Guest G Holding Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Love the look, but you need more of that GA red clay on that car...ya had to do the tires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Great looking model, captured the real thing beautifully. It's cool when there's a personal connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Beautiful replica Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Thanks again, all! John...I actually have built other cars from my past...a '68 GTX my dad had, the Chevy truck I towed this race car with, a '67 Camaro my sister had, other race cars I remember from the 70s and 80s...this kind of stuff is what made modeling fun for me again. Got many more planned too, it's just a matter of getting time to do them all! Lol. Greg....yes, I think I do need to add some more weathering around the motor, and I just noticed that cowl vent needs a wash too....but my dad made us keep the body as clean as possible! He always said "they might forget who won, but they'll always remember two things....the one that put on the best show, and the one with the purtiest car, and just in case you don't put on a good show, lets make sure the car is purty!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate47 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thats a nice tribute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 sweet work tommy.i'm really digging this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodie_83 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 ###### nice replica of the real deal! Simply amazing! I have a question though...what's up with the small wheel/tire on the front left and the bigger one on the right? Something to do with circle racing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 I have a question though...what's up with the small wheel/tire on the front left and the bigger one on the right? Something to do with circle racing? Yes, almost everybody was doing it at the time. It was thought that a small tire on the left front would put more weight on the left front, causing the car to be looser. In the years since then, I've learned that on an independent front suspention, it was pretty much a waste of time, lol. But you know racing...monkey see, monkey do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyglu Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I love it Tommy and its really cool to see the car YOU raced. Your a big reason to my dirt track intrest and this post is a prime example as to why.. As usual you did a nice clean job on this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thank you Steven, I appreciate it! If there's anything you want to know that might help you, just ask! I didn't know anything back then, and I still remember half of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Excellent build Tommy!!!!! Thanks for the memorys of Athens Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Beautiful build !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Very nice! Projects like this are especially sweet when they have personal meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thanks again, guys. Ron, I hate that I couldn't make the show Saturday, hope to see you in Cookeville next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 nice build, and nice story too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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