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  1. Here is where we stand and it's only a week into the run, Wow! The 2021 Cannonball Roster #1. Sam I am - Indy car disguised as a 65 Mustang Fastback. #2. Oldmopars - Thunderbird Nascar disguised as a 60 Impala. #3. avidinha - Honda Accord. #4. Jhedir6 - Ford Mustang GT disguised as a Shelby GT-350. #5. Pete 75 - 81 Audi Quatro WRC. #6. Intmd8r - 67 L88 Corvette. #7. Snake45 - 70 Superbird & 65 Chevelle. #8. Jantrix - 1975 Matador. #9. Erik Smith - Buick Regal Nascar. #10. Danno - Nascar Truck Series Chevrolet 1500. # 11. 89AKurt - Subaru Impreza WRC. # 12. stitchdup - 1975 Ford Escort MK2. # 13. stinkybritches - 34 Slammer Modified. # 14. Pat Minarick - Pontiac Grand Prix Nascar. #15. 426 pack - Ford Fusion Nascar disguised as a 69 Pontiac GTO. #16. LouO - 90 Mustang LX. #17. spencer1984 - 1964 Dodge. #18. Misha - 1983 Camaro. #19. Mattilacken - Corvette C5-R. #20. Fat Brian - SCCA Mustang. #21. Spottedlaurel - Skyline GT-R disguised as a Nissan Leopard. Nice updates and progress reports too! You guys are killing it!
  2. Yes... yes sir, you sure can... ?
  3. Yeah Roy so cool That racin' fool he don't know what fear's about He do a hundred thirty mile an hour Smilin' at the camera With a toothpick in his mouth Croce is the King of storytelling! Awesome build Pat!
  4. That's great... we might be on to something there ? ... I meant to share the story that a friend of mine's grandmother was the "Little Old lady from Pasadena" she was the real inspiration for the song because she lived on the same street as Don Altfeld. The commerical was inspired by used car dealers in Ca. telling buyers that the cars belonged to widows in Pasadena, their late husband's would leave the cars to them and they would only drive them to chruch. ? Zach Straits is my friend and his story was featured on an episode of "Sticker Shock" on the Discovery channel... season #1 episode #2 the last new car she bought was a 67 Camaro RS/SS and he owns it now... he's gonna restore it but for now it's in a museum.
  5. That's a cool choice Bill... good to see you join again... Your entry gives me an idea for a future Cannonball run... "Cars From Songs" alot of songs have been written about cars.
  6. Yes! That's a great engine for the race! A twin turbo, high reving, small block, torque monster! Right on! I do believe your engine will hit those speeds and faster! ? especially with a good highway gear... I have a plan on the roll bar issue myself... it won't involve any relocation or eliminated bars...
  7. Wow! nice work on this! The Keystones would look good with some redlines...
  8. Time to update the Roster... The 2021 Cannonball Roster #1. Sam I am - Indy car disguised as a 65 Mustang Fastback. #2. Oldmopars - Thunderbird Nascar disguised as a 60 Impala. #3. avidinha - Honda Accord. #4. Jhedir6 - Ford Mustang GT disguised as a Shelby GT-350. #5. Pete 75 - 81 Audi Quatro WRC. #6. Intmd8r - 67 L88 Corvette. #7. Snake45 - 70 Superbird & 65 Chevelle. #8. Jantrix - 1975 Matador. #9. Erik Smith - Buick Regal Nascar. #10. Danno - Nascar Truck Series Chevrolet 1500. # 11. 89AKurt - Subaru Impreza WRC. # 12. stitchdup - 1975 Ford Escort MK2. # 13. stinkybritches - 34 Slammer Modified. # 14. Pat Minarick - Pontiac Grand Prix Nascar. #15. 426 pack - Ford Fusion Nascar disguised as a 69 Pontiac GTO. Also I wanted to say if anyone has a change of heart and wants to declare another entry It's fine by me... Nothing is set in stone so don't get lagged behind...If you're not feeling it I totally understand...? I haven't posted my entry only because I don't have my hands on it yet. I tried not to overthink the theme and I adapted the motto "Less is more" in this case...
  9. I'm loving the updates guys! Making me wish I could get started on mine! Now I really want to get it ASAP! ???
  10. ??? that's a great idea! And I do think you could probably go to LA and back to NY with that much fuel ? especially in a Honda they get Awesome mileage.?
  11. Now you're talking! Two-Lane Blacktop with a Nascar hiding under GTO sheet metal ??? Just make sure the driver tells the truth about what he has under the hood! ???
  12. The General lee would be allowed and any other kit simular that has numbers and racing livery even if everything else is factory stock. In an effort to appeal to all builders with different skill sets. The two main revisions to the original theme concept are... #1. The leniency to use stock bodies on a Nascar chassis. #2. Racing Boxart despite the contents of the model being primarily factory stock such as the General lee... I hope that clears up any confusion that the kit has to be a full race car kit. Agian, my goal is to get folks interested in building for the CBR. It's up to each individual's open interpretation as to how complicated or simplistic they want to build... ???
  13. 100%!!! I predicted there my be some change of heart situations with this theme because there are so many options and in some cases it's best to not overthink your build... I'm willing to let y'all swap out projects as many times as you wish until you get the "right" one ? ... up until the last 48 hrs that is... If I hit a roadblock? I don't sit and wait to be inspired It's time to move on... I'm thinking on the daily about stand in projects just in case my kits aren't on the China train...?
  14. Wow that is some nice work going on and you're hiding that race car very well so far. When we first announced this theme I thought color choice would be important in this year's run. The color looks factory...it's perfect for the 60 because although its beautiful it's not over the top...
  15. Oh No! That's not good..what's going on there with the delivery? I hope I have better luck.?Shipping was gonna be 25 bucks for 1 kit ? but if you spent over 40 then shipping was free so I ordered 3 more models that I really didn't need... but I'll be happy to have them If I can get them here... That sucks! Yeah I'm gonna wait and see what happens but if I don't get the kits I'll just let it be a lesson... I'm sure I've wasted more than 43 bucks in my life anyway ???
  16. That's great! Everyone seems to be off and running! The Vette seems to be less complicated so far but maybe I'm speaking too soon... ? A bit of good news is I did get an email that says my models have been shipped, so all hope is not lost at this point ??? The package may have to be quarantined after it arrives but that should give me plenty of time to watch season 3 of Cobra Kai... ? Happy New Year Everyone!
  17. Absolutely fellas! Bring on the Corvairs! I welcome any re-released kits that had previous race inspired box art work. Example: (AMT 53 Studebaker) that kit was reissued a couple times in the 90's without that Awesome "Double Wammy" or "Mr Speed"drag race boxart but the contents were exactly the same with the exception of the decal sheet.
  18. You know what I've come to learn about you, Snake? You don't get rid of nothing brother! ??? Well I'm having buyers remorse this morning guys... I got desperate last night and bought some models from a website I've never used before... Jocorzol.com has anyone ever heard about it? When I got the invoice I noticed it was in Chinese so I'm nervous that I've lost my money and I'll have to find another solution for my entry... I guess we'll see...? Anyway if it all works out I'll announce my submission if not then I'm back to the drawing board. ???
  19. The suspence... This will be fun to watch! ?
  20. No problem at all...??
  21. This is one of my favorite builds of the Cannonball Runs! Very inventive! I'd consider closing off those wheels first off, just because open wheelwells tend to drawl attention? I was thinking maybe you could try widening the body and working off /adding to the crash bars. I think it's retro and it has potential ? maybe a VW or Pinto body is the answer?
  22. I just stumbled across this thread while researching past Cannonball winners.. we're going on 14 years now and what a ride it has been... I'm glad to be part of the CBP history now. I barely missed the 10 year mark, discovering the Community build page some time around 2016. I'm glad I found it for the 6cyl theme, It inspired me to build one of my favorite creations with the Gulf Gas service truck... and now I'm hooked!? Thank you Mike for your dedication, attention to detail, and excellent care here with the Cannonball Community Build Challenge.
  23. The 2021 Cannonball Roster #1. Sam I am - Indy car disguised as a 65 Mustang Fastback. #2. Oldmopars - Thunderbird Nascar disguised as a 60 Impala. #3. avidinha - Honda Accord. #4. Jhedir6 - Ford Mustang GT disguised as a Shelby GT-350. #5. Pete 75 - 81 Audi Quatro WRC. #6. Intmd8r - 67 L88 Corvette. #7. Snake45 - 70 Superbird & 65 Chevelle. #8. Jantrix - 1975 Matador. #9. Erik Smith - Buick Regal Nascar. #10. Danno - Nascar Truck Series Chevrolet 1500. # 11. 89AKurt - Subaru Impreza WRC. # 12. stitchdup - 1975 Ford Escort MK2. # 13. stinkybritches - 34 Slammer Modified. # 14. Pat Minarick - Pontiac Grand Prix Nascar. There's the line up, just to keep everyone informed, I will be updating the Roster as we move through the thread and when Cannonballers announce their projects. The entries will be numbered in the order of when they were announced. I will try to ad the Roster each time we turn a page to make it easier to track everyone's progress. Thanks and as always have fun!
  24. That is gonna be Awesome!
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