[dgersh]

Hi,

Found this in a big lot on ebay last year, and am just now getting around to posting it. I was pretty sure it was a Shinoda, but it was in worse shape than I thought from the very vague photo.... It was not specifically with a chassis, but of the couple in the lot, this jaildoor seems to match the body best.

What do you all think? Shinoda or Shinnada?

Don

 

[CJA]

Hi Don,

I think it is a Shinoda, the colour and damage might account for the doubt.

Nice chassis, eh !!??.

vbr Chris A.

 

[Dennis M]

Great find Don. Have a great day. Dennis

 

[DJ]

QUOTE (dgersh @ 19 Feb 2012, 17:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Shinoda, Shinnada?Potato, Potahto, let's call the whole thing off...... Sorry..

Looks in bad order, will you try to restore or is it beyond repair?
As a slot car numpty I don't know the significance of "Shinoda", could someone briefly explain, thanks.

EDIT - some explaination here....LINK Looks like the "Lamprey" to me?

 

[Chapman]

Larry Shinoda (Click pic)

 

[Spurman]

Here is a picture of my Shinoda Lamprey ! Don"s Shinoda body definately has a different front end .
I think chapman may have nailed it - a take on the Corvette . So , which came first, the Corvette
design or the Lamprey ? Both are great ! Zig

 

[one27ray]

Don's Lamprey looks like it was done off the Strike body style ? Humm...

And Zig's looks corvette-ish ? Humm...

I might just retro a Strike into the lamprey and call it a: " Raycati "

 

[Jairus Watson]

Since Larry Shinoda used to work for GM about the time the Mako Shark show car was being developed... I would say the Corvette and the Lampray were designed about the same time.

 

[Aurora]

What a beauty that Shinoda Lamprey is!

 

[dgersh]

Yep, the Shinoda bodies really had style! And Class, and Bazazz! (sorry, musical comedy reference from "Funny Face"...).

Still not sure what I'm going to do with this one... Vac-form bodies are basically impossible to restore in this shape, but I'd kind of hate to put a repro body on it. Maybe just shine it up and leave it like this as a "Cutaway" view...

Don

 

[one27ray]

QUOTE (dgersh @ 22 Feb 2012, 06:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yep, the Shinoda bodies really had style! And Class, and Bazazz! (sorry, musical comedy reference from "Funny Face"...).

Still not sure what I'm going to do with this one... Vac-form bodies are basically impossible to restore in this shape, but I'd kind of hate to put a repro body on it. Maybe just shine it up and leave it like this as a "Cutaway" view...

Don

Hold the phonesssss !! never say never Don

I've redid worse bodies then that

You still have 90% of the body !!!

It can be saved

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