Volzfan59

Doggone @bobss396, you're attention to detail is amazing. I can't wait for you to get back on this one. I love all things blue oval, especially Galaxies!

You're welcome for the information, we don't know what we don't know. I really need to watch that movie, always wanted to. It's kind of funny, what once was old, is new again. Way back in the early 60's when the local racer's were running those big tires, the ride height on the cars was high. Then along came the 70's and 80's when I was racing and we couldn't get our car's low enough, both dirt and asphalt. By the late 80's, dirt teams had stopped using the big tires. The the mid 90's until even now, mainly on dirt, the cars are up in the air again utilizing softer springs. When I was racing on dirt, we pitted next to a guy from Ohio at Tazewell Speedway in East TN during an NDRA race I believe. He had one of those "humpers" on his car and a few more on the trailer. I said something about them being the biggest tires I had ever seen. He schooled me on them. If some pictures pop up, I'll post them. I really like what you're doing with your car. Like everyone else, I think they do look better on smaller tires and reducing the radius.

Looking great, smooth as a babies bottom!

This is not to take away from this model, it's really looking good and I can't wait to see the completed build. There are pictures all over the Internet from the era showing cars with big tires much like the AMT Modified Stocker's utilized. I remember them, the nickname for those tires was "humpers", not sure where that came from. These cars were modelled from cars of an earlier time. I have to remind myself of that every time I start one (I've got them all). In later years, in dirt track racing, some of the early NDRA racer's used those oversized tires to help with stagger. I remember that well too.

Good looking Ranchero. Color choice is great.

Definitely not NASCAR, but this is the car I mentioned.

This will be a fun one to watch. I've seen pictures of Edsel's racing in vintage late model classes.

You're probably like me, I'm the only Vols fan that I know of here. They're all LSU and AR fans. There is one Tide fan, he's my neighbor. I bet there's not too many LSU fans in middle TN. I retired from the state of TN, lived in Nashville for 14 years.

Wow, I love it! Your diorama and the garage you used as inspiration. Love the wall art too. President Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, the German Shepherd, the Veteran art (I'm an Army Veteran), all of it. Well done.

Since I retired, pretty much hit the "easy button" every morning when I get up!

Thank you Joe

@TransAmMike, You would be 100% correct! I'm a native knoxvillian and my blood runs orange. Even though I live in southeast Arkansas, I'm a diehard VFL (Vol for Life). Steve

It looks really good to me. I love the color and the straight six. Like other's have already mentioned, from looking at it, it really doesn't show the trouble you had.

Beautiful build, thanks for posting. I miss the 70's, great music, great cars, custom vans, all of it!

Beautiful, simply a beautiful build.

This is some amazing work! Thanks for posting.

This is such a a great build. Thanks @bobss396

That is a wonderful story, and a beautiful replica of the car. Thank you for posting this.

Looks good to me.

I love them, kinda got plans iny head. Probably should pull the trigger one of these days. Your painting and attention to detail are really something.

WOW, @vincen47 your Ford Aero Max rig looks great too. You have a talent for toter homes!

In a word.......... WOW!!! I love the paint, outstanding flames.

Looks great to me! I'm with @Jim N, I've botched that paint scheme before too. I've always been a Neil Bonnett, and an "Alabama Gang" fan. Thank you for posting this.

I thank all of you for your kind words and for giving my model a look. I really appreciate it. Steve

Hey @bobss396, You gonna do a WIP on the '56 Ford figure eight car?