I have since added another Promite jeepney to my collection. This one came missing the front bumper and the spare, even though the add said it was complete. I managed to find a junk jeepney for parts that provided the bumper, spare, and the original headlights for my first one. These came in at least four color variations, but with rising prices, two should be enough…
Picked up a busted-up cast race car made by Faith Mfg Co. when I was at the Pierce Arrow Museum this summer. They had cases of collectibles for sale to benefit the Museum and in the last case were some parts cars and right in my price range. I made some aluminum pieces for the broken front end and used JB weld to hold them in place. Since it was a parts car, it only had 3 tires. I try to collect spare parts to use when I reincarnate a piece, but my tire selection is getting down to sets of 3. The original tires are 1 3/4" diameter. I am hoping to maybe find some that have spoke looking wheels which I think would look nice on this car. Maybe someone watching this thread has some extra parts they may want to sell. If so send me a message.
John, I have used O rings and rubber washers on some smaller toy projects. The tires on this car were 1 3/4" diameter and I only have 3 metal wheels. I did find that 1 1/2" diameter may also work on the car. Waiting for some 600-16 Ideal toy tires I ordered on E-bay. If I can find 1 more matching spoke wheel, I will have what I need.
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