gangbusters lincoln roadster

[rattle can man]

Is the Gangbusters 1927 Lincoln roadster really 1:25 scale? It seems out of scale when compared to a deuce. Is it because they just tooled it to fit on the same chasis as the '28 Sport Phaeton? I would expect it to be larger than a Ford, but it seems to be a different scale. 

[Dave G.]

Even in real, compare apples for apples. The 27 T was more petite than a Lincoln. A Lincoln did not have mass or boldness of say, Pierce Arrow though. By 1932 Fords were certainly larger than in 27.

Then in scale models, you have the Monogram classics, but they were 1/24 scale. No, I go back to the 27 T in 1/25, compare your Lincoln to that.

Then again, maybe I'm missing your message entirely, lol !!!

[slusher]

I have built and those cars and all of them are the same size.and they was very big cars I have the Cadillac v12 to build..

Edited November 6, 2024 by slusher

[Bugatti Fan]

Easiest way would be to accurately check what the wheel base of each real car is.

Then measure up the wheel base of each kit by doing a mock up with the relevant parts and use a calculator to work out if 1/25th or 1/24 th.

[Ace-Garageguy]

17 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Easiest way would be to accurately check what the wheel base of each real car is.

Then measure up the wheel base of each kit by doing a mock up with the relevant parts and use a calculator to work out if 1/25th or 1/24 th.

DING DING DING DING !!!  WE HAVE A WINNER, FOLKS !!!

[mr moto]

The classic luxury cars like Lincoln, Packard, Duesenberg and even Chrysler were immensely larger than Fords and other affordable cars of the time. Many of them almost seem to be locomotive size. I took these pictures at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum (a bucket list scale "must see"). Some of them might be able to show how these cars compare in size to normal human beings (and people were smaller back then). The bodies were so well proportioned that it's hard to get a sense of their size without something to compare them to.

[Dave G.]

The 1927 Lincoln roadster had 136 inch wheel base.

Edit: So a 1927 Lincoln roadster has a 30" longer wheel base than a 32 Ford roadster. If my calculations are right, in 1/25 that equates to 1.2 inch difference.

Edited November 7, 2024 by Dave G.