Original Grasshopper
Status: New built
Date: 12-Jul-2008
Comments: 12
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Well, this is a original 58043 Grasshopper, not the re-release version. The car is built with only NIB vintage parts.
The Grasshopper is the car I remember best from my childhood. It must have been at least ten of them in my street. Therefore, I decided to do this one box-art. Not very interesting, but it sure gives me nostalgic feelings.
I bought the car nearly completed, and have only added a vintage 540 motor, a servo and the steering rods to the chassis. The body was unpainted, and I gave it 3 coats of pure white and added the original decals. In my opinion, white letters on the tires are obligatory on these vintage buggies, so I spent some time figuring how to do that nicely too. As this is the original, I chose number '56' for this one since the re-release only have '35' on its decalsheet..
Hope you like it! All comments are welcome
Comments
Tobbe70
That´s something to be proud off!! Very nice work!!! Hei hei!
mor10retro
Thank you Tobbe. I think your GH looks so great with the silver roof. Will do that on my re-re
7.2inchdriver
i guess it is a trade off, i have a beach to take pictures and you have this magnificent view.
BeetleOne
Nice
but what has the driver drunk? 
def4x4
Nice pics of your grasshopper,you took a lot of your pics from the roof of your real car,so it looks like. nothing wrong witch it, its a nice idea.you make your pics on your own way. they looks every time amazing.
mor10retro
Luckily the paint on my real car is allot smoother than this
It's actually a leather couch cushion placed on top of a table on my porch. The Grasshopper really deserve some pics on the grass though
Wyoming
Top quality pics, made even the familiar hopper look very good
mor10retro
Thanks for the great comments!
Assi74
well done, excellent work, i didn´t believe that it´s the first Grasshopper
mor10retro
Yes, the original came with a RS380 motor, and I think the re-re does too. RS540 motor was option.
Olly_Lunchbox
Pictures are absolutely beautiful. Having just bought a Hopper I have been trawling members cars for inspiration and this one stopped me in my tracks. Lovely.
swedishwiking
I share your feelings for this buggy. An awsome beginners car with the (nearly) indestructable chassis and cool body on top. It does get a bit carried away with a 540 but that´s all part of the charm. Oh, and original is ALWAYS best when it comes to GH:s. Nice one!
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