1967 Bud Moore Trans-am Mercury Cougar

[Tiger89]

My attempt at one of the Cougars built at Bud Moore's shop in Spartanburg about 50 minutes up the road.  It's not perfect, but looks ok on the shelf.  I used a lower-quality resin body, which was brittle around the windows, which is why the roof edges were sanded off.  AMT '69 Cougar chassis and glass (windshield didn't fit well), roll cage modified from the one in the '64 Mercury, 289 engine used from an AMT '67 GT-350.  All you see in die cast is Gurney's #98, so i I thought I'd do something different.

[Dave Van]

Looks good!!!!! Big Bud Moore fan. Bud Moore was a tough guy.......saw him eat 3 Martinsville hot dogs during the 1996 race while it was 100 degrees on pit road......I was whipped....not Bud!!

[Phildaupho]

One of my favorite historic Trans Am cars so great to see. I hope to build one some day.

[afx]

Very nice.

[Eagle36]

Nice work.  Cady decals?

[Dave Van]

Something I sent to Revell Monogram years ago as an 'IDEA'.......nothing happened...but...

 

[Tiger89]

Yeah, Dave, wishful thinking!  I got the AMT 1973 Cougar street machine kit in today's mail mainly for the convertible top boot, and a surprise inside was a fuel cell piece.  Sanded it down a tad and will use it on that AMT '69 Cougar chassis I used.

[Tiger89]

Yes, I believe they were Fred Cady decals.  No telling how old, so I sprayed them with Decal Bonder and they were fine.

 

[randyc]

Nice.  Thanks for showing it off.  I'd love to build T/A models out of box.  Not ready to take on the work needed to convert to proper spec. SO it's just wishful thinking.  

[Ralph Henderson]

That's AWESOME..  I have a whole mess of Ford Trans Am cars planned out.  Biggest thing missing is a decent 67-68 Cougar for Jones and Gurney

[marv13]

what intake did you use? 

[gbtr6]

Looks nice. Saw a bunch on Trans-Am cars last weekend at Road America. The Javelins were the class of the field, fast.

Perry

[sflam123]

I loved the late 60's/very early 70's era of Trans-Am.  Big time stars driving, factory participation (unofficial, of course!) and many iconic race tracks.  You did a great job of capturing the era with your work.

[Stokrod]

I wasn't sure if this thread was still alive, but I found it while looking for Trans-Am Cougar reference. I had unearthed this original issue 1967 Cougar Trans-Am rough render that I picked up at a model swap and got to thinking I could strip it and start over. I even have proper decal for it. Like I need another model project... LOL! The wheels & tires are from a GT350R I'm trying to finish.

[afx]

I would go for it!

[swede70]

Maybe the decal sheet is/was produced by UMi Modelwerke?  I remember purchasing two sets, scraps of which I still have.  I have the 1:18th Sun Star diecast model, regretting deeply that the color chosen with regards to the red/orange definitely trends towards orange on both releases afforded even as they could have changed things the second time 'round.  Neat topic surely...

Mike K./Swede70

[Gramps46]

Go for it and keep us posted please. I watched this car race at a Mid-Ohio Trans-Am race.

[65slotcar]

this is a cool  build  and  i don't  know why  a model company  has not made   all     the  early  trans am  racing cars.