Lizard Racing Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I had this AMT 'Vette sitting in the stash waiting for me to decide what to do with it. I finally hit on making a drag racer stock sports car. NHRA thought sports cars would have an inherent advantage over American stockers, so they ran in their own classification. it finally dawned on me why so many stock drag racers had their horsepower ratings on the front fenders (it wasn't bragging). Class assignment was based on factory power and shipping weight ratio. Having the HP rating on the car made it easier for the officials to determine legality when weighing after each run. I guess that's why. The 360 HP fuel injection Vette fit at the top of Class D, whereas the 340 HP carburetor fit at the bottom of Class E. P.S. I like '62 Corvettes. Number 11 is the last SCCA National Champion (driven by Don Yenko) before the Cobra domination. Number 4 is the Delmo Johnson Sebring runner. Number 11 is the Revell kit, the other two are AMT. Except for the lack of hard top, the Revell kit is better. AMT kit has several fit issues. Thanks for looking. Model on!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 It looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Very nice--really looks the part. Model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Believe it or not, the main reason for carrying the hp and cubic inch on the cars was for the spectators. Most spectators and people in the pits looking at the cars appreciated “stock” cars and were curious about the type(s) of engines they had. Until I lettered my car, the first question(s) was always the size of engine and hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Nice group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 wow great job, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 12:31 PM, Lizard Racing said: P.S. I like '62 Corvettes. Number 11 is the last SCCA National Champion (driven by Don Yenko) before the Cobra domination. #11 is obviously not the AMT kit. What kit is it? Revell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Very nicely done, I like them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard Racing Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Mr. Snake: Yes, the #11 is the Revell kit. Fit is a lot better than the AMT kit, probably due to the antique tooling of the AMT. The reason I got another AMT was for the hard top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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