Muncie

Awesome and well done - it is interesting to see one of these going together. From the Hydroplane and Race Boat (Thunderboat) Museum in Kent Washington. They have several boats on display, a restoration/race shop in back, and are (or used to be) part of a vintage boat race series. I believe they have this boat in their collection. cool stuff, neat people, worth a stop. 1968 U-1 Miss Budweiser - Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum (ning.com) 1968 U-1 Miss Budweiser Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. The newest member of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum’s fleet is the 1968 Miss Budweiser. The ’68 Bud (the sixth Miss Budweiser) was designed and built by Seattle’s Ed Karelsen and is an exact copy of the 1967/1968 National Champion Miss Bardahl. The 1968 Budweiser was first driven by Bill Sterett Sr., who won the Gold Cup and National Championship in 1969. The ’68 Budweiser is the only surviving Karelsen round-bowed unlimited. Five boats of this design were built in the late 1960s, and they dominated unlimited racing from 1967 to 1971, wining four Gold Cups and five National Championships. In 1970, Dean Chenoweth took over the cockpit, drove the boat to a victory in the 1970 Gold Cup and claimed the National Championship. That same year boat builder Ed Karelsen, the Budweiser team and Chenoweth took part in one of the most amazing accomplishments in the history of boat racing. On July 19 in the first heat of the 1970 Atomic Cup in Tri-Cities, Washington, the Miss Budweiser dove nose-first in rough water on the second lap. The accident tore away 10 feet of the Budweiser’s bow and ripped the deck all the way back to the model well. It also sent the boat tot he bottom of the Columbia River and driver Dean Chenoweth to the hospital. After the race the boat was salvaged and taken back to Seattle. Starting on the morning of July 20, 1970, the Budweiser crew, let by crew chief George McKernan, worked around the clock with builder “Fast” Eddie Karelsen to repair the boat. By Friday, July 31, the damaged boat was repaired, repainted, and back in the pits. Chenoweth, nursing a sprained left arm, qualified the boat, and on Sunday, August 2, 1970, he won the race. Local newspapers heralded the achievement with headlines that read, “From Columbia’s Bottom to Seafair’s Top” and “Miss Bud Resurfaces to Win!” Chenoweth won the National Championship with the Miss Budweiser team again in 1971. In 1972, Chenoweth moved to the Notre Dame, and Terry Sterett, Bill Sterett’s son, became the first driver to compete in a hull previously driven by his father. The boat was retired in 1973 and eventually sold. She appeared briefly in 1974 as the Country Boy and then n 1975 as the first Miss Vernor’s. The boat was later bought back by Anheuser-Busch, repainted as the Miss Budweiser, and given to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation. It was displayed at the Indy Museum of Speed for a short time but was moved into long-term storage. This winter, the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum acquired the boat, and she will not be on display at the Hydroplane Museum in Seattle. The ’68 Bud is cosmetically in beautiful shape and makes a wonderful display. No decision has been make about restoring the boat to running condition, but it’s fun to imagine this beautiful gold and red boat streaking across Lake Washington.

I agree with SWG. He's one of the best around here for sure. The thinners in the top coat got thru to the plastic. You can see a mold line in the plastic on the fender thru the paint. Another thing that may have happened is sanding the primer may have reduced the thickness of the primer and that made it easier for the top coat to do some damage. The first coats of the final color should be sprayed very lightly and allowed to dry a little before heavier coats are applied.

Randy, bending, stretching, and shrinking brass must be consuming you 24 hours a day - amazing work. it looks much more real in metal

kind of a niche event that doesn't get as much coverage in the US as it deserves - looks like it will get better coverage this year. Thank you for posting the videos

That is cool!, well done.

oh my! this is awesome, very useful - goes from 1902 to 2007 - thanks for posting

Lots of great information from Force, Farmboy, and Comp 1839. Hakan, Mike, and Dave posted some great information and photos here on the forum -

Love it. Thank you for posting the great photos. Excellent job chronicling one of America's great car museums. Lots to go thru, but well worth the look. I was checking out museums around Michigan a few years ago and found this one with not much time left on my journey. Gave it few hours and Wow! They had a poster that showed they have cruise-ins and cars shows on the lawn in the summer. I'm going back. But till then, I have something to look at.

Looks very good - I was hoping you would build this one!

same around here - most of the muscle cars were bought new by guys on an after-school grocery store, gas station or parts store paycheck. Saving a few bucks with the standard hubcaps was important. Some of the dealers brought the cars in with the tire upgrade so the buyer could take the car straight to TDI to put on a set of Americans or Cragars. Full wheel covers were kind of rare and went to older buyers with more real-world financial obligations. Preferences change - When these cars are restored 50 years later, they get the original factory steel wheels and hub caps.

New! wish I had a place in the country and these guys were my neighbor.

not to spill the beans --- High and Mighty and the Ram Rods will show up in later years. This was the first car of a group of Chrysler engineers that became the Ramchargers.

All cool posts, thank you for posting and bringing them to light. This car was restored about three years ago. You'd suspect some lead in an old custom, but the original metalwork was so good that very little was used.

Fireball Modelworks (fireballmodels.info) - has some nice Minilite wheels with Goodyear tires available in both 1/25 and 1/24th scale FMR-074-24 and FMR-074-25

Brake chamber size is related to brake power - the more weight, the larger the chamber More truck stuff here with a bit on both wedge and S-cam air brake systems - unfortunately, some of the pictures are gone.

Great memories of those days!

Looking for stock AMT 1964 or 1965 Thunderbird interior or parts car. Is there anything out there?

maybe this? 4060 - .060" OPAQUE WHITE POLYSTYRENE V GROOVE SIDING - Evergreen Scale Models

Bob, Are you thinking a "working" vocational car hauler like this? With or without a car over the cab? Or a single car, more recreational flat bed or ramp truck type hauler?

Slixx Decals has the Red Allert Chevelle decals, including the license plate, on their #38 and #41 mini gasser sheets - Slixx Decals Inc. They are good people

One of my favorite authors - always the right amount of information and easy to read. Books, Magazines. I had a chance talk to him once at an NNL West - probably about 1989. If I remember correctly; he had some models on the tables. Good guy, easy to talk with. I had planned to go the drags at Riverdale. But it had been a tough week and no energy. If I knew that Pat Ganahl was going to be there - a rare opportunity so I would have made the effort. Now, I'm not sure that I would have enjoyed the trip... RIP Too Tall, you will be missed.

Good stuff Bernard, looking forward to seeing it - thank you

not a fan of black wheels - but the next rig will probably get them now that we are having to deal with mag chloride as a road deicer. When the clear coat on the wheels gets a rock chip, the mag chloride turns the spot black.

Verry nicely done - classy good looks

more info here - IT’S BACK! FOR REAL!! – Pat Ganahl's Rod and Custom