Lobo2me

Very cool. Nice job!

Well, they both had their challenges but the 1:1 exercise was by far a much longer journey. Funds from this high school junior were a bit limited and scrounging for parts took a long time. Regarding the rear of the body, yes the rear fenders did swoop over the tires quite a bit. I think the IMC kits are pretty accurate. The pic below still wearing the orange gel shows how much the body narrowed over the rear wheels. Although, the wheels in the pic were borrowed from my 1965 VWBus just for a size test. I opted for wider wheels and tires on the Avenger. The body did wrap around quite a bit over the rear tires leaving a pretty large gap in front of the tires as well. Both were fun projects!

That's hilarious! I do believe a hopped up Corvair motor could get the 1,400 lbs kit car moving pretty quickly. The little 1,500 cc in mine was quick considering, but the most fun was the center of gravity below the wheel bearings. It handled like a go cart!

I had to do this...built the 1:1 in 1971, the 1:25 in 2017. I had no idea IMC or anyone else made Avenger kits in the 60s. It took me almost 50 years to find out. But why? Why would any model manufacturer produce such a quirky, low volume, wannabe sports car?

Nice job! I've always been a huge Cobra fan and you did a great job on the transporter and models.

Grabbed images off the internet and ran a sheet thru the inkjet with Coor's logos, magazine covers, 8-track labels and the Endless Summer poster. Bought my first "new" surfboard from RonJon in Cocoa Beach in 1968 when they operated out of an old 7-11 store. A fraction of what it is now!

Cowabunga dude...great job! Really like all the detail and accessories. Thought you might get a kick out of my surf mobile. Recreated my 1965 VW Bus and my two boards I had back in the day. Surfs up...gotta go!

Yep...it's always sumtin ain't it? But, we can only do what we can do. Looking forward to your next show stopper!

Wow! Spectactular!!

Like the RonJon....this is truly a "One of a Kind." Great job!

A master class in rust and weathering techniques, plus the most realistic junk pile I've ever seen in scale! Great job!!!!

And...my favorite Funny Cars.

My favorite Altereds.

There are some really amazing drag cars and fantastic model in this post. Great job and I applaud every single one. Here are a few of my personal favorite Gassers.

Let's go racing! Nice job!!!

Great job! My favorite kind of build and subject matter. Really like the paint scheme and detail.

Love the early Funnies. Well done!

Great job and excellent pics!

Spotless! Nice job....one mean, clean, machine.

Great job on the rust and patina! A very faithful rendition. You should be proud!

Nice! You did a great job of capturing the "Big Bang / Little Bucks" theme of days gone by.

A very cool a bit of a sleeper from the front...then, look out! Nice job!!!!

Well done. Reminds me of growing up in the mid-West and my favorite place. A dbl Steakburger under the hood and a Vanilla Malt paint job. Has to be a MALT!

Cool! Well done. I'm inspired to build this icon.

Another outstanding example from The House of Claude of my favorite era and class in drag racing. Love the paint and decal work. Bravo!