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Hi again. I just received the BW decals from Mike Herman today, they really look fantastic as SlimLouis said, so if you want to build #44,#46,#47 or #87 i strongly recommend you to contact Mike and buy a couple of sheets or so. Best wishes Anders

Thank you Slimlouis for the link. They look terrific... i will order them because i have 4 BW´s that i will build as the cars that are on the sheets. Best wishes Anders

Hi Slimlouis. The decals you talk about for the BW made by Mike Herman where are they available? Has he any website so i can see the decals and maybe buy some from him? Or maybe you have any picture of the decals? Waiting for an answer... Best wishes Anders L Sweden

Hi Phil. Thanks for your reply, i have read about that too and you could be right, but will it also be appropriate for a original 150 Utility sedan which i pressume this kit originally was intended to be? Best wishes Anders

Hi again. Earlier this week at last i got my much eagerly awaited Revell "Black Widow" from my local hobby dealer, i got 4 (Four) boxes...., if you wanna know i´m planning to build 3 Stock Cars, Buck Baker´s #87, Jack Smith´s #47 and Speedy Thompson´s #46 with decals from Fred Cady and Cherry Run Decals. The fourth one i´m planning to build as a Plain Jane with the two barrel manifold and air cleaner from AMT´s latest rendition of the 1957 Chevrolet, the color of the car will probably be all red, but i haven´t decided if that´s my final choice yet. I though have a question to you guys out there about the kit which i hope some of you can explain to me? If you take a look on the backside of the hood, you can see two square formed recesses in it which i haven´t seen on any other 1957 Chevy kits (AMT, Monogram, Old Revell, MPC) before, should it be like this or is this something that won´t be there? I would be VERY glad if someone can bring a little light on this subject. Thank you in advance. Best wishes Anders L Malmo Sweden

True True True... Right on the spot Mr.Camaroman.

I have some more articles about the Black Widow. First of all i have a magazine called "Super Rod" from august 2000, where there is an article on page 26-32. Then i have two "Super Chevy" magazines, one from november 1995, where you on page 38-39 can read about a stock ´57 Chevy Utility Sedan, and then on page 70-71, 92-93 and page 116-117 about a replica racer depicting Buck Baker´s Nascar racer, and then one from october 1999 where you on the front cover can see a picture of Jack Smith´s #47 car and also on page 26 there is a small article about this car. I even has a article from "Hot Rod" magazine from august 1987 about what seems to be the only surviving original Black Widow car!!! If you are able to get your hands on this magazines or have them there is some great photos and story in them. Best wishes Anders L Malmo Sweden

Hi again. I have a article which i found on the Internet sometime ago but i can´t recall on which address, but here is some pictures of Buck Baker´s car (#87) and "Speedy" Thompson car (#46) painted all in black without the white on the back. This pictures is taken by i think someone in the Clements family who was servicing the cars. So i think this must be prior to the first race with the BW´s or something. To copyright reasons i do not wish to publicize the picture on this board, but if someone would like to have it, go to my profile and send me a e-mail message with your address and i would gladly send the article to you. Best wishes Anders L Malmo Sweden

Great builds... I´m eagerly awaiting the ones i ordered from my local model-car dealer, he´s expect them to arrive in about 2 weeks, can´t wait to get my hands on them. One point thou, the no. 46 car was not driven by Herb Thomas in 1957, the driver of that car was actually Albert "Speedy" Thompson, the other cars i know who drove was #44 Rex White, #47 Jack Smith and #87 Buck Baker. Best Wishes Anders Lundstrom Malmo Sweden

Hi. Your right Art. On April 23, 1957, NASCAR officially banned fuel injection, superchargers and multiple carburetors from Grand National racing, only a single four-barrel carb would be allowed. NASCAR´s explanation for it´s change of heart was that officials claimed they were trying to keep private racers in the fold by ensuring financial parity, not all privateers could afford that expensive induction hardware, which actually came for free to the factory teams "Big Boys". Then on June 6, everything changed direction as the Automobile Manufacturers Association also known as AMA, effectively banned automakers from actively participating in racing, something all in Detroit had always denied anyway, so the big factory teams where then instantly history. Some of the drivers of the Black Widow was: Buck Baker (#87) (who also became the NASCAR national champion in 1957 with 10 wins in 40 starts and finished 38 of the 40 starts in top 10.) Jack Smith (#47), Speedy Thompson (#46) and Rex White (#44).The exact numbers of the Black Widows produced by SEDCO is unknown, but according to a interview with Vince Piggins (the head of Chevrolets product promotion department back in the day) done by Super Chevy Magazine in 1981, it was as low as 10 because the SEDCO programs life was cut short. That´s a little history regarding the Black Widow. Best wishes Anders Lundstrom Malmo Sweden

Hi. Your cars seems to turned out great. I can´t wait to get my hands on this model, i´ve ordered 3 from my local modelcar-dealer here in the south parts of Sweden. I have loved this car (Black Widow) for years and has a lot of information and photos of the actual cars, and i also has the 1957 Chevrolet Stock Car Competition Guide. I will build two of the cars as #87 Buck Baker´s and #47 Jack Smith´s racing cars with the decals from the now defunct Fred Cady decals, and one i will probably build as a original car with the FI setup. Keep up the good work and please post more photos as the buildups continue. Best wishes Anders Lundstrom Malmo Sweden