Cliff W

For your browsing and research pleasure - Dave Friedman was the official Shelby photographer as well as covering many types of racing through the years. Racing pictures from 1958 through 1972. Mostly sports car racing with some Trans Am, Indy, F1 and a little NASCAR thrown in. There's a whole section devoted to Shelby American with behind the scenes type pictures. The collection of photos is organized by year and broken down by event. Inside each event, though, the photos seem rather random. www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/collections/72157628488413505/ I believe this collection has been referenced in different build threads but thought it might be handy to have in this section. Enjoy! Cliff

Hi Phil I’m glad you’ve found Friedman’s photos useful. It is a treasure trove of information from that era. It’s also quite easy to get lost in!! I wouldn’t jump too hard on the aluminum bulkhead yet. After looking at the picture in your first post it could be plain white. Certainly a light color but maybe not raw metal. What ever way you go I look forward to your final results! Best to you, Cliff

Looks Great! I don't know what you're using for resources on this car but there are ton of period photos here - The Dave Friedman collection at The Henry Ford Museum. www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/collections/72157628488413505/ It's organized by year and event but not internally so you'll have to scroll through all the photos to find anything useful. Be careful! You could spend hours on this site!! I found these of your car at Daytona (Screen shots from my phone) Looks like raw aluminum for the back panel - definitely no passenger seat. Cliff p.s. I hope you don't mind my jumping in again. This is the sort of thing that I love to dig into!

Looks like you're well on your way, Phil. Now that your pointed it out, I had never noticed the missing passenger seat on the Revs car. It also lacks the ventilated driver's seat that is so typical of GT40s. This car was given to Ford of France and ran several races after Le Mans. Most likely the second seat wasn't required at those venues and the French drivers preferred a different type seat. The car itself was acquired in a very original condition and has had minimal restoration. By the way, you didn't miss anything on the Revs site, the garage shot was my own. I do have more detail photos, let me know if you need any particular view and I'll check my files. Keep up the good work! Cliff

Good start! Here is a link to the Revs Institute MkII-B - scroll down to the bottom for a 360 degree view of the interior. I think you can see the roll bar configuration there. Looks to me like one central bar running from front to rear. 1966-67 Ford GT40 MK II-B - Revs Institute You are correct in that the passenger side roof section was permanently attached - here is a picture with the modified door opened. Hope this helps!

Got mine in SW Florida today. Looks like a great issue!

Fantastic work, Pierre! I will definitely use your build as a reference when (or if) I ever get around to building one!

Fantastic work, Pierre! Just to close the loop on the paint color - It is indeed Chevy Silver Blue Poly (per Revs Institute painter)

Nice work, Pierre! I agree - the actual color can be a moving target. Indoor vs. outdoor photos, flash vs. none. all make a difference. Even your computer monitor will influence what you see. Unless you park the model on top of the actual car then close enough is good enough! Keep up the good work. Regards, Cliff

Great work so far! I am following your build closely. The actual car #004 is at the Revs Institute in Naples, Florida and I see it regularly. I have wondered about the color myself. I'm sure that it was in Mecom's Pelham blue in Nassau 1963. It wouldn't make sense for it to be different at that time. The big question then becomes - did Delmo Johnson repaint it Silver Blue before taking it to Sebring in 1964? It's likely the car was repainted since the new louvered hood had been added by then. Also, the other two coupes wore new paint, too. The Revs home page has a place where you can contact them. There is a button on the right edge that says "Ask Revs Now". It might be worth a shot! Their staff is very good at following up on questions. Home page - https://revsinstitute.org/ Here is the Grand Sport page. Lots of great pictures there! https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1963-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport/ And, just to see if I can post a picture!

Arrived Friday in SW Florida!

Great Job Thomas! This is one of the best builds of this kit I have seen. You avoided two of my pet peeves on '69 Firebird build ups - The chrome headlight trim and the very noticeable rubber gasket around the front bumper are often forgotten. I also dig your photo backgrounds!

I subscribed on November 9 through the website and Paypal processed my money - will I be getting issue #207 or will my subscription begin with the next issue? I suspect I already know the answer but would like to confirm. There are no hobby shops in my area that carry magazines so I am particularly interested. Thanks,