Ian McLaren Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Part of a four car set I built commemorating the Alberta cars we toured with in Division six in the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Something you don't see every day for sure. Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevez Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Luv the body paint ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 That's quite a paint scheme and you captured it perfectly. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Very cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Super cool and something different! A good amount of masking involved there I’m sure ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 42 minutes ago, Hmann68 said: Super cool and something different! A good amount of masking involved there I’m sure ??? Thank you so much Christopher Yes the paint took two days to mask and paint not counting the clear coats after the fact. apparently painting the real car wasn't much easier so I've been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Fantastic paint. Great build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Looks great Ian. Cool and interesting car. Looking at the picture above with the real car behind the rail dragster. Man that car was low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Armstrong Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Beautiful work on that paint scheme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucky Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hey Ian...Great work on replicating those funny cars. I was one of the announcers at the Saskatoon International Raceway drag strip and these cars made a number of visits there. Your nicely detailed and period correct work brings back many memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Are we sure this wasn't an Astre? ? Very cool, both the model and the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Looks the way I remember it! Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 WOW!!!! Man that looks good Ian!! Love the real pics as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 11:03 AM, Casey said: Are we sure this wasn't an Astre? ? Very cool, both the model and the real thing. No it was a Vega, originally with the old style flat nose when it was an A/FC ( injected nitro) then Brain put on the newer style nose and switched to BB/FC. Brian Louw the owner and driver and I have been talking through most of the build so it's pretty close to the original car. I'm now in the process of building the car In 1/16 in its earlier configuration . See WIP, Drag racing, Injected A/FC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 10:03 AM, jlucky said: Hey Ian...Great work on replicating those funny cars. I was one of the announcers at the Saskatoon International Raceway drag strip and these cars made a number of visits there. Your nicely detailed and period correct work brings back many memories. Thanks Jerry we always enjoyed racing in Saskatoon, except mid afternoon when the wind came up and threw sand all over the track LOL I was with the Pony Express Pinto and raced with these guys for three years. It was those memories that drove this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I didn't even know that there was a double-B funny car class. What made it a BB/FC? Cubic inches or weight? And if weight - where was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, Reegs said: I didn't even know that there was a double-B funny car class. What made it a BB/FC? Cubic inches or weight? And if weight - where was it? BB/FC was a NHRA class back in the 70s it was part of a class call Pro Comp which pitted Dragsters, Funny cars and Altereds against one another. Dragsters and funnycar were further broken down into injected nitro A or blown alcohol BB, Altereds were very scarce and I'm not sure if both were allowed to compete or not but I think it was just one class. Beyond that the rules consisted primarily of safety issues and not so much performance related. It was pretty much a open series that spawned a lot of greats in drag racing. Ken Veney, Dale Armstong and many more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Now I get it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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