john843

Great job so far on the engine. The different metallic's give it a very realistic, subtle. appearance. Here's a link to some info on the car. Have heard in the past that car was originally painted with spray cans for whatever reason. https://drivetribe.com/p/hippie-days-1970-porsche-917l-e4B4RJgyQT2p802MLTkpGA?iid=H3Nlpr0gQcCVYbgF3EjF8w John

Wasn't Darrell's Mercury originally the '67 H-M/Andretti Daytona 500 winner? John

Beautiful job on a beautiful subject. Another eye-popping (while being somewhat understated) livery that I don't remember but know I would have liked in the day:) John

Beautiful work! While your skill and building talents are quite evident, your productivity is nothing less than awe inspiring. You said there were at least 7 left to go, so you should be done by the weekend! Gorgeous work on the front fender flares also. John

That is truly outstanding! As good a version of that car as I've seen. Excellent job on the grille and headlight area detail. John

I've never seen, or at least never noticed, the sump pan protector coming down from the front bumper in the third pic Dr. Larry posted of the Pearson resto. Neat detail, has anyone seen that on a period car? John

Easy to see the 2 pc. construction in this pic. John

Seems like the Ford pan was a 2 pc. unit with the rear 2/3rds constructed of magnesium and the front made of aluminum. Only shot of one I saw didn't show the important part- the bottom:( https://www.talladegaspoilerregistry.com/2014/04/07/what-are-you-working-on-rick-and-kjell-team-up/ John

I'm sure I remember reading in a recent discussion on this that Ford started using them on the Boss 429's when they became eligible to run in '69 and the ChryCo teams drifted to them pretty much immediately. Petty's flipping RR at Darlington in Apr. '70 had a DS system. John

Looks great! What flavor of red did you use? John

Tim, that is truly fantastic! The work you did giving it a little more "shoulder" in the quarters look's tremendous. Best one of these I've seen and one of those builds that I can stare at and enjoy waay to long! John

But for the bolt heads, I thought the first one looked fine but yes it does look great with the in-scale hardware. With some paint on it and a little burnishing around the edges it'll probably be hard to tell it from a real one in a photo. Your's and Tim's WIPs are waaay better than watching the news:) John

Beautiful job on both pieces. The chassis , especially the work for the K-member, looks killer also. John

This is where I saw some of them. https://public.fotki.com/gearhead15/71_monte_carlo_3/ John

here is a link showing the haulers lined to enter at Charlotte for the '71 World 600. (Third pic down) Dick Brooks drove a #22 Rossi 1970 Dodge in that race and if I'm not mistaken, that is Rossi's car right behind Benny's #72. I almost posted earlier that I thought Rossi used a stake body type truck very similar to what Rex White and Louie Clements used but was not sure enough to post. https://piximus.net/vehicles/nascar-hauler-from-the-past John