RancheroSteve

A heads up for anyone building this one: if you install the hood and trunk emblems (part #90) as the instructions tell you to do, the flame and pinstripe decals will not fit! Either leave them off and use the supplied v-shaped decal, or separate the chrome v from the "Chevrolet" script. Looking at photos of the real car, I'm inclined to think Roth removed the script and left the v (they're separate pieces in real life).

Excellent, Curt! The base is a very nice touch also.

It's from a book I think I have here on the shelf, just have to figure out which one, ha. But I'm pretty sure there was only that one shot.

I found this in my (digital) files - something I scanned from a book at some point. I think when they say "first" they mean NASCAR first.

Yes, the car was owned by Earl Bruce and painted by Von Dutch. It really annoyed the sports car purists at the time. I've always had ambitions to build a model of it - just a little hung up on how to do the flames. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=34255

Beautiful - perfect just the way it is!

I've used hardware store washers for rotors with reasonable success. If you're looking for nice calipers Replicas & Miniatures has five different styles available: Large Racing, Small Racing, 60s Street Rod, Modern Street Rod, and Racing Sports Car.

Burbank's House of Hobbies is my LHS, so I've never had to mail order from them, but if the shut-down goes on for too long I may have to. I'm not going to run out of kits in the next 30 years or so, but supplies maybe.

A box of stuff from Replicas & Miniatures. Beautiful as always.

Gorgeous!

Obviously, the position of the wheel will vary in photos. I just found about 20 pics on Google Images that all show it in all different places, but none of them really show it in relation to how the front wheels are turned, so no conclusive way to tell from that. Your model, your choice! Chaparral 2J steering wheel

Fabulous!

Very cool, Curt - nice to see one built! Just one small critique (if you don't mind) - I think the spoke on the steering wheel should point down?

Replicas & Miniatures has several styles.

Thanks - nice to get some attention and compliments after all this time. You guys might also dig this (which I finished around the same time):

At least based on the conversation here, the Black Max might be the biggest seller, especially for those of us that bought the Retro Hobbies set.

Best looking one I think I've seen so far. Replacing the cables made a huge difference.

Both engines mentioned above are good, but if you're going for a factory stock HiPo, the AMT '67 Shelby GT-350 Mustang is probably better - it has the correct intake and exhaust manifolds and air cleaner.

Sure did - right here:

Finished! Under glass here:

It's done. It fought me a little towards the end, so there are a few things I'm not completely satisfied with, but that's model building (and life) most of the time, right? Thanks for looking - questions and comments welcome. Build thread here: More photos in this album: https://public.fotki.com/Roullier/model_cars-1/street_cars/

I had the privilege of seeing the Italien a few years back before it was restored. Juha Airio has built a replica of it for the Lynx Project. https://www.thelynxproject.org/index.html

It's been done (and quite well) - check the truck section. [Edit] Here:

Inching towards completion! Body is on and engine compartment and interior are finished.

Nice job! I like those 1/24 scale bikes - simple, but they build up very well. The decals were fragile even when they were new. I built a couple about 14 years ago - the one you did and the one shown below - and I seem to remember having to get a replacement decal set for one of them. I've still got a Honda and Yamaha waiting to be built.