Lift assembly for lowrider model cars

A scale model of a lowrider vehicle, the model comprising:

• a chassis defining a central longitudinal axis;
• first and second longitudinally spaced axles supported on the chassis, each extending in a direction transverse to the central longitudinal axis and including a pair of wheels on which the model is supported on the ground,
• the chassis including a guide means for maintaining the transverse orientation of the first axle while allowing movement of the first axle relative to the chassis within a plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis, the guide means including a mounting block supported on the chassis for movement about a pivot axis extending in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis, the axle being supported on the mounting block and including opposed axial ends located on opposite sides of the mounting block so that when the mounting block is pivoted, the first axle turns about the pivot axis within a plane perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis;
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• a lifting means for moving the chassis relative to the first axle between a lowered position and a raised position, the lifting means moving the chassis relative to the first axle between a lowered position in which the chassis is level with the first axle and a raised position in which the chassis is banked relative to the first axle, the lifting means including a motor mounted on the chassis and provided with a rotatable output shaft, a power supply, a circuit connecting the power supply with the motor, a switch for selectively closing the circuit to energize the motor, and a transmission means for converting the rotational movement of the motor into lifting movement for moving the chassis relative to the first axle toward the banked position.