1958 Vanwall (Pinewood Derby Car Shell) REDUX
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The 1958 Vanwall was built by Vanwall, a motor racing team and racing car constructor founded by Tony Vandervell, and was active in Formula 1 racing in the 1950s. It went head-to-head against the Ferrari 246, winning the inaugural Constructors' Championship in [Formula One in 1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Formula_One_season). This is a redesign of the [1958 Vanwall I uploaded to Thingiverse in May 2022](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5398031). That was my first vintage F1 racer design and it wasn't very realistic. Because I have a newer, better designed [Ferrari 246](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5491325) (which was a close competitor of the Vanwall in 1958), I wanted to design a new Vanwall to go with it, using the skills I've developed over the past few months. As with all of my builds, I'm not good enough at Fusion 360 to create a faithful replica, but I tried to capture most of the key elements. **What is a "pinewood derby car shell"?** A [pinewood derby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_derby) is an event created by the Boy Scouts many years ago. Each scout is given a pinewood derby kit typically consisting of a block of wood with slots for axles, 4 wheels, and 4 nails to be used as axles. The scout (and his dad, usually) will then carve the block of wood into the shape of a car, paint it and apply stickers, install the wheels on the axles, and then race it at the "derby", which involves a sloped track with a timekeeping apparatus. An official scout derby will usually require that the parts in the kit be used for cars entered in the derby. Other organizations (including workplaces) often hold derbies, too, and some of them require the use of the parts in the box, including the block of wood. These "pinewood derby car shells" are intended to be used with an official derby wood block, cut down to size, along with the axles and wheels included in the kit. A printable model of the shaped wood block is provided. You can either use the printed model or use it to accurately cut an official wood block down to size.
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