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Nice work Seth.

Coming along nicely Jason.

I like it already Ken.

I'm guessing you already know this Gary. However when the Shelby contract expired AC Cars had left over 427 bodies. Rather than purchasing the expensive 427 they installed the 289 and sold them as an "Ace 289". Rinsey Mills indicates production was 27 cars.

Front suspension installed:

Very nice Tommy.

It will be snug but the beast should fit. Note the valve covers are not properly positioned just laid in place.

I like the 550. Wish we could get a plastic kit of the race car.

They are resin and I don't recall the source. Wheel backs from the parts box and tires (I think) are from the T-bolt kit.

Holmon Moody boxed in the top of the inner fenders for added rigidity. After trimming I welded in some square tubing.

Great start.

Thanks for the suggestion Len, I'll study it and see if I want to take it on.

Finally removed the wings at the front of the frame that Andy pointed out earlier shouldn't be there on a Falcon. Fabricated the core support, radiator comes from the Comet kit.

I'm concerned it would be difficult to keep the peak of the body panel (that is currently covered by the trim) straight as you sand/scrap away the trim.

Thanks Len. Snake, the build will be heavily based on the Daddy Warbucks Falcon but not necessarily a 100% recreation. For instance I don't plan on attempting to remove the side trim.

For ease I copied and past Gary's text: Gregg, I am no expert on Ferrari models so I just wrote down some kind of chronological remembrances from the “olde days”. There is no doubt that I have missed something(s). Old Ferrari’s (1949 to 1967) In the beginning (early ‘60s) there were no Ferrari kits in 1/25th or 1/24th scale. There was a 1/20th scale IDEAL Ferrari 166 and there were kits in 1/32nd scale but that was it. Then around 1964 Aurora released its Ferrari GTO kit (with beautiful box art of the Bob Grossman Bridgehampton entry) and we were on our way. The kit had full detail with engine, opening doors and trunk in 1/25th scale. The bad news was the shape, sort of ok but not great, and the vinyl tires, overtime, would consume the plastic wire wheels. Revell had a hard plastic GTO slot body in 1/24th scale that was pretty good but just a little bit flat in side elevation. About this time Tamiya released a pontoon fendered Testa Rossa, but only the most dedicated modelers ever saw one outside of Japan. The next ratchet up came with the release of the Monogram 275P. This was a hard plastic slot car body with a simple chassis pan and no engine, what we would call curbside today. A pretty good representation of the car that won Le Mans in 1963 if the decals had been one digit different. The slot car craze also produced a number of injection molded Ferrari bodies like the K&B P2 and GTO64 along with the Strombecker P2. A Japanese company by the name of IPC produced a very simple kit of the GTO64 that was almost identical to the K&B offering. Then the industry went silent until Heller in France released their wonderful series of sports cars including the beautifully styled 1967 Ferrari P4. This kit included a hinged tail section with the famous Ferrari V-12 engine reproduced in scale. The instructions said this was the car that placed second to the Ford MKIV at LeMans in 1967, but there were some detail differences like the mirrors that needed to be modified. AMT even repackaged the Heller kits in 2 car combos with the Ferrari sharing a box with a Porsche 907. Then there was quiet in the market again until the era of the GTO began. All of a sudden it seemed the model makers worldwide fell in love with the Ferrari GTO. Gunzye Sangyo, Italeri, and Protar released GTOs in rapid succession. The G-S lacked an engine in the multimedia kit but made up for it with the all time best body casting of the GTO. The Italeri kit was good and later released by Testors, and the Protar had the best chassis with real coil springs. Not to be left out Bburago added a GTO to their diecast line. The GTO craze also lead to SWB spin-offs by Gunze, ESCI/ERTL, and Italeri and a California Sypder by Italeri, latter Testors. MiniExotics molded a transkit of the special bodied Breadvan for the GTO chassis. Happy days were here again. Then a surprise appeared from Japan and distributed by Academy, a lovely 1965 250LM. It was a curbside, but a beautiful molding with accurate Dunlops to boot. Bburago and Revell must have been impressed because they both brought out diecast versions of the 250LM also. Ferrari modelers were pretty happy at this point with lots to work with but the expanding cottage industry resin casters recognized the longing for more. One of the first to act was Q Models of Japan who released a drop dead gorgeous 1960 Testa Rossa with lots of detail and a price tag equaling the cost of my first car. Later releases included the TRI61 and TRI62. Climax from Japan did a detailed 250LM and a GTO. Western Models did a white metal GTO that was superb. Not to be outdone, John Johnson of Teapot Graphics released an affordable TRI 62, the winner of the 1962 LeMans and a 246SP Dino in resin. Even Danbury Mint did a pontoon fendered Testa Rossa as did Bburago, though a bit large in scale. Then the holy grail of Ferrari modelers, the 166MM appeared. It was the winner of the 1949 Le Mans, the car that got Ferrari recognized around the world as a builder of sports cars, the seriously pretty Barchetta. Informed collectors knew of a resin kit of this car in Japan but when Mike Quarterman, head honcho at Umi and Motor Racing Replica News, announced his intention of molding it here in the States, the line formed. It is a gem complete with full engine detail, rumored to have been molded by Paul Fisher of Fisher Models fame. Unfortunately Mike Q quit the resin business to focus on his decal making. The molds survive in Canada with Perry’s Resin we are told. Scale Kraft now has the 212 version available in resin. Fujimi recognized this interest in Ferraris and released their injection molded Ferrari P4. This lacked the engine but was more prototypically correct for the Le Mans runner up than the Heller. The P4 was the last of the sexy curvaceous Ferrari sports prototypes with the subsequent 512 series paying more attention to aerodynamics than sculpting. After this flurry of Ferrari modeling activity, the English, French, Italian, and South African resin casters stared filling in the holes. K&R Models produced the brutal 375 Plus, winner of LeMans in 1954, and Renaissance brought out Testa Rossa’s in 1958 (pontoon fendered), 1959, and 1960 vintages. MG models in Italy started making Berlinettas of various years as did Scale Kraft in South Africa. There was one other Ferrari modeling gem that needs mentioning. Master craftsman Norm Veber of Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland produced resin versions of the Ferrari 250 GTO and 250 SWB engines. These were almost too good to be hidden inside a model.

Turned out great Tim.

Yep MAMA is a great club, I too am a proud member.

Coming along nicely Adam. I'm working on a '71 Barracuda conversion of the new tool 1/25 scale Revell kit.

Thanks Dann. I have the front wheel/tire selected. My goal is to sort out the front suspension this weekend to get her standing on her own.

Very nice Tony. I'm using this kit's chassis, interior, and engine under a '65 Falcon A/FX.

My guess, the battery would be located in the foot well on the passenger side similar to the Cooper Monaco chassis of that era.

Settled on my choice for the rear wheel/tire combo.

Thanks Dann. I think I can start working on the front half of the chassis now.

Yes the dampers attached to a bar in the trunk. I assume you mean these wheelie wheels/casters whatever!