magicmustang

Nice Sherman. Actually I believe it is the old Revell "Black Magic" M4A1E8 (cast hull, 75mm gun) "easy eight" version that originally came out in the 50's. That box says 1/35th scale. I have the old Monogram M4A1 75mm tank and it is in 1/32nd scale.

Headers, they sure look similar to the fender well exit one's in the MPC '57 Chevy Flip nose gasser kit.

Thanks, Carl.

Added some rear side windows with posts.

I just found this tread. I am very impressed. 32nd scale, incredible.

Quick, go buy a Lottery ticket, we're never that lucky.

Wow, great paint work. Like the narrower rear track also.

Thanks, Snake says Model Car World makes one (AWB '63 Chevy II sedan).

Neat, true history.

Thank you. Yes, I thought about it, but in order to make it right, I would also have to put an edging around the upper inner window frames and widen the rear posts. Would have been beyond my patience level (I have plenty of projects that are back in their box, dying a slow death on the "Shelf of Doom").

Thank you sir, the decals really helped to complete the look and there are a bunch of pics of the original on the Fotki site. I believe the car in the museum was the replica build as the original was wrecked after it was sold in '66 or '67.

He has a listing on Ebay for American Graffiti dragster (Milner's Dragster) decals. paintinjoe is his ID.

Been wanting to do this for years. Found decals from Freemont Racing Specialties. Body and engine are from AMT AWB Rat Packer Chevy II kit. Wheels, chassis and interior are from the AMT AWB Mustang GT kit. Threepoint rollbar, injectors, radiator and headers are from the parts box. Paint is Testors rattlecan laquer Fiery Orange. I know the real car was a sedan but I already had the coupe body.

Found better decals for this car from Freemont Racing Specialties. Looks closer to real car.

Yep similar, a '64 Biscayne with an inline 6 and a 3 on the tree.

Great kit. Built one back in 1972. Still have it (had to replace the decals). Is it still motorized?

Wow, great group of builds!

Got three Grumpy's Toys Pro Stocks almost ready for paint. The hardest one was the Camaro, tried for years to fit a 1/24 Revell Pro stock chassis into a 1/25 MPC Camaro body , it ain't gonna happen. Found the AMT Snapfast Pro Street Camaro kit and the chassis/ wheels and interior dropped right in the MPC Camaro body. Curb side but that's okay.

Oh, and it had a tach drive distributor.

Lenco trans came in '73, the crankcase tubing is for the dry sump oil system on the '74 vega.

Thank you sir.

Zingers! I did not know that.

Thank you sir. Your build was the motivation for mine.

Got some work done on my restoration of an old USA-1 '74 Vega pro stock to a 1974 Grumpy's Toy Vega. Installed the SB Chevy engine (yes, I painted it black) with a Lenco trans and made and installed a Lenco style shifter.

Outstanding build. Great paint work. I have one in my stash but I am going the easy way out and build the white car version.