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Another Curtis Turner model destined for his museum in Roanoke, Virginia. The 1960 Ford Starliner he drove for Holman Moody at Daytona Speedway February 13, 1960. He started 8th, and won the race Paint is Ford Colonial White and Sky Mist Blue from Scalefinishes. Decals are from Steve. thanx for lookin'...

And another Chevy Curtis Turner drove... He drove this 1967 Chevelle for Turkey Minton at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 15, 1967. He started 18th, finished 34th - clutch failure. Paint is Chevrolet Ermine White and Granada Gold from Scalefinishes. Decals are from "Ace Decals". thanx for lookin...

Another Curtis Turner Racecar destined for his museum in Roanoke, Virginia !966 Chevrolet Impala he raced for Toy Bolton at the Bristol Motor Speedway July 24, 1966. Started on the pole, finished 30th - engine failure. Paint is Chevrolet Ermine White, from Scalefinishes. Decals are from "Mike's Decals". thanx for lookin'...

I built some wire spoked wheels for front and the rear for John and myself. Here's the rear wheel inside Andy Martin's Rear tire: We were not sure what size front wheel/tire to use so I made John and myself two sizes: I'm using the front forks, chain drive and disc brakes from the latest Revell Chopper kit. After playing around with different photos of the bike I was able to print out a 1/12th scale photo of the bike to establish the size of the engine and frame. I then decided to build the frame in brass: Frame with mock up engine: More to come, thanx for lookin'...

My buddy John Teresi and myself have been talking about building a couple of motorcycles with a "Radial Engine". Ya know the kind that prop driven airplanes use. John wanted to build one to compliment the "Radial Engine Plymouth Pick Up" he built last year. With the help of our other buddy Steve Allemand (he's got a 3D printer) printing a 3D radial engine and a bunch of other parts, i.e. carburetors, front control pedals, tombstone tail lights, etc.. And Andy Martin from "Model Martin" sent us a couple of his big fat rear tires and extra parts. John's gonna build a bike kinda like this: I'm gonna build a bike like this: This should be fun, gonna have to step up my game to run with "Southside Johhny" I've got about a two week start on him, cuz he is just finishing the "Jet Van" ...so that means he'll catch up to me by Friday! More posts to follow...thanx for lookin'...

Beautimous, Stevie's good ain't he!

Yes he was. I got started on the "Curtis Turner" thing about 4 years ago. Desert Scale Classic (Phoenix) had a category for Nostalgia NASCAR in their contest. Being as though we both share our first name, I decided to build a model his - 1956 Convertible. After researching and finding out what a character he was inspired me to build more of his cars. It's been a fun journey, so far

She wants to have a museum for him in Floyd, Virginia...his hometown. Last I heard she was looking for a building and funds.

Thank You, I have not seen the display since I met Curtis Turners daughter there in November 2017. I dropped off two models and since have sent 10 more to her. I have built a lot more since the stay at home thingy started. My goal is to build a model or two of cars Curtis Turner drove each year.

Thanx Art...sometmes I like to fly below the radar

Very Impressive Young Man...

Oh, I've been busy...?

Hey Buddy, I like it! Where did you get the disc brakes...they look real nice tires look good also c'ya ?

thanx, still my favorite driver...saw him at Long Beach in 1978 and 1979

The Ferrari 126 CK drove in the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix. Kit is the 1/20th scale Fujimi GP3, paint is Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red, decals are from kit. Tamiya Racing Harness added. thanx for lookin'...

Again another model destined for the "Curtis Turner Wing" in the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. He drove the car for Betty Lilly at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 22, 1966. He started in 8th finished 41st - engine failure. Kit is AMT's 1966 Ford Galaxie 500, paint is Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red and Scalefinishes Wimbledon White. Decals are from "Trackside". thanx for lookin'...

Model destined for the "Curtis Turner Wing" in the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. 1952 Hudson Curtis drove May 4, 1952 at Langhorne Speedway. He started 15th, finished 37th due to engine failure. Moebius kit, paint Tamiya TS-14, decals are from "Slot Car Fever". thanx for lookin'...

Another model I'm building for the "Curtis Turner Wing" at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. 1957 Ford Curtis Turner drove in a NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway September 2, 1957 for Smokey Yunick. He started in 3rd place and finished 11th. Built using Revell's Fireball Roberts '57 Ford. Paint is Tamiya TS-14 Black and Scalefinishes "Granada Gold". Decals are from "Steve". Here are a couple of '57 Fords Curtis drove... thanx for lookin'...

Looking good John. I know this is 1/25th scale, but just how long is this thing? Gotta be at least two of your 6" rulers long!

Very Very nice racecar Art. It was a sad day when "Modelers" went under. They had a lot of nice kits and excellent detail items.

Everly Brothers 1964 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Wholadoodles Dude...the master of plastruct! Lookin' Gud! ?

Started out as a simple build of Revell's excellent Ford Bronco kit, but then I found Fireball Motorworks! $50 later, I had all the extra goodies I needed: set of 15x8.5 steel wheels, fender flares, bare 31' spare tire set, body lift kit, off-road bumpers, set of 31" BF Goodrich all-terrain tires, 3D printed roll bar and off-road lights. This guys stuff is quite nice on par with Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland Painted the Bronco Ford Hot Ginger from Scalefinishes. I was going to take the Bronco to Phoenix for the Desert Scale Classic, hence the license plates. Thanx for lookin'...?

I use Pacers Formula '560' Canopy Glue to attach a lot of parts. similar to Elmer's White glue, but a little stronger, Will hold your vinyl seats in place forever once it has dried. ?

About time you get your arse back on the stool in front of the bench! Steve is good at finding stuff isn't he? Looking forward to observing you build this puppy...?