I just discovered this post and read the entire thing, The amount of work and fine detailing is mind boggling. I don't build this type of model but I am in awe of the scope of this project and will follow the rest of the process.
WOW There is way more to building one of these replicas that I was aware of. Although I'm not a huge fan of these cars this is one model I will follow. Great modeling is great modeling.
Thank you Daniel and I agree. At 215 inches I think this was one of the longest front engine cars Don Long built. The real car has great presence when you get close.
I am using LKQ1320's 392 in the Royal Canadian and I can attest to it's scale fidelity, Comp Resins Donovan is also good. I'm a fan of injected motors but either one would be a good choice IMHO. Mark Johnson also makes very good motors.