Jungle Jim The Fire Burnout King Funny Car 1:16 Scale Model Kit

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Jungle Jim The Fire Burnout King Funny Car 1:16 Scale Model Kit:

Jungle Jim Lieberman: the most sought-after act in drag racing! Measuring about 11 1/2-inches long, sweetly detailed, and with over 100 parts, you're gotta take a close look at this terrific Jungle Jim The Fire Burnout King Funny Car 1:16 Scale Model Kit! The parts are molded in blue, gray, chrome, and clear, and the kit includes tubing, wiring, real rubber tires, original decals, and an instruction book. It's a big skill level 3 model kit in a big box, with plenty of detail! Paint and glue are required but not included. 14 and up.

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Jim Liberman's "Jungle Jim" Vega Funny Car: The name Jungle Jim is synonymous with drag racing for he was without doubt, one of the sport's true superstars. Jungle Jim never failed to please his fans, wherever he went to race. He realized that keeping the fans happy would keep him on top. The 500 cubic inch 'Hemi Elephant' motor in jungle Jim's Vega provided a noise and flame show that virtually became his trademark. The huge nitro-burning power plant, together with Liberman's expert driving, allowed the Vega to produce super-smokey burn outs and thrust it through the 1,320 (1/4 mile) drag strip at lightning fast speeds and record elapsed times.

Jungle began his racing career in the San Jose, California area in the early 1960s, competing in the gas coupe class. Eventually, he teamed with Lew Arrington to begin the long line of "Brutus" funny cars. Their first was an altered wheelbase Pontiac GTO that was a record breaker from the start. Several other versions of Brutus funny cars followed, but after campaigning several successful drag cars, the team split. Lew continued with the Brutus cars and young Russell James Lieberman became known as Jungle Jim.

His first Funny Car was a Chevy Nova-bodied creation with a "rat" motor for power. On its first outings, the car easily attained the then top speed for Funny Cars of just under 200 miles per hour. As Funny Cars became more exotic, Jungle's cars were often trendsetters. One of the most outstanding was the Hemi powered Vega in this box. Jim Liberman contributed a great deal toward making drag racing the popular spectator sport it is today. It was his ability to set trends, make wild smokey burnouts, backup after a burnout at 60 miles per hour, and win races that made the Jungle Jim Vega Funny Car and Jim himself the most sought-after act in drag racing.