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Congratulations. You put a lot of effort into that kit.

Dang it!! I really like the 575 Zagato but I cannot find a diecast in 1/24. The vintage touches really make it special.

pattosplace.com in Australia does a 1965 Iso Grifo slot car body in 1/24 but that might not be what you are looking for.

Helmut, I stretched the model by using the 1/24 Monogram 427 chassis as the standard and put longer chassis tubes in the GS chassis. Then for the body I added strips of styrene to both the cowl and bonnet to get the length to match the chassis.

Impressive indeed. Thank you for sharing it with us.

OK Pierre here are more pictures of my build of CSX2299. In addition to rounding over the nose I stretched the chassis to a true 1/24.

Beautiful model. Like Rich, I saw and heard it race, though at Daytona.

Did you ever wonder why the nose on the Gunze Sangyo Cobra Daytona seemed a little flat? We know the model was based upon CSX 2299 when owned and restored by Michael Shoen and the kit even included his Arizona license plate. (photo - copy right Michael Shoen) When I built my GS kit I added a bit to the nose to get what I consider a more correct shape. OBTW I lengthened the wheels base too but that is another story. The answer to my question above is pretty obvious when seen after the 1965 Le Mans race when it was returned to Alan Mann's shop in England. Since CSX 2299 continued to race after Le Mans in Europe it is reasonable to assume the body repairs were done while at Alan Mann's shop. It is presumed the dog that tried to cross the track at Le Mans did not survive. However, some historians claim it was not a dog but a slower car.

I am looking forward to seeing this "little boat" when it is done.

There is a new listing on eBay for a Fred Cady #106 decal sheet which has the correct markings for this Ferrari plus extra Scuderia Filipinetti scripts of various sizes. Yeah!!!

Very well done and realistic. If we had smell-a-vision I be smelling hot oil.

In 1964 Ford sent 4 early Mustangs to Alan Mann in England to prepare for rallying and exposure to the European market. Three of them were prepped and ran in the major rally events and one was kept as a spare, kind of a rolling parts bin. The spare, DPK 4B, was left with Scuderia Filipinetti in Switzerland and raced and rallied by them. #50 is the 1965 Gaisberg Hill Climb number. The model: So here is my version of the DPK 4B built from a 1/24 Welly Mustang. It differs from the other three as it still had its full trim. I lowered it and added NASCAR wheels and printed decals for it except for the Scuderia lettering which I had to buy from Spain. Reference - Racing History (ponysite.de)

Very well done David. You must have put a lot of effort into getting the body smooth but it turned out looking super. What did you use for the outside spoked wire wheels?

Impressive restorations. Thanks for sharing.

How about an OHV Cady engine, brand new in 1950.

Hand me a napkin my mouth is watering.

I missed this one earlier and am really glad to see it now. You did a great build with the combination of colors and wheels. I am not familiar with the kit. Were the louvers a feature of the kit? OK I looked it up and they are there. Nice touch.

What a steal! Would make a great commuter car here on I95.

Super builds Rich as always. Your attention to detail is exemplary and your descriptions most useful.

You made it look like a real 914. I built one once but wanted a 914-6 and opted for one from Harold Bradford that JC mastered for him.

Your photos are very enlightening and appreciated as I had not seen them in this scale. Thank you for sharing them.

Is that the Salvat release? It looks real good.

Michael, you are not alone. There are several of us here like you who build and collect so welcome aboard. Gary

Very nice Mercedes. Kyoso? Is it 1/18? Up top is a nice feature.

Gorgeous!! Anxious to see the next one.