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My first assignment in the Air Force was at Grissom AFB, formally Bunker Hill, where we had B-58s. The loudest USAF bird on takeoff with 4 afterburners.

I did not know this kit could look so good until I saw yours. Excellent build.

I do not have the CMA Barchetta unfortunately. It is 1/14 scale.

Inspired by CAAPA's Sting Ray III I went online and bought one for myself. It is an AMT-Ertl promo but does not have any opening features.

Nice one Ray, thanks.

Rex, The book covers the entire racing life of Ed Hugus but he only raced Cobras twice. He did import the first 3 production Cobras and installed engines and 4 speeds at his Pittsburg dealership. He also raced at Le Mans 10 times and was a ghost driver in the winning 1965 NART Ferrari. For me it was worth it because I had an Amazon gift card.

Interesting photo Rex. The Registry says CSX 2142 went through many iterations and only the original front half of the chassis is original. I recently received this book which has a chapter devoted to the 1963 Le Mans race and the entry of CSX 2142.

Thanks for posting this build as others have noted seldom seen and yours is a beauty. Front suspension is a gem.

Yes, I had the lights on and the headlamps were rotated.

Though I consider myself to be a Corvette Guy this is a new one on me. Thanks for sharing.

Bob, the model is 1/25th scale AMT. Sadly I had to sell it for a more family friendly car..

In 1964 Revell was promoting their 1/32 slot racing sets and offered prints of their four racers for $1.00. Yes, that is correct $1.00. I rushed to send in my $1 and fell in love with the Corvette. It became my dream car. Of course I had to build a model of my dream car and used an original issue AMT 1963 Split Window. Added some Halibrand Kidney Bean mags and some UMI number decals and there it was in scale. Then in the mid 1970s the dream came true, my own Split Window! It needed a lot of work but I was up for it.

1964 Le Mans Ford GT (no 40 yet) art print. Stumbled upon it on the Bay.

Excellant simply excellant. Thanks for taking us along for the ride

Very well done.

I really appreciate your building this and sharing it with us. As mentioned already it was a major expenditure, but I was one of the lucking ones to get one.

Wow! Now that is impressive and seldom seen.

Cool group. My pick would be an Ramcharger

Are the tires and the wheels one piece?

Well once again I screwed up. The center stripe should be black like the sill strips, not blue. Fortunately I have a Cady decal sheet with the right size stripes.

That Marcos is truly an amazing look car. I was not familiar with it so looked it up and yours in scale does it justice.

Thanks for sharing this one. It is a super build

Like Helmut says. another level. Looking forward to the next installment.

In the mailbox just now. Love the box art. Just found art print on eBay!!! Yeah!!!

Old fumble fingers posted this in the wrong place initially. Trying again. Shelby American ordered 2 competition spec Cobras in 1963 from AC Cars to be prepared for Le Mans. The specification included one with LHD and one with RHD, Dunlop mag wheels, modest fender flairs, enlarged gas tanks, fastback top and short trunk lids. Both cars remained in England till the LM race. Drivers of the white car, CSX 2142, were an American Ed Hugus and Englishman Peter Jopp while the green car, CSX 2132, was driven by Englishmen Bolton and Sanderson. Stirling Moss was the team manager. The white CSX 2142, DNF Engine failure. CSX2132 finished 7th. The model was based upon an AMT 1/25th scale Cobra kit. I beat Brad (Historic Racing Miniatures) with my own vacuum formed top, fender flares, and side fender vents. Unfortunately, the white paint has yellowed over the years.