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Great job, Tim. Very authentic looking.

Great job. Cant help you with urethane clear but some kind of clear would be a good choice. Helps to keep the decals from peeling with age.

Beautiful build. That blue really pops.

Awesome job. The paint looks very authentic. Flat but still smooth like the real car. Best I've seen of this car and of course you nailed the stance and tire tucking as always, plus the extra detailing. Your usual top notch work.

Thanks, but just my luck my local Michaels doesn't sell it. I'm going to see if Texas Art Supply does. I looked it up and it says its non toxic but it is flammable. You say you use it on white cars. Why wouldn't you use it on darker colored cars?

Are you going to clear it with dullcote? Or just not clear it at all?

Thank you so much , Wayne. I thought you were going to say it was one of those horribly toxic two part clears that are super hard and dangerous to use. Knowing that Michaels sells it, is a bonus too. Is it something you shoot with an airbrush , or put on with a regular brush? Also is it toxic? I'm assuming it isn't.

Wow, Wayne you put a beautiful finish on that baby. What clear did you use?

There seems to be plenty of pictures in google of Goldsmiths 63 tempest. Here is just one of them.

Wick, Sounds like a tough task. I would say just google it and see what you get. If not, just look at the way Nascar racers did their interiors back then and do it that way. If you do the project, I for one would be interested in watching a W.I.P. on the subject.

So, Tim. What's left besides the bumpers and grille?

You're almost there , Tim. Its going to be awesome.

Tony, This is by far, the best 1962 Ned Jarrett Chevy, I have ever seen posted. Super clean build , excellent paint and decal work , and correct stance. You should be very proud of this one.

Yes , but I'm sure they are all basically the same. I just needed a picture of an engine from a real car from that era instead of a car built now to replicate a car from that era. Thank you again for providing that.

Thank you so much , Doc. Especially for the underhood shot of the engine. I really appreciate it.

Excellent job, Tim. Thanks for the wip. Do you know what the story is behind the Canadian flag being on the wing?

Jake, Excellent job on the snap kit. Really like the gold you used. Where do you get your Vallejo acrylics? Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to more of your builds.

Yes, please. Any shots of chassis and interior would be very helpful too.

Ok, I did some more searching and I have decided that the picture I posted is of the car that ran at le mans in 1976. That photo is of the 1976 car because the graphics on that car are not like the newly restored car that raced there recently. The modern graphics have the 90's in circles on the hood and doors and no big 90 on the roof. Also the drivers name on the roof is Dick Brooks and I know he did not drive the reproduction car. Also if you look at the people in the pits they are dressed like a seventy's crowd would have been dressed. My point is that the engine shot is very representative of a Cleveland engine run back then. I just wish it was a full shot and not so small and grainey. I found some pretty good shots of the engine in the reproduction car but they have the breathers in different locations and the valve covers are finned on the reproduction car and don't look like they are finned on the 1976 picture of the car. Oh well, the search goes on.

What I really need, if any one has one, is an under hood shot of any of the Bud Moore fords from 1976 to 1978. I know that is a tall order, but it sure would help. I found a small grainy under hood shot of a Junie Donlevy ford from that era but I think it might be a reproduction and not an actual car that was run back then. And the picture was taken at a road course race in Europe.

Thanks again guys. Very interesting discussion. I am learning a lot.

Thanks guys for the discussion and the pictures. I don't have an 83 thunderbird kit but I do have an engine from an amt 1992 thunderbird kit. Would that work? Also what is the difference between a 351 Windsor and a 351 Cleveland engine?

Does anyone know the engine that was used in fords for 1978 and have a picture of one in a nascar ford from that year? Thanks if you can help. My google searching has come up with nothing.

You are very fortunate to have that hobby shop . The hobby shop I have has a few models and I was able to convince the owner to stock some evergreen, but its mostly a radio control car and plane type of hobby shop. He has Tamiya paint but doesn't keep his stock up very well. That is why I decided to switch to testors enamel and an air brush.

Then you came out really good on that one.