The 1958 Vanwall was built by Vanwall, a motor racing team and racing car constructor founded by Tony Vandervell, and was active in Formula 1 racing in the 1950s. It went head-to-head against the Ferrari 246, winning the inaugural Constructors' Championship in Formula One in 1958.
This is a redesign of the 1958 Vanwall I uploaded to Thingiverse in May 2022. That was my first vintage F1 racer design and it wasn't very realistic. Because I have a newer, better designed Ferrari 246 (which was a close competitor of the Vanwall in 1958), I wanted to design a new Vanwall to go with it, using the skills I've developed over the past few months.
The wheelbase of this model is 0.5" shorter than the standard and may not be eligible for some races.
A pinewood derby is an event created by the Boy Scouts many years ago. Each scout is given a pinewood derby kit typically consisting of a block of wood with slots for axles, 4 wheels, and 4 nails to be used as axles. The scout (and his dad, usually) will then carve the block of wood into the shape of a car, paint it and apply stickers, install the wheels on the axles, and then race it at the "derby", which involves a sloped track with a timekeeping apparatus.
An official scout derby will usually require that the parts in the kit be used for cars entered in the derby. Other organizations (including workplaces) often hold derbies, too, and some of them require the use of the parts in the box, including the block of wood.
These "pinewood derby car shells" are intended to be used with an official derby wood block, cut down to size, along with the axles and wheels included in the kit. A printable model of the shaped wood block is provided. You can either use the printed model or use it to accurately cut an official wood block down to size.
Of all the cars I have designed and uploaded so far, this is probably the simplest to print and assemble.
Everything else is pretty simple and straightforward to print, with minimal or no supports/rafts/brims.
This car was smoothed with 3d printing resin and baby powder. You can find videos and guides online that describe the process, but here it is in a nutshell:
Depending on the infill you use, you should be able to add tungsten weights to the holes in the rear of the body. If you plan well, you can maximize the weights and still end up right at 5 oz. I haven't raced this design, but it seems like it could be pretty fast if you put some effort into it.
This car has a shortened wheelbase, compared to the axle slots that come with the standard pinewood derby kit. If you choose to cut a derby wood block to fit this shell, you will need to cut a new axle slot.