6883michaelw Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Does anyone out there have any reference photos of the Bub Strickler James Hylton 1970 Impala? I have the decal sheet and the one reference pic below. Looking for pics of front and rear of car along with interior. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 That’s the only pic I’ve ever seen of that car. What I do know is a ANT Wildcat can give up its roof to make the AMT Impala correct for that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This one should really get the award for most obscure build when you pull it off. Hope you post some wips to take us along on the journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thanks for tip on the Wildcat roof Tim. That never even entered my mind. Using MCW resin body. Got all the trim removed and fender wells done. Made them look a lot nicer than the real car. Didn't have the heart to butcher them like they did. Will post more pics on WIP soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 That looks nice man. Is that a Polar Lights cage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gks1964 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Really nice, love WIP! Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Side bars are Polar Lights Mercury Cyclone. All the upper and rear are evergreen .080 rod. Interior is from an original glue bomb Bobby Allison Monte Carlo. About the only thing that was salvageable from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 54 minutes ago, 6883michaelw said: Side bars are Polar Lights Mercury Cyclone. All the upper and rear are evergreen .080 rod. Interior is from an original glue bomb Bobby Allison Monte Carlo. About the only thing that was salvageable from it. That’s the way to do it. I love building stuff out of all kinds of leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Looking great. Looks like a high quality resin. Some of those can be pretty rough. Thanks for getting a wip going on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) While searching the internet for some reference pics I discovered that the 70 Impalas were not as rare of a stock car as I had thought. A couple other drivers used them in the Grand National Western and Pacific Coast series. Here's a few pics. The second to last one is a 69. Edited March 2, 2020 by 6883michaelw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 8:53 AM, yellowsportwagon said: That’s the only pic I’ve ever seen of that car. What I do know is a ANT Wildcat can give up its roof to make the AMT Impala correct for that car. Moder Car World has the 1970 Impala Sports roof in resin About $40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bob Ellis said: Moder Car World has the 1970 Impala Sports roof in resin About $40 That's the body I used. Nice clean casting. Been posting on wip my progress. Will have new pics soon . Got a lot done but no time to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john843 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Michael, that thing is looking fantastic! Beautiful work. In that last shot it looks low-slung and aggressive, like a stock car should! The 1:1 probably wished it looked that good. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 THose full size Chevys look good as race cars! Your model is coming along really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 19 hours ago, 6883michaelw said: That's the body I used. Nice clean casting. Been posting on wip my progress. Will have new pics soon . Got a lot done but no time to post. I made a sportsroof using the buick roof on the amt impala, but next time ,I will use the same resin body that you used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 12:09 PM, 6883michaelw said: While searching the internet for some reference pics I discovered that the 70 Impalas were not as rare of a stock car as I had thought. A couple other drivers used them in the Grand National Western and Pacific Coast series. Here's a few pics. The second to last one is a 69. I am amazed. I never knew they used a NASCAR Impala in 1970-71. Were there any Galaxies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Most of these pictures are from the NASCAR West division. Very few, if any, full-size coupe/sedans ran in what was then the Grand National series. As far as Galaxies, I would think someone may have built one. I have plans on using my '65 Pontiac to build one of these West Coast variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorLarry Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Thank goodness for the Petersen archives. If you have not been there yet, you should but beware-you can get lost in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 I wonder if all those “different “ impalas are really the same car in different paint and or owners over time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 hours ago, yellowsportwagon said: I wonder if all those “different “ impalas are really the same car in different paint and or owners over time Looks to me that the 8, 18 and 81 are the same car. Probably renumbered for different races. The 44 and 63 look like different cars. But that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) Checked out Bub Strickler's record on Racing Reference website. The #35 was entered at the 1972 Daytona race and the 1972 Ontario race but did not qualify for either one. Those are the only entries for the #35 car. Edited March 17, 2020 by Vietnam Vet67 addition of info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6883michaelw Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 17 hours ago, Vietnam Vet67 said: Checked out Bub Strickler's record on Racing Reference website. The #35 was entered at the 1972 Daytona race and the 1972 Ontario race but did not qualify for either one. Those are the only entries for the #35 car. In 1972 James Hylton drove the #35 for Bub Strickler to a 5th place finish at Jacksonville in Grand National East division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Great project Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M. Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 That Strickler car started its racing career as this car: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Very interesting race car there Michael. Your doing that recreation very well. Look forward to more progress on that obscure car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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