Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Interesting finds

While I was doing some searches for relevant places to link to, I came across these interesting finds...

One of the Gottman Toys 1/16 size DirtSlingers on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dirtslinger-Unlimited-Modified-Pulling-Puller-Tractor-1-16th-/261167826294?pt=Action_Figures_Diecast_US&hash=item3cced0c576


A custom 1/64th size DirtSlinger on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-64th-Custom-Made-4-Engine-Dirtslinger-Pulling-Tractor-/181077858023?pt=Action_Figures_Diecast_US&hash=item2a2914d6e7


The real Dirt Challenger may be in the process of being parted out, but you can own a 1/64th version of it for around $20-$30 on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Dirt+Challenger&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=%22Dirt+Challenger%22&_sacat=0



And how about this blast-from-the-past... a story from 1988 in the Chicago Tribune about the tractor pulls at the Illinois State Fair.  Bill Leischner is heavily quoted in it!
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-17/news/8801230544_1_tractor-pulls-fair-officials