Dan Gurney 1968 Riverside Winner

[Bill J]

Dan Gurney Riverside 500 winner from 1968. Dan Gurney won the first 4 "Motor Trend 500" races at Riverside Raceway. They were true 500  mile races on a road course that averaged less than 100 mph per lap. Long hard day! The 68 win was Dan's fifth and final Riverside 500 win.
Model ia a modified Polar Lights kit of a 69 Talladega back dated to a 68 Torino. Grill and front bumper are resin pieces from The Modelhaus, Ford emblem removed from grill. Paint is Tamiya Pure White and Tamiya Dark Mica Blue. Decals are from the latest Powerslide Wood Brothers sheet.

Edited June 4, 2022 by Bill J

[RancheroSteve]

Wow, excellent! I don't think I've seen a build of this car before.

[Pierre Rivard]

She's absolutely gorgeous Bill.

Beautiful how you back dated it to a 68.

Well done!

[moparfarmer]

Very nicely done of the Wood Brothers car he drove..Excellent re-creation..

[bbowser]

Great model!  Gurney was fast in everything he sat.

[sflam123]

That is BEAUTIFUL!!  Great job.  The Woods Brothers and Gurney were tough to beat out there for a while!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[TooOld]

Huge Dan Gurney fan here , great build of a great car driven by a great race car driver ! 

[David G.]

The decals and details look perfect, even down to the Blue-Lines!

David G.

[gks1964]

Absolutely gorgeous job!!

[Phildaupho]

I always like seeing builds of Dan Gurney race cars and yours is fabulous.

[TonyK]

Excellent! And I'm a Dan Gurney fan so I enjoy that much more.

[afx]

Very nice.

[catpack68]

Very nice work!?

[Silver Foxx]

A lot of real nice work in this , looks great .

[slusher]

Beautiful!

[yellowsportwagon]

Yes sir!!!

[Wakefan77]

WOW.  Just scrolling through the board and this is a fantastic build!!  Beautiful. 

[sflam123]

FANTASTIC!!  I love the look of this.  Well done!

[ChrisR]

Awesome!