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Rex, all I know is that the registry says it was involved in a wreck in 2005 vintage race and was being rebodied.

Looking like real progress Rex. White seems to work for us.

Looks beautiful Rich. The carbon fiber is a real nice touch.

Filipinetti Cobra 427 Competition CSX3103 The Swiss Scuderia Filipinetti racing team bought one of Sheby’s competition 427 Cobras in 1965 and added it to its stable of racing cars. They raced it in Europe and northern African races and hill climbs. The model: Monogram 1/24 Cobra built out of the box Added a cap on the right front fender for the dry sump oil system. Removed the sun visors and wind wings Used numbers proved by 65Slotcar (thanks Bill) {now available from LeMans Decals and Pattosplace} Added driver’s seat belt Added a rear view mirror Painted Tamiya Italian Red spray can

It is with sadness to report that Josh Atkinson was killed in a road accident earlier this year.

Good looking F100 Gene.

Superb build Rich. The attention to detail really make it special. The photos look really nice too.

Well done Ray on creating this really significant Cobra, especially as seen and raced in Europe.

I have not clear coated the Corvette. I just painted it with 3 coats of Tamiya Italian Red spray.

Thanks to all for your comments. It means a lot for this old modeler.

Truly remarkable what you able to do to fix the warpage. What kit is it, wait I saw Revell in the tag. Did you have to add the poseable front wheels?

Impressive build indeed. Those are some wild fenders.

Who makes the Willys Jeep? Wish they did one in a smaller scale.

Great score on the Ferraris Ron. You can find all sorts of decals for them on eBay with a vendor in Spain called Le Mans Decals and a choice of scales.

Very cool builds for a hot day. Thanks for sharing these.

I would really like to see your racing C3s Phil.

Thanks to all for your very kind comments. It was a very challenging project with all the decals and having to scourer the parts boxes for the pieces.

Art, the tires are Fujimi GT40 and the wheels are from a Monogram Owens Corning Corvette kit with a rim added for the rear wheels for more width.

1968 Corvette L88 Le Mans In 1968 the Swiss Scuderia Filipinetti entered two Corvettes at Le Mans. This 1/24 model is my attempt to replicate the #3 car. The Model: Otaki 1/24 kit. Chosen because of the scale and the flared rear fenders. The hood scoop was wrong and had to be replaced with a new hood from a Revell kit. The wheels and tires were replaced and bumpers had to be found front and rear. The decals are from V-R-M. The paint is Tamiya Italian Red spray TS-08.

Looking good Ray. Please keep us posted.

Oh now that is a real beauty! Very tempting.

I have not seen 1/24 diecasts at CVS in our area. It was a real thrill to see the new Diecast every two weeks in Rite Aid but they went out of business in our area.

The wheels were castings from one of the Indy car kits, I think. The top and the wheels predated Norm and Brads efforts.

Another option is to carve a form, it is a simple shape, and do a heat and smash. That's what I did for the Le Mans top.

Very clean and well done build. Thanks for sharing it with us.