TarheelRick

Great stuff, really like the #21 Coach. Will have to go through your Fotki album when I get back from church.

Very nice "old bird". Paint is very smooth, looks good.

A little bondo, couple cans of spray paint and it will be good as new. Very nice weathering.

One mighty fine looking silk purse from the sow's ear you started with. Really like those colors and the clean separation. If you ever get tired of it I know a shelf it would look really nice on.

Harbor Freight is opening a new store in the town nearby. I am retired but drive a school bus. Thought I might try to get hired on part-time just to fill some time, in the meantime give up the school bus (politics and idiotic superintendents are getting out of hand). The local weekly paper had an article about the "new" business and listed an email address to apply for positions. Went to the site and it did not really list Harbor Freight but looked somewhat legitimate. When they asked for information so they could check my credit score I backed away and closed down the site. Now my spam filter is filled daily with all sorts of job offers, most from the same organization but all use different email addresses. Don't know how to get removed from their mailing list. Actually probably never will, I think they are the same folks as the car warranty people."

Really sweet build. My first pick-up was a '72 C10 Custom long bed, 350 cid, auto, with the optional step bumper, and an AM radio, came in a sort of Hugger Orange. Really liked that truck except for the 10 mpg, which changed to 8 mpg when I added some "goodies" to the engine. Anyway back to your build, that black really looks good on it. Very nice foil work (or is it Molotow?).

Excellent build, Agree with he others on need for more detail pictures. The Junior Stockers and Super Stockers were my favorite racers from the 60-70 era.. This one looks like so many from that time frame, simple paint, nothing really flashy, just pure bad attitude and speed. Love it.

Just completed a great trade with Michelle. Quick shipping and excellent communication. Will trade again if opportunity arises.

First off, what is this sanity you are speaking of? Really like the imagination you have to build this one. This is what concept builds are all about anyway, throw something out there and see what sticks. Keep working with it and it will eventually take the shape you want it to have.

Is it possible your choice of primer could be causing a color shift? Maybe a lighter color primer would bring the blue back down to where you want it. Just some questions off the top of my head, you may have already considered this.

Oh yes, Mighty Mouse, another was Deputy Dawg. I can't remember the titles of many of them, after all it was over 65 years ago and my brain is not as agile as it once was.

I built this kit a few years back, put in a fuel-injected SBC. For the hinge I used wire and brass tube. It made the hinging easier but didn't do a thing for the fit at the fender, therefore I display it with the front flipped forward.

Going to be a sweet short tracker. Keep those updates coming. Of the 14 builds in my limited display, 7 are short trackers - one of my favorite build styles.

The first model kit I ever got was for Christmas 1959 and was a '40 Ford Coupe (Trophy Series). From that point on I became obsessed with buying models and asking for them as gifts for birthdays, Christmas, etc. Back then the MSRP was on the box as part of the kit number. Fictitious example T800-125, that kit was $1.25. Sold off my complete collection in 1984, was in the USAF and got tired of packing and moving them, plus I had lost some interest in them. Got back into the hobby in the mid 90's and was shocked by the prices at $7-8. Very seldom have I paid full retail, eBay was my friend in the beginning, but after being burned too many times I moved away. Now mostly I use discount coupons ( a thing of the past) or work trades. Of course now I am rapidly approaching the twilight years (will be 72 next month) and have a collection that will never get built; but I have had fun amassing it.

I would put my money on the Chevrolet, it can corner better.

Really nice builod and those photos look like they came from a factory brochure. Very nice work.

Wow, some really fine photo work, and so much more stock than they are today.

Very well built puller. As Trevor said, I also have one of these in the planning stage and have scored a set of those wheels.

Really nice drag Shelby. The background photos make it look more convincing. Great job.

You have presented a model of my all-time favorite car - the '65 Chevelle SS; doesn't matter the livery or build style. Now back to your build, it is a masterful piece of work. Very nice attention to detail and an overall clean build. I also grew up in those days and fondly remember the onslaught of changes in "street" appearing drag cars. Love this build.

Beautiful old Dodge. Really like how different light sources changes the overall look.

Excellent photos, and a whole bunch of them are the correct marque. Really loved those pictures of the tri-five Fords. Hopefully, this summer will be more "open" to shows.

Excellent work, when are you going into mass production? That could be a definite money-maker. Very well explained and presented, thanks for the idea and inspiration.

Wow, that is a real beauty. Swoopy and sleek, and it has FORD written on the side. Couldn't ask for anything more. As the others have said, hope you show us a WIP on this rebuild.

I think I will agree, the braided lines look rather modelish. If it is indeed a model, it is very convincing.