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Winner of the '65 East African Safari Rally.
In 1965, a rally-prepped PV 544 and two Sikh brothers from Kenya proved to be an unbeatable combination in the East African Safari Rally.
Wearing elegant turbans, the brothers Joginder and Jaswant Singh piloted the same car that factory driver Tom Trana had used in 1964 and witch had clocked up 42,000 competitive miles on its odometer before the brothers' victory.
Their win of the Safari Rally proved to be a triumph against expectations and a defiance of superstition. It was the 13th running of the event and the car was given the number 1 which, at that time, was considered an unlucky number in the Safari.
This PV 544 is the original winning car, owned by the Singh family.
The engine is a tuned VOLVO B18 D Group II engine, 1780cc with twin SU carburettors, supplies 130 bhp, and a M40 four-speed manual close ratio gearbox.
The maximum speed is 160 km/h.
The front suspension is reinforced with twin Bilstein dampers and disc brakes from the 122S Amazon.
The 90-litre fuel tank is in the luggage compartment.
It also had skid plates under the engine, gearbox and fuel tank.
furthermore it has roof-mounted handlebars in order to be able to stand on the rear for extra weight (rear wheel drive) in the case of being stuck.
This build was probably my most challenging to date. I wanted to give the impression of motion as the rally car soars across the finish line; so I cantilever the car above the slope as it drops off. I added to the effect by motorizing the wheels, so that they are spinning in midair.
At BrickCon (after hours) this past September, I also added headlights, dash lights and a sparking effect to the dust cloud.
I would not like this in my rear view mirror..., although it wouldn't be there long...(not sure if the indicators work on this particular one....they don't on many BMW's, I have noticed))
This build was probably my most challenging to date. I wanted to give the impression of motion as the rally car soars across the finish line; so I cantilever the car above the slope as it drops off. I added to the effect by motorizing the wheels, so that they are spinning in midair.
At BrickCon (after hours) this past September, I also added headlights, dash lights and a sparking effect to the dust cloud.
it originally started as plain chassis with two speed gearbox. then I realized that I have not built any hatchback yet, so here it is. After roughly two months of watching it without changes, I installed 4 speed gearbox and roll-cage. In front is installed 3 cylinder engine, so this car is a ancestor of my previous Yubihama II.
( www.flickr.com/photos/112259733@N07/18736716739/in/album-... )
Hope you like it. :)
it originally started as plain chassis with two speed gearbox. then I realized that I have not built any hatchback yet, so here it is. After roughly two months of watching it without changes, I installed 4 speed gearbox and roll-cage. In front is installed 3 cylinder engine, so this car is a ancestor of my previous Yubihama II.
( www.flickr.com/photos/112259733@N07/18736716739/in/album-... )
Hope you like it. :)
it originally started as plain chassis with two speed gearbox. then I realized that I have not built any hatchback yet, so here it is. After roughly two months of watching it without changes, I installed 4 speed gearbox and roll-cage. In front is installed 3 cylinder engine, so this car is a ancestor of my previous Yubihama II.
( www.flickr.com/photos/112259733@N07/18736716739/in/album-... )
Hope you like it. :)
it originally started as plain chassis with two speed gearbox. then I realized that I have not built any hatchback yet, so here it is. After roughly two months of watching it without changes, I installed 4 speed gearbox and roll-cage. In front is installed 3 cylinder engine, so this car is a ancestor of my previous Yubihama II.
( www.flickr.com/photos/112259733@N07/18736716739/in/album-... )
Hope you like it. :)
it originally started as plain chassis with two speed gearbox. then I realized that I have not built any hatchback yet, so here it is. After roughly two months of watching it without changes, I installed 4 speed gearbox and roll-cage. In front is installed 3 cylinder engine, so this car is a ancestor of my previous Yubihama II.
( www.flickr.com/photos/112259733@N07/18736716739/in/album-... )
Hope you like it. :)