BANZAI VEGA PANEL BB/FC

[Ian McLaren]

Part of a four car set I built commemorating the  Alberta cars we toured with in Division six in the 70's

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Dragline]

Something you don't see every day for sure. Sweet.

[stevez]

Luv the body paint ?

[TonyK]

That's quite a paint scheme and you captured it perfectly. Thanks for sharing.

[cobraman]

Very cool !

[Hmann68]

Super cool and something different! A good amount of masking involved there I’m sure ???

[Ian McLaren]

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.

[slusher]

Fantastic paint. Great build...

[TransAmMike]

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.

[Dave Armstrong]

Beautiful work on that paint scheme!

[jlucky]

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. 

[Casey]

Are we sure this wasn't an Astre? ? Very cool, both the model and the real thing. 

[Nitrobarry]

Looks the way I remember it! Nicely done!

[mustang1989]

WOW!!!! Man that looks good Ian!! Love the real pics as well!! 

[Ian McLaren]

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

[Ian McLaren]

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.

[Reegs]

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?

[Ian McLaren]

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.

[Reegs]

Now I get it. Thanks.