TarheelRick

One topic that has not been discussed with EV NASCAR is what happens during the "Big One" at Daytona or Talladega. What will be the carnage when three or more of these cars collide at 190+ mph, does a couple of end-over-end flips, or maybe five or six barrel rolls? Not sure how these toxic battery packs would react to such violence.

Just like the others said, this is a beautiful build and your weathering is excellent. Really like it.

Really enjoyed looking at these builds and your history of each of them. I've never been much of a bike fan, but these may change my mind. I know my local Wal-Mart has two or three of them still in stock, may have to splurge and buy them.

Definitely some sweet builds. That '55 is killer, very nice work. I was a Glidden fan because he drove a Ford.

Going to watch this build. I have the 2-n-1 checkerboard version of the Phaeton and am needing some inspiration and will garner some ideas from your build.

Another excellent build. Your attention to detail and authenticity are without measure. Thoroughly enjoy looking at your builds.

I have found carefully sticking a common straight pin into the insulation will usually open it enough to allow the wire to go in and most often the insulation will reduce itself to original size rather quickly. Looking forward to more updates. You are doing some excellent work on this Willys.

Not sure how I missed this one. The Wood brothers have been my all-time favorite racing team since I saw Glenn Wood drive a modified at Bowman Gray Stadium back in the early 60's. You have built an excellent rendition of one of their finest machines. The end of the full-size cars and the beginning of the mid-size is the most exciting time in NASCAR. Really enjoy this build, some mighty fine work.

The AMT NASCAR kits are usually available at shows/swapmeets. A couple of years ago you could get them as cheap as $3-5, however, the last show I attended most of the vendors had upped their price to $8-15. I guess supply and demand is starting to take over. I lucked out and bought a zip-lock bag with three chassis kits and most of the supplemental pieces for $5. There is a large flea market close to my home. I went over there one weekend just to see what might be available. One of the permanent vendors had three opened kits and was asking $30 each. When I asked him about the price he became quite huffy and "explained" how they were original kits and quite rare. I just chuckled and walked away.

Good start on that Gasser. Do you have any ideas of engine and induction/ Looking forward to updates.

Farmington Dragstrip, Farmington, NC, still in operation but now 1/8 mile. 1967 match race between Scotty Scott's Jeep (do not recall it's name) and the Stardust Charger driven by Don Schumacher. I believe it was their second run, Stardust got squirrelly in his burnout, went sideways and rolled. Quite a bit of fiberglass pieces everywhere. I was on the wrong side of the protective fence and could not grab a souvenir. They were loud. That same year a few other ones showed up, I remember a flip-top Cadillac, a four-engine Buick station wagon (not Ivo's), and a long-nose Mustang. Too many years have passed since then so my memory is a bit foggy, but these few do stand out in my mind.

Beautiful Cameo and some interesting photography work. Good job all the way around.

That is some really nice work, interior looks very good. I like your work.

Broke, out of business.

Just got my '80 Pinto out of the third shop it has been in since buying it. Runs a whole lot better, but I am beginning to think it is much less than I expected. Got to take it over to the station and put some gas in it, then put a few miles on it to get used to its idiosyncrasies.

Some really nice looking competition machines. Thanks for sharing them.

Very good looking build, also like your display. I would love to find a set of wheels and tires like those for a build I have in mind.

I do pretty much the same, but will often leave the excess inside the block.

Excellent conversion work on this Impala. I am truly amazed at all the detail work you put in this one, especially the changes to the interior.

If I can get off this infernal contraption, I want to go into my basement and start the search for my modeling work area. It is raining outside and scheduled to continue through the weekend so anything outside is out of the question.

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Another one snuck up on me. Exceptionally nice build, not quite ready for 'white-glove inspection' but looks the part of a mission oriented truck.

I have also used this technique on a 57 Chrysler I am customizing, works great. Don't know how I missed this build, but I am awe-struck with the amount of detail you are putting into it. Going to be beautiful when finished.

Looking good, this is one of my favorite Mercurys. They looked good in NASCAR livery, in funny car drag, and also in 'Day 2' design. Watching this build come together.

I completely understand the "zero insulation" issue. I am living in the house my father had built in 1963. At that time full insulation would have cost an additional $800, the cost of building the house was $18,000. My father, having lived in noninsulated houses his whole life decided the extra cost was unnecessary. After my parents passed and I got the house, I had as much of the house insulated as possible. However, the den, dining room, and kitchen are all one area and lined with 6" tongue and groove pine paneling, there is no way to insulate behind that. The other parts of the house are drywall which is simple to insulate: cut a hole in the drywall, blow in the insulation, patch the hole. I did not want to destroy the original paneling, so there is a noticeable difference in temperature in the different parts of my house.