Mark IV

I just bought that book of eBay, my original copy I had from 1968 was loaned out and never returned. A very good text for chassis design, while much has changed since the second printing, the basics are still the same.

Local hardware stores carry the "K-S" line of brass and aluminum rod and tubes. I think you will find coathanger wire diameter to be too large for this purpose

This is how our Caterhams "kits" are shipped. Note that the crate contains neither umbrellas nor wineglasses!

Production 67 GT50s had dual quads on 428 PI engines, the "Super Snake" had a 427 with a single 4V. There were plans to build more but the price of $7500 (A 427 Cobra was $7495.00!) pretty much ended that party.

The first picture is not J5, notice the triple stripes, J5 was dual stripes. The Holman-Moody cars has triple stripes. That is chassis J7

Yes, The Testors kit is the IMC moulds.

I had the honor of being involved in the "Sebring" tribute 289 race car that was built for his birthday last year and given to Dan by his family. I got a very nice note from Evi and Dan re-signed a photo I had taken of him in 1968 at the Watkins Glen USGP. He was driving for McLaren and stopped to see the "Dan Gurney for President" banner a friend and myself were holding. That resulted in Max Muhlman, the AAR PR guy inviting us to a party that night. Dan signed my print at Indy qualifying in 1969 and it has hung in all of my offices since then. He graciously resigned it for me and I was able to give him a print copy for his wall. The photo in Dan's office is with a friend of mine who was instrumental in the tribute cars production. We will not see his like again...........

Note that the car (1048) does NOT have a "Gurney bubble" on the RH door in 1966, but does later. 1046 was used again in 1967 and had numerous changes done after the LeMans win. very nice model, well done! And Fujimi did miss the "NZ Fern Leaf" on the decal sheet!

Gauge faces look great but speedo should be the reverse wind setup. Comp and S/Cs used the "backwards" speedometers.

New livery like this: http://performance.ford.com/series/ford-gt/news/articles/imsa/2017/12/ford-gt-shows-off-new-livery.html

Hey, I'm in that book! I (with help from another friend) "borrowed" the wipers of the E Type at Watkins Glen.......and we never did return them! Rich Dilcher who was the crew chief is a friend and he recruited some free, extra crew help (me!). Lotsa adventures that also didn't make the book as some made Brock look a little less skilled than he would have liked to be seen as. I crewed at the Glen and at the Michigan race.

Candy Barr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Barr

TUBES!!!

This is the 14" aluminum wheel used on the 66 GT350s. The Playmoz wheel is a 67-68 15" type.

No photos here either. Perhaps you see them because they are on your drive? I would love to see these GTs!

Only difference 70 to 71 was the ignition moving from the IP to the steering column.

This: https://assets.hemmings.com/story_image/615437-1000-0@2x.jpg?rev=2 http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/collector-cars/50s-cars/rich_history_of_1957_ford_battlebirds

I have a good friend who was one of the guys who came to AAR from Shelby. He worked during the fabrication of the cars and then crewed the cars during the series. he still has his "Hot Wheels/AAR" uniforms hanging in my neighbor's (his sister) closet! He has some great stories of the issues they had with the cars during the season and some of the problems they found and fixed on the fly.

That is a 240/300 series six, a totally different animal from the 144/170/200 series

I doubt that as the fuel filler is in direct opposition to the SCCA GCR regs, note the "quick-fill" cap on the decklid as opposed to the stock filler dead center in the rear fascia. If I recall (and my mind is well wasted) "safety" upgrades would trump (but not Donald) the stated GCR regulations so a fuel cell would likely have been "OK" and obviously is being filled from above the stock filler location. I do believe the regulations you posted are not the SCCA "GCR"s but an international (i.e. not "Murican" like God intended) version and therefor may vary.

Q Tip, toothpick and burnish, it will get MUCH better!

I understand what Mr. Mills has printed, but "Princess Alice Blue" is an AC color, and while similar to "Viking Blue", it is not identical.

Ah, Viking blue..... Actually, not the same a "princess blue" which was actually "princess Alice blue" originally at AC

Nice......don't forget to scribe in the fender to cowl seams that AMT left off.

Yes, but under it is the stock Cobra fiberglass trunk tray which is what is seen from underneath. And it was just an alloy tank, not a fuel cell. that was a couple of years off and not in Shelby's budget. Remember in those days a driver was an expendable item, just like tires and brakes!