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Turned out great-nice build.

The owner of the car in my OP thought it was a clone. However there was debate at our club meeting yesterday that it may be the original. The thought was that the car was lost while it was loaned out to be restored. Glad the original was safely returned to the Museum. It is such and iconic car in modeling history.

Thanks for posting the pictures Tom. I had no photos of the original car to compare.

Thanks Steve. Here I have fabricated the stone/bug deflector used during the Targa.

Very nice.

Nice build of a very unique race car.

Is this Dave Shuklis' original Shamrock. Let me know what you think.

You won't make today's 12 Hours of Sebring but maybe you'll have it ready for the Le Man 24 this summer.

Two nice builds Phil.

Thanks Ray & Randy. Here I have added the high volume oil filter and oil cooler.

Tomorrow (Saturday-3/18) 10:30 AM-11:00 PM http://imsatv.imsa.com/

Welcome Tommy.

McLaren approaches Mercedes over engine switch - report McLaren has made an exploratory approach to Mercedes about an engine supply, according to the BBC. McLaren endured a problematic pre-season with its Honda power unit, which was plagued with reliability issues and was lacking performance compared to its rivals. A frustrated Fernando Alonso, whose contract with McLaren expires at the end of 2017, labelled Honda the team's "only problem" coming into the new season and said it was missing 30km/h of speed on the straights alone. Honda has since downplayed its chances of rectifying its performance deficit in time for the Australian Grand Prix on March 26, leading to questions about Alonso's future and whether McLaren should look for a new supplier. According to the BBC, McLaren has approached the reigning world champions, who supplied them engines before they switched to Honda in 2015, about the possibility of a future deal. The report said McLaren is "evaluating options" in the event its relationship with Honda cannot be made to work. Earlier this week, team boss Eric Boullier conceded the team would be in a much better position with its old engine partner. Asked if the team would be winning "right now" with a Mercedes engine inside the MCL32, Boullier told Spain's AS newspaper: "Yes, we'd be winning again." Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA return to Mercedes would be ironic given former McLaren chief Ron Dennis' assertion that it is impossible in modern F1 to win a championship as a customer team, something which motivated the switch from Mercedes to Honda power in the first place. The reforming of that partnership has fallen well short of rekindling the iconic success of the late 1980s and early 1990s, finishing ninth in 2015 and sixth in 2016. The removal of the restrictive engine token system, which limited the amount of changes that could be made to an engine during an active campaign, was seen as the perfect opportunity for Honda to rise back to the top in 2017 after starting the V6 turbo era a year later than its rivals. However, F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa has admitted he was surprised by the performance of rivals Mercedes and Ferrari in winter testing. McLaren is wary of another poor season impacting its ongoing search for a title sponsor, which executive director Zak Brown hopes to secure by 2018, but it is also mindful of Alonso's contract situation. Though the two-time world champion is not going to consider his future until the summer break, Boullier believes the only hope McLaren has of keeping the Spaniard is to deliver a competitive car to him this season.

Tamiya kits included excellent step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. They even tell you what color to paint each part. Here is an example. I would buy the kit then make a list of the paint colors you need. Tamiya makes excellent acrylic bottle paints. These work well for the smaller detail parts and they clean up with water. If you wish to paint the body I would recommend Tamiya spray paints. Painting the body with a brush is time consuming and the results are typically not very good. Don’t use the spray paints in your house. Spray outside on nice warm/calm day.

Thanks Frank. Here is the work so far on the Ace. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/113196-ac-ace-bristol-65-update/

Nice build.

I'm working on one Ted. Historic Racing Miniatures is going to offer it as a resin trans-kit for the AMT Cobra. Here is my thread on the WIP project.

I know this is an old thread but does anyone have information about how to order one of these kits or if they were ever produced?

Thanks guys. I think I need to get to work on a hauler.

Nice work Tim.

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Thanks Randy. The wheels are Tamiya gray primer to simulate a sand finish.

Coming along nicely Art.

It does come with that roof Len which is referred to as a "small window hardtop" in Cobra vernacular as well as the "large window hardtop" shown here The correct side pipes are also included.