Lizard Racing

The local HL does not stock Evergreen. Maybe others do. Evergreen is available on Amazon.

As has already been shown, there are any number of applications for a 4-door body. My favorite is the basic Bel-Aire baseline with a 427. They fooled many a hot rodder at the time. Is there a caster interested in making a four-door?

It's like a grown-up Surfite!

Model building has always been for me an exercise in patience. Sometimes it's better to put a project aside for a time. I have to keep telling myself this is not production work. You don't really have to finish anything as long as you are having fun at the hobby. Keep modelling!!

Mr. R. Thorne: Thanks for your observations. You have a keen eye. My aim was to have a '57 stocker that was run into the late '60s. I didn't want to spend the time to fabricate fenderwell headers. A lot of stockers had them according to my research. They do look cool too. The slicks were the narrowest I had. Luckily, the body came with thinner material in this area, so I was able to "massage" a slight bulge. NHRA did allow full slicks in the late '60s. The sticky at the top of this forum with the rules was really helpful.

What a great collection! I built a number of these in the last century. I still have the issue of Hot Rod magazine featuring the Tony Nancy roadster. Wonderful cars all.

The AMT Dragster kit? I just ordered one to do a project like this one. A good representation of a bygone era.

I've wanted to do a car from the "Junior Stock" classes for some time. I wanted a '59 Chevy (we had one) but couldn't find a kit. I got a Revell Black Widow kit and painted it in reverse colors. Model is OOB except for chassis mods. Completed chassis. Note slicks, traction bars and driveshaft support. NHRA made you keep an "equivalent" stock exhaust with a cutout. I fabricated glasspack mufflers. I added the Cragar wheels. Competition number and class were many times painted on the window with white shoe polish at the track, despite what was painted on the side of the car. Decals are a mix of kit decals, Gofer contingency and home made. Only change to the kit engine was replacing the "ram horn" manifolds with parts box headers.

Weren't those the days? Go to the MOPAR dealer, plunk down a payment, stop at JC Penny and add a set of cheater slicks then go do 12-second e. t.s!

Looks good. I just ordered an AMT Double Dragster to make one of those. I built about five back in the day and still have some of the loose parts.

Just freakin' amazing! I see lots of work here.

One of the best Corvettes I've ever seen!!

You've done research. A very unusual subject. The spoon for the windscreen looks great.

Good work. A forgotten car used in a forgotten race. I like it! I am currently working on the Teague version, but may do another later.

My current project is taking a dip in the Purple Pond. This gives me a chance to do some repair/maintenance on past projects. I built a Roth Surfite last year and couldn't stand the skinny kit tires for beach use. I know that's the way Roth originally built the car, but why larger tires on the rear of a front-drive car? Since I customized it a bit before, it's not an exact replica. So I found some Lego wheels on Amazon. I didn't want to steal some from my grandkids. The kit wheels are in the foreground. The other side. Here's the full kit ensemble. Includes three surf boards, Tiki hut and Ed Roth figure. The car is really small, so a lot of delicate detail work is necessary.

Sure wish someone would make newer Indy cars in 1/24. This one looks really good.

It looks a bit like an old Allard or Kurtis venture into hotrod sports cars. Way cool!

I think these Celicas still look good! I like the performance exhaust

Thanks to all for the kind comments. To answer some questions: SCCA mandated a silencer for all 2-stroke and rotary engines. Mazdas you could hear all the way around the track. The end of the exhaust is a "soup can" silencer. Although the kit contains a roll bar, I fabricated a custom fit. That includes all the strut braces. These greatly improved chassis stiffness and handling. The Minilite wheels and NASCAR tires are from the parts box. One problem with the tires was the chassis lowering I did. Thanks for reading!

This car was one of my favorite back in the day. Swede Savage was a brilliant driver taken from us too soon.

Since our LHS Hobbytown USA closed last year, we have been dependent on the local Michael's store. The last few times I was forced to go there, Model kits have been diminishing and the stock of Testor's paint (the only brand they sell) was dwindling. It's like they are trying to get out of the model business to make more room for frufru stuff like wreaths and fake flowers. Our alternatives are to buy totally online or drive 20 miles to a Hobbytown. Anyone have a similar predicament?

You must wear out a lot of saws! Very ambitious projects.

I would agree with Mr. AceGarageGuy regarding PPP wheels. My only criticism would be they don't have any narrow stock size wheels. I have bought several sets of their race wheels and tires and have had no problems with fit or appearance.

In 1978 the SCCA announced that the Mazda RX-7 and British Leyland Triumph TR-8 would be eligible to race in class C Production. This caused no small amount of dismay with Datsun, who had dominated the class for eight years. The situation caused Datsun to expedite production of racing-edition of the 280ZX. My mode is a tribute to those brave souls who took on the task of turning a brand new car into a race contender. The kit is Revell's RX-7 because it had the factory flares and aero aids. It didn't have any race tires to with it though. Interior includes fabricated roll cage, fire extinguisher and battery box. Fuel cell is from Big Donkey. Engine has a Weber carb and stiffening structure. I fabricated the exhaust and bigger anti-roll bars. The decal just behind the door is for the SCCA-mandated master kill switch for the electrics.

I have to be careful what I keep due to limited storage space. I have bags stuffed with engines and components, tires, wheels and interior parts. I am still using fire extinguishers and seat belts saved from the AMT '60s kits. I even have a custom grille insert from my first model kit, a '60 Chevy done back in the day! People wh have the resources and room to keep everything categorized have my admiration.