RancheroSteve Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) In the fall of 1963 the Ford Motor Company leased the Daytona Speedway for six weeks and ran a series of specially prepared (but mostly stock) 1964 Comets around the clock for 100,000 miles to prove their durability. I'm using the Model King re-issue of the AMT '64 Comet to build a curbside replica of the surviving car as part of the Lynx Project (http://www.thelynxproject.org/). A gutted interior tub was created. Seat is from the '64 Fairlane T-Bolt; radio from the '57 Ford; roll bar, seat bolster, parts boxes, masonite door panels, and tach were scratchbuilt: Artwork for the decals was created by Mark Jones; MCW paint: Getting close to completion, more soon! Edited January 30, 2015 by RancheroSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looking good Steve! That interior is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Nice work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSdominator Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Nice detai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looks great so far. Is the color in the trim different color on the sides ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay t. Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Cool project, I thought you might like to see some pictures of a folder my father bought at a swap meet. It has all kinds of info about driver backgrounds ,appearence schedules ,contracts and photos inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Cobraman: yes, the inset trim panels are different colors - I have no idea why, but that's what my reference shows, so that's how I'm building it! Jay T. : Wow, what a find! Is there more you can show us? And thanks for the compliments, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Nice start Steve and an interesting project. I assume you made the decals yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 any theory on why they put those parts boxes in the cars? ballast to simulate passenger weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 great looking. didn't an amt kit have a gadget that looked like a bicycle wheel and attached to the rear bumper collecting data for something like this project? maybe 1964? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 i think it's with the 65 buick wildcat, i traded that stuff to somebody here a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 JC: Mark "Scalemaster" Jones did the artwork for the decals (from reference that I provided). They were printed on a high end printer - separate clear and white sheets. 62rebel: The cars were required by the sanctioning body to carry their own spare parts on-board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Great project Steve. I forgot about the "Durability Run" Comets. I have been wanting to build a replica of the East Africa Safari '64 Comets, one of which I have seen vintage racing after a life time as a daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 This is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 what did they consider "spare parts", i wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Phil: stay tuned 62rebel: I'm thinking the stuff a car would go through in 100k miles in those days - consumables like points, spark plugs, fan belts, brake shoes, etc. in addition to whatever else might possibly go bad - like the water pump, alternator, carb. Just my guess - I haven't seen the actual list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Excellent job on the comet Great project Steve. I forgot about the "Durability Run" Comets. I have been wanting to build a replica of the East Africa Safari '64 Comets, one of which I have seen vintage racing after a life time as a daily driver. Here is as far as I got with the safari car, Decals have stalled this project for years, Got this craftsman series kit when it was released in the flower power series. I think the recording fifth wheel was in a Pontiac kit greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 More progress: the interior is in, front & rear bumpers on, a bunch of little details have been added. I'm almost ready to drop this on the chassis, add a few bits, and call it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Very interesting project. What are you using for the colors on the body and the sweep-spear? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 The main body color is MCW #6433 "Silver Smoke Gray Metallic", the white side spear is Wimbledon White, and the blue side spear is just an eyeball match to the reference photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Looking good and a cool story behind it. I like those window cranks in the interior,i assume it`s photo-etch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Yes - the window cranks & inner door handles, seat belt hardware, windshield wiper, and hood pins are all photo-etch by Detail Master. The hood ornament deflector and fender scripts are homemade photo-etch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Phil: stay tuned ..... me, too. always like those rally Comets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Excellent work! I love historic builds like this. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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