DRIPTROIT 71

Amazing work!!

Looking good!!

Looks Great!

That is one sharp looking Peterbilt! Excellent work! It looks just right with the old school big stick on the back.

Excellent craftsmanship!

Looks great!

Looking good!!

Looks awesome!!

Thanks guys! Thanks Dave. This one is a straight liner, drag truck. It is inspired by the 63 Kenworth built by Wayne Talkington and the 68 Smoking Gun Kenworth, although it isn’t 100% exactly like either. I have plans to build a circle track truck, but it will be in the future.

Nice looking rig! Nice work!

Nice looking Ford! Interesting choice, going with single drive and a pusher axle. Nice work!

Thanks guys! Painted some flames on the hood today.

Looks Amazing!

Thanks for the insight! I may have to give it a try.

Excellent work as always Mark! I always enjoy your builds. I wouldn’t have believed that this car was painted with a brush until I went back and looked at your build thread. Amazing! It leaves me with the question; why did you choose to brush paint? Either way, it looks better than my spray jobs. Looks awesome!

I thought that Line-O-Tape was out of business?

Looks amazing! I like the lighting!

That looks Awesome!!

Thanks Trevor!! Brian, I’m out of town, but will get those measurements when I get back.

Great looking build! The colors really set it off!! I like the tandem look as well. Excellent work!

WOW!!! Incredible work!

Making a little progress.

This was one of the actual trucks and trailers bought and built for the movie. I am not sure that either got any actual screen time though. It is a genuine survivor though.

I have some more pictures of the surviving truck. In this picture it looks like the bottom of the front is rounded if you zoom in. This is the only picture that I have on my phone. I have more that might help at home if you need them.

The only difference between a 281 and a 351 is that a 281 is single drive and a 351 is tandem drive. The 281 used in the movie was an older model, notice the drip channel across the front. The newer cab in the added scenes doesn’t have that. The surviving Duel truck that Brad Wike has is a 281 but it has been converted to a tandem drive. I’m pretty sure that Brad’s truck originally had a Page and Page set up like the crashed Duel truck.