Gramps46 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1964 Ford GT40 GT104 #12 at Le Mans This is another oldie now ready for the shelf. Started many years ago before the resin casters released theirs. Used a Fujimi GT40 kit and a 1/24 Cox injection molded slot body. I used the front section and the rear section of the Cox body grafted onto the Fujimi chassis and center section to give me a 1964 version. The beautiful correct outside laced wheels and tires are from Passion for Racers. Decals are by Fred Cady. Pretty routine but it did take a bit of tweaking to get everything to fit and an adjustment to the wheelbase. Here it is compared to the IMC '64 GT40. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Gary...this is outstanding work.....really like those wire wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Very nice conversion. You grafted the elements of the two kits together beautifully. An excellent bit of GT-40 history. The wheels look nice. Do you have a link for them? I googled Passion for Racers, but couldn't find anything relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Thanks Rich. There is a back story that goes along with this COX slot racer. Wayne Moyer invited me to go with him to this fellows house who wanted to sell Wayne some models. We pulled up to a normal looking ranch house in a nice neighborhood and were welcomed inside. OMG, the guy was a hoarder of models and toys, said he went to yard sales and had filled his house. As we were leaving through the garage I spotted the COX box. I had heard of them but never seen one and we struck a deal on it. I was surprised that the art work was for the 1965 Daytona Continental winner #73 but the model body was for a 1964 Le Mans and Nürburgring GT40. I was really pleased so when the Fujimi GT40 was released I knew I had a plan, just took me several decades to get it done. What I don't know was why this guy had a barbeque grill in his kitchen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 That's a great story Gary. For many of us each piece we have in our collection is a treasured memory. Its why we can't bear to part with the piece. It would be like getting rid of the memory. And the older we get, the more valuable those memories are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, Bainford said: The wheels look nice. Do you have a link for them? I googled Passion for Racers, but couldn't find anything relevant. I sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Excellent work on another one of a kind model. Glad to see you cranking out some projects that have been around a while. I have found that sometimes waiting a long time allows the aftermarket to catch up and offer parts we could not have dreamed of being available decades earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Nice work, looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Awesome job. Clean work and excellent paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 Thank you all for your comments. It was an enjoyable project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Henderson Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Very nice early GT40, Gary - the conversion work really paid off ! (the GT40 is my all-time favorite racecar since I had the Matchbox diecast as a kid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky 130 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 As people say where I come from, "you dun good". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 It's not easy combing parts from one manufacturer with another especially body parts but you've done an excellent job . Great looking GT-40 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Beautifully Done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Positively love the combination to make such a nice replica of one of the less glamorous but no less important examples of the GT40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Outstanding GT Gary, a fine addition to your collection to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaparral2d Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 You, sir, are a craftsman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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