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I seem to have acquired a few of the early F1 and now an F2 cars recently.
Back in my youth I bought a Ferrari 312 T3 off one of my brothers school friends. I don’t know who it ended up with when I sold it on, but I distinctly remember my mum making it clear that having multiple RC cars was not going to happen in her house.
Now it’s my house and I can have as many RC cars as I can hide from my wife.
😂😂
 

So after acquiring an original Ferrari ( 58011) last year, then buying a Ligier body set and enough bits to make a chassis for it. Oh ! and not forgetting I bought a complete Tyrell ( 58003 ).

So now I have most of a Martini Mk22 Renault.
I spotted this on eBay and it seemed pretty complete. The buyers pictures gave me a good idea of what I was getting and also what was missing.
 
And so today I stripped it down. Rusty would be an overriding comment. So a bit of WD40 and the screws started giving way. 
   
Front bumper intact, that’s a great start right there. The construction is very simple and it’s interesting how Tamiya used to re-use parts. The MSC used on this model reappeared a few years later in the Holiday Buggy and Sand Rover.
 
The gear box is interesting in that it’s solid plastic as all other models seem to use metal at this point.
It’s interesting to see F1 labelled in the gear box. I wonder if they had other plans.

Say me if you found side mirrors I need a set for the matra and another for the ralt. 
The f2 should be cheaper than the f1. It's why they have a lot of plastic. In the same way as the blazing blazer for the 3 speed.

if you get stuck for wing mirrors, and you have access to a 3D printer, there is a set of early F1 mirrors on Thingiverse, a bit generic but will fit

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good luck with the restore!
 

Thanks Yogi. I don’t have a 3D printer, but I have got a couple of F1 body sets, so I think I’ll have a go at moulding some copies.

 

I think I’ve already posted this, but to return the car back to original spec I needed a 380 motor. The best option was this one from a Holiday Buggy / Sand Rover from eBay.
   

I’ve been procrastinating on what to do with this car recently.
I wanted to get the chassis built up so I knew I had everything I needed. But it also all needs a good clean.
I’ve gone for the latter option, I’m going to clean it all and then build it. I’m waiting on a purchase from Columbia which seems to be very much stuck in customs. But contains some important parts to complete the build.
So today I started on the main metal chassis plate. I’m not attempting 100% perfection, the car was used and to remove every scratch would be pretty intense.
When I’m finished I’m just looking to achieve an honest, complete version of this model.

 
One more update, I ordered a load of fixings to replace what is missing and probably the worst of the original fixings which are very rusty.
 

I can't wait to see the build Al.

Same here. Looking forward to it, these were the cars, as a kid, I saw in the catalog but weren't "available" to kids my age. LOL

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Same here. Looking forward to it, these were the cars, as a kid, I saw in the catalog but weren't "available" to kids my age. LOL


I know what you mean Jim, I remember spending a l.ot of time pouring over the Tamiya catalogues. I'm making up for lost time now.
This model was never on my radar as a kid, so it's interesting to get to spend time working on one now.
Cheers Al
 

I discovered the pre grashopper1 here on tb. And had a lot of fun to buy a lot of them and restore them. I kept some but several are gone and other will follow.
I don't know how you have the patience to wait 😆

Al I found a renault f2 complete in very good state on the picts on a french site for 250€. If you need spares....