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This was my 1978 solution for the propeller and the motor: But for the rear axle I would say: no way with 1978's parts... Concerning the condition of the bricks: Only some of the blue plates faded a little into green. All the rest looks like being taken out of the box only yesterday though the chassis had been standing around assambled for most of its life. Moritz

Thanks DLuders, for your welcome. In fact for years I was in the belief that my mom had given it away, ever since shortly after the birth of my daughter, when I first started looking for the chassis. While the rest of the Lego was still there, mysteriously the chassis could not be found. Sometimes I thought about buying one at ebay - despite the prices - but then again I thought it would not be the same... Finally it turned up in a cardboard box of a coffee pot, where it had hidden successfully for years. Looking through the forum I became aware, that I fell among total professionals. Wow... Funny is, how odd LEGO's official idea for implementation of the motor was: It did not only look weird, but as I remeber, it didn't even work well, as the little gearwheel on the motor would always jump off the bigger gearwheel that connected it with the crankshaft. Greets, Moritz

Hi to everybody here. This is my first post in a Lego forum and I chose to register, to share my idea of modifying the Lego Chassis No. 853 with other Lego enthusiasts. The model was my Christmas present in 1978, I was then 13 years old and my mom remembers, I then kept telling her day after day for weeks, how happy I was to own this wonderful and one of the first big Lego Technic models. I refound it in my parent's house just a short while ago and decided, together with my 6-year old son and my 10-year old doughter, to improve it with - a differential, a - real suspension on the back axle and a - belt driven motor with propeller. With nowadays opportunities to find any brick you want through the internet I managed to realize what I couldn't when I was a child myself. Here is the result: One can improve the torque so that the chassis will even drive slowly by using the bigger steering wheel on the crankshaft, but it doesn't look as good... 9 V version, the lack of torque results in little change towards the 4,5 V motor Regards from Germany, Moritz