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02/07/2010 4:54 am
Whitewalls? What do you think? (pics)
A Mikansue Kaiser-Darrin was nearby when I found four paper whitewall rings left from another project. No cost, little labor, and I like the results. The Kaiser was rarely a serious competition car, and I think the whitewalls represent it in its 1954 style. This Kaiser was the first major (about 435 built) fiberglass car; it beat the Corvette by a few weeks.
I like the Brooklin version better, but this one shows off the sliding doors (non-operative).
02/07/2010 5:13 am
Amazing !! What a difference the whitewalls make. Great improvement. Nice car.
02/07/2010 6:14 am
Outstanding, David. The whitewalls are absolutely necessary on this model,
I think. They really set it off. I have a couple of original K-D ads from period
magazines, and all of them show the car with whitewalls, not surprisingly. Every
photo I've ever seen of the car has them, too, so I just can't imagine that very
many, if any, were sold with blackwalls.
I too really like the Brooklin K-Ds. I have both of them, and wish that Brooklin
would do the car one more time with the top-up. I'd like to see it in that lovely
pale yellow color with a white top. Very spring-like!
Thanks for the nice comparison photos.
02/07/2010 6:53 am
Rick, it would take two more models to show off the roof. The Darrin had a 2-position roof, with the unusual being up but open over the driver/passenger seats. Unusual!
02/07/2010 6:58 am
Yep, I know, David, but I thought that asking for two new versions of the car was pushing my luck! I wouldn't mind having the car in that "baby-
carriage" half-up roof, either.
I wonder how fast the car could be driven with the roof in the half-up position?
Not very fast, I'll bet.
02/07/2010 10:06 am
Non-sliding door = D Whitewalls = A+
02/07/2010 11:25 am
True Dimensions did a half roof version, also top up & top down.
02/07/2010 12:35 pm
Thanks, Dick.
02/07/2010 12:57 pm
Remember the Mikansue is an old model.