet Mustang 3rd urtis Epperson 55 Chevy

Commercial 1st Jim Hamilton Mack. 2nd Dennis Tull 50 Chevy 3100

Miscellaneous 1st Curtis Epperson Bat Pod 2nd Curtis Epperson Bat Bike&Go cart 3rd Dennis Tull Aston Martin DB5

Collectors Diecast 1st Erik Mccullah 32 Ford 2nd Robert Rundny 59 Mercury 3rd Erik Mccullah Dales Daytona 500 Win

Out of Box 1st Bill Owen 63 Corvette 2nd Mike Jinkens 57 Ford 3rd Curtis Epperson Monkey Moble.

Out of Box Plus 1st Curtis Epperson Dragula 2nd Ron Scheffel Monkey Mobile.

Theme Award James Norman 58 Christine.

Model of the Month Jim Hamilon GTO.

JIM HAMILTON

JAMES NORMAN

PHOTOS FROM SEPTEMBER’S MEETING

MIKE JINKENS

BILL BENCH

ROCKNE RIDDLEBARGER

RON SCHEFFEL

STEVE BOWSER

CURTIS EPPERSON

KENNY LINZ

DENNIS TULL

BILL OWEN

JIM HAMILTON ERIC McCULLAH

BILL OWEN

CURTIS EPPERSON

CURTIS EPPERSON

THE CINCINNATI MOTOR SPEEDWAY by Dennis Tull

Have you ever heard of the Cincinnati Motor Speedway? I don’t believe many people that are alive today have heard of it.

This speedway only lasted for a few years, but was by no means considered a small time race track. Construction at the

640 acre site near Sharonville, Ohio began in 1914 and was completed in 1916. It boasted a 2 mile oval wooden track, a

near exact copy of the Chicago board track. The straightaways were 70 ft. wide and banked 6 degrees, with turns that were

banked from 17 degrees to 33 degrees at the top.

A 300 mile race, which was sanctioned by the Automobile Association of America (AAA), held on September 4, 1916 was

the first event for the speedway with 29 machines entered. Johnny Aitken won in a Peugeot, at an average speed of

97.059 miles per hour. The following spring, with the 1917 Indianapolis 500 being canceled due to the war, the Decoration

Day (Memorial Day) classic was held at the Cincinnati Motor Speedway on May 30, 1917. Four of the top drivers, Gaston

Chevrolet, Ralph DePalma, Tommy Milton and Dario Resta were in the field for the 250 mile race. All were past or future

winners of the Indy 500. Louis Chevrolet (Gaston’s older brother) won the event with an average speed of 102.18 miles per

hour, finishing in 2 hours 26 minutes 47 seconds. He collected $12,500

prize money, which was a considerable amount in those days. Younger

brother Gaston placed third. Both Chevrolets were driving Frontenacs,

which were products of their own company. The number of spectators

attending that race was estimated by the old Commercial-Tribune at

65,000, which made it one of the largest crowds for a sporting event in

Cincinnati history.

In addition to auto racing events, the speedway was the site where at

least 12 motorcycle endurance world records were set. Most were

achieved by rider Erwin ‘Cannonball” Baker from Indianapolis, Indiana

on his 1917 stock Indian Powerplus. The last auto racing event was a 50

hour 3,037.4 mile Endurance/Demonstration race for Essex Automobiles

held in December of 1919. Earlier in that year, Hudson introduced the

Essex as a separate brand. The Essex was powered by the F-head 4-

cylinder engine, turning out 55 HP. Average speed was 60.75 miles per

hour.

Naturally, the wooden boards of the track did not weather well outdoors

and after being closed and abandoned during the early 1920’s, the track

was dismantled and the lumber shipped to Chillicothe, Ohio to be used

in the construction of Camp Sherman for the U. S. Army. The former

site of the speedway is at the corner of what is now known as East

Kemper Road and Reading Road. The location of the grandstands is

buried under the earthworks for the Interstate Highway I-275.

C.A.R 2014 THEMES:

JAN.13 SALUTE TO THE ‘60’s - CONTEST NIGHT

FEB.10 PAINT IT RED

MAR.10 AMC NIGHT - CONTEST NIGHT

APR. 14 MUSTANGS

MAY 5 OPEN WHEEL COMPETITION -CONTEST NIGHT

JUNE 9 6 CYLINDERS

JULY 14 RED WHITE AND OR BLUE - CONTEST NIGHT

AUG. 11 ’57 FORD vs ’57 CHEVY

SEPT. 8 MOVIE OR T.V. CARS - CONTEST NIGHT

OCT.13 SAME KIT NIGHT- AMT DOUBLE DRAGSTER

NOV.10 END OF YEAR CONTEST

DEC. 8 AWARDS AND PIZZA PARTY

UPCOMING EVENTS

10/11/2014 Sylvania, OH

N.N.L. Nationals # 35 11AM-5 PM in conjunction with John Carlisle’s Toledo Toy Show

‘Class of 1964’ Sylvania Exhibition Center at Tam-O-Shanter Contact:Rick: papafo66@yahoo.com Glenn: ospglenn@aol.com John: jasmaddog@earthlink.net Or send a #10 S.A.S.E. to: Glenn Marek 512 Abbyshire Drive Berea, Ohio 44017 10/11/2014 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Scale Modelers’ contest and swap meet (IPMS) Scarlet Oaks Vocational School Contact: Don Flynn (513) 777- 6618 or donaldflynn@fuse.net 10/25/2014 Indianapolis, IN Circle City Modelers Knights of Columbus 511 East Thompson Rd. Contact: Chris Beach (317) 372-0569 or cgbeach1221954@yahoo.com 11/1/2014 Fairborn, OH C.A.R.B.S. Abiding Christ Luthern Church 326 E.Dayton-Yellowsprings Rd. Contact: Vern Heizer (937) 878-1077 Bob Curtis (vendors) (937) 554-8166 www.carbsmodelcar.com

11/9/14 Dayton, OH

Toy and Hobby show Dayton Hara Arena 1001 Shiloh Springs Rd, Dayton, OH 45415

John Hodges at 937-276-5246

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