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thanks Trevor, it has been slow going. a little progress on engines.

i also agree, looks like an IMC kit. here is the 1/24 body by Fisher Model and Pattern. exactly 6 inches long. the car in real life is very small so makes for a small model kit.

thanks Maxx Josh, yes another ambitious project that i hope everyone enjoys following. the research is something i really like and it's like un-covering a mystery. i knew nothing about this Orange Blossom Special car. i just knew i wanted to build it. with much internet searching i found vin number. turns out the current owner is a member of my local Nor-Cal Shelby club and i have seen this car race at Sears Point and Laguna Seca. the owner is very cool and sent me rare photo's . i still can't make out hood decal and just may delete it . Orange /Black is current restored car.

Maxx, the valve covers are from the r-model Monogram/Revell kit . i just scratch built the oil filler neck with plastic styrene rod and cap made from scrap parts tree.

thanks Rex, that' s at lot of articles ! i have some great reference photo's but always looking for more info and photo's . Really interested in the Orange Blossom Special car and only have the 1 picture. not too much progress on building, just researching and searching for decals. started to modify the valve covers with long filler neck. update- with a little searching on the internet , i found another picture of Orange Blossom Special. ( Unexpected Ponysite ) car has big 79 on quarter panel and car started as a street car 5S307

i don't have a serial number for the top car and i don't own a Shelby Mustang Registry book. but i do know it was campaigned by Dan Moore from 68-72. also do not have serial number for the #94 car but picture is from 1970 24 of Daytona car driven by Don Cummings and Warren Stumes. i have the decals for Le Mans car and they look very good. no decals for Mexico car but did find Amalie Racing Oil sponser decals.

maxx, that is a long list ! Most R-model Shelby's had a basic paint job with just a number and a B next to it. i don't have a set plan for decals yet , but hope to build the more colorful and different versions

yes 2 1/25 scale AMT kits. i would like a couple 1/24 scale coupes , but i don't think they were made in that scale.

nice looking ride Dave, yah the high tech stuff can be cool but also a pain sometimes. a basic 289/302 with a 4 speed is easy to work on and a lot of fun. speaking of small block, starting with engine and first modification. Monogram/Revell kit has a big opening when oil pan is assembled. filled with super thin plastruct sheet. Metal pan is from Thunder Valley Miniatures transkit and looks great.

Dave , always great to meet other Shelby Mustang fans. no the avatar is not my car. but my project is a 65 Mustang fastback . not really a Shelby replica because the 351 windsor will not fit under a Shelby hood. it has a tremec 5 speed, 9 inch true trac and suspension by street or track (coil over shock). needs body and paint to finish.

Hello group, i took a break from modeling to work on the 1/1 scale project and now that winter is coming it's time to start another model project. A group of Monogram/Revell R-model Shelby's . Simple kit but needs many modifications. Limited on decals a side from a few Mark Donohue versions from Plattos Place. so any suggestions for decals or a decal maker would be great. Bill

i did the number 11 car and decals from kit are accurate. would like to find the 88 numbers. Great info from JC. another thing to look for is some comp cobras have a long battery behind passenger seat and driver seat is different then passenger side. a bit squared off at top. i used a 289 comp cobra seat on a couple builds.

can't add too much more to this that JC and Rex already stated. stay way from Fujumi kit . Most early race cars only had drivers lap belt and no cooling fans. Weber carbs were used mainly on 289 comp cobras. Most 427 race cobras had just a single 4 barrel. csx 3002 is a tricky one to build because grille opening is smaller like a 289 comp cobra. a reservoir under the passenger side fender would be a dry sump oil tank with a visible cap on top of right fender. very few cars had this. but not sure what the molded part is on revell kit. did you find 88 numbers for the Hal Keck csx 3008 car ? i have not seen these decals yet.

you are still working on this project?? ? Just kidding.....looks great Josh! it's going to beauty when done .

a little progress on the early 2A ....... body filler and ready for primer. 2C (LS kit) modified side scoop, opened up scoop and moved back to correct location. installed screens.

thanks guys, the grey body is a very detailed slot car body by Fein Design Modell only about 200 kits are made of each body produced.

Josh, details look great ! nice progress

i have never used Rustoleum or Krylon primers on a model kit. They may spray ok and the actual primer itself may be fine. The one major downside to rattle cans is that you can't control air pressure and how heavy the material is being put on. Almost any primer used in an airbrush can be applied very light. Too much primer will just cover fine details like door gaps and any emblems. I have used Tamiya fine surface primer in a rattle can and it does spray very well and light, but not exactly cheap at $11.00 for a 180 ML can.

this is Zeropaints # ZP-1080 guardsman blue sprayed over Zeropaints grey primer.

did some work on making fender tire clearance humps.

so the first one will be an early 2A and with Starfighter decals the plan is to make the Gold Star #6 Chaparral. starting with a cox re-pop slot car body i cut off front at body lines and used front from an LS brand 2C . shaved off front fins and filled in headlights slightly for smaller headlights. will be using chassis from mini exotics kit for a better interior and an engine.

the LS 2C kits can be found on e-bay and Chaparral 2A can be purchased at Modelbuilderswh. com and is a HRM kit. the Fein Design Modell (slotcar body kits) are close to impossible to find even on e-bay. only about 200 kits are made of each body made. waited about 5 years to finallly get the wide rear fender Chaparral 2G from Fein Design Modell.

coupe is looking great Josh. The pre-wired distributors i get are from scaleproshop.com for $6.00 each. cap is separate to distributor and makes it great for painting.

my next group build. Some of my all time favorite race cars.

oh no wrong firing order....just kidding. looking good so far. i am usually lazy when it comes to wiring distributors and i buy distrubutors pre-wired.