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Uncanny resemblance? - Steve Bryant - 26-12-2023
Hi all. Merry Christmas. I was looking at a toy I was given for Christmas about 60 years ago and was immediately taken with the similarity of it to a well known twin cam race car. The toy is basically a caricature of the real car it was patterned after, but it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Twin cam. What do you think?
Cheers,
Stephen
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RE: Uncanny resemblance? - Henry Harris - 26-12-2023
(26-12-2023, 02:12 AM)Steve Bryant Wrote: Hi all. Merry Christmas. I was looking at a toy I was given for Christmas about 60 years ago and was immediately taken with the similarity of it to a well known twin cam race car. The toy is basically a caricature of the real car it was patterned after, but it bears an uncanny resemblance to the Twin cam. What do you think?
Cheers,
Stephen
The Schuco toy car was/is modelled after the 1934 Mercedes Benz W25.
I'd re-phrase the question.
Was the Austin Twin-Cam inspired by the W25?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqIurHDNKTw
RE: Uncanny resemblance? - Steve Bryant - 26-12-2023
Quite possibly. The proportions of the Schuco toy mimic the Twin Cam much better than its full size Mercedes counterpart I think.
Stephen
RE: Uncanny resemblance? - Howard Wright - 26-12-2023
Hi Steve
The proportions might suit the twin cam but not the eight port exhaust manifold ?.
Cheers
Howard
RE: Uncanny resemblance? - falcott - 26-12-2023
The classic "chicken and egg" question.
RE: Uncanny resemblance? - Nick Lettington - 26-12-2023
To be fair, aren't most racing cars of a similar era somewhat similar? If you had a caricature F1 car of today and a car from a lower class, they'd be pretty similar.... I always thought my Silverstone was rather like the D type Jag but it's creator assured me it was inspired by the knobbly Listers.
Thst said, your toy does look very much like the Seven.... perhaps someone was experimenting with a 4-8-1 exhaust manifold? [Insert winking emoji]