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This is from the April 2013 issue of Popular Science.

 

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New build, mostly my own resin castings.  I'm showing a lot of the false starts, so please be patient.

First approach: Jag fenders, 49 Ford hood, 46 Chevy top.

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After some work, decided to mold entire Jag body - will make slice and dice easier.

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Thought I'd use my resin copy of a Camaro chassis. Started modifying it.

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Hmm . . .

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Nose too heavy, so went with modified 300 SL nose and hood.  New starting parts (and water-cooled flat six):

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Getting there . . .

 

I've been a bad builder.  I let myself get diverted by a new build.  Anyway, here it is.  Of course, it started as a quick slice&dice of a gluebomb.
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The blobs are clay; this is a quick way to build up an empty or weak area:  fill behind clay with superglue and baking soda.

Here's what can happen when you neglect a project for too long.  First, my custom (widened, fastback) Cobra.  Then the AC Cobra Mark VI which I discovered today when I googled cobra rear suspension.  LOL, or, rueful chuckle.