<VV> Daring the the Darien cars

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/9/2005 5:45:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
MarPack57 at aol.com writes:

Picked  up the fall 1962 issue of Automobile Quarterly with a nice layout on 
the  three 61 sedans "Daring the Darien" Question is where are they now? Also 
a  
nice article on the 62 Super Spyder.
Ed in  Fla



Some of the hottest selling 1/18th scale Corvette C5R models are the ones  
depicting the cars as they finished the 24 Hour race at LeMans. They are  "aged" 
to show some wear, all the dirt muck and grit that the race  adds to the 
paint job is added to the model. I always wondered why nobody had  done a scale 
model diorama for the Convention with three early 4-doors making  their way 
through some scale model jungle in a re-creation of the Darien Gap  adventure. 
Maybe the modelers had a tough time finding the "rugged" Chevrolet  4WD supply 
trucks, to add to the model caravan?
 
As a separate issue, Why hasn't someone re-created a full-size replica  of 
one of the finishing cars? Pretty much a red early 4-door driven for a few  
years by a legally blind person should come close! The movie had plenty of shots  
of the cars as they finished the trek through the jungle. They were kind of  
beat-up by the end. So, who has a Red early 4-door that could be aged to  
perfection? Any Corsa directors come to mind? - <grin> 
 
- Seth Emerson (not me, no earlies right now!)