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If I do the transparent blue right, it will look very classy. It all depends on what I use under it.

No, it's not too late to take suggestions from a pro designer. I'm now considering how to do it.

Don't worry too much about the rawness of it. Since I took the pictures, I have smoothed it all out and added jams for the windows in the roof. I should start painting it tomorrow or the next day. I have decided on candy blue over silver for the main body. I'm still deciding on the color for the roof.

Here are the pictures of where I stand tonight. I have all the major bodywork done, with only minor work, sanding and painting left.

Congratulations on a great job on a difficult kit. It looks very real.

Here is my removable top. It was totally sctratch built using sheet styrene.

Great job on both cars. They're looking really good.

Actually, the stock engine was 259 cubic inches. This engine was updated to 289 by 1956. That's probably the engine you saw.

I just bid on three more of these kits on Ebay.

Here are my just completed door latches:

This is the kind of model building that challenges and inspires me. Nothing is too wild for plastic. BTW, did you know that someone is casting new B blocks with 5 main bearings?

Now that you've shown us the 1:1, how about showing us the model? Great job.

Beautiful!! I like everything about it. I just hope my 40 turns out as nice.

It's all about how much money you want to spend. Practically any engine can be made to produce lots of horsepower with the right power adders. There is at least one Porsche running around California with around 1400 horsepower. Toyota Supras with stock internals can produce at least this much h.p.. The most pump gas horsepower I have heard of was about 2800. This was an aftermarket big block. This one probably cost around $100,000 +. All this horsepower won't do you a bit of good without the right power train. Expect to spend at least another $25,000 to get the power to the ground.

I have now completed one hinge. The parts were made of brass. I was going to make the door skins of sheet brass, but decided the cut out doors would work ok.

Looking good so far. I have built one, and intend to redo it and build another. This is one of the nicest kits ever made. I don't now why it wasn't more popular.

I have now scratch built a hood and cut out the doors. I still need to touch up the hood a bit and build inner panels for the doors.

Very nice mix of traditional and modern. I like it a lot.

Like many other show cars, this thing is built strictly for looks. I doubt if either blower has rotors. The engine probably doesn't even run. I've seen setups like this with carburetors inside when the owner wants the engine to run at all.

Wow!! I love your originality and engineering. You're on the same path as me with my 16 cylinder Fordoni.

Here is the Fordoni V-16 engine. I made it from two smallblock Ford V8s. I added four overhead cams with a chain drive in the center. There is still a lot of work to be done to smooth everything out.

I have added a grille shell from a 1950 Talbo Record and done some more filling and sanding.

I have made some more progress.

Yes, that's planned.

So far I have sectioned the body, slid the cowl back, extended the front fenders, raised the fenders, and laid the windscreen back.