Lance Lawson

The AMT Eliminator II is horribly inaccurate. I'm using the body from the normal 67 Comet kit on the Funny Car chassis. I'll later use the original body to make a Comet Cyclone Funny car that won't be the Eliminator II. That way the short wheelbase won't be historically wrong. Its a pity AMT botched the Eliminator kit so badly.

Here's a shot of my Eliminator II under construction. I got to see the real car race in 1967 at Englishtown. It ran mid 8's. That Cammer shook the ground. I used Dulpicolor paint for the finish. I applied 2 coats of primer, sanded, 2 coats of color followed by 3 coats of clear. I applied the decals before clear coating the body. The finish will be wet sanded with 2000 grit then buffed. I have a second model still boxed and may use a body from the standard 1967 Comet Cyclone kit since it has the proper wheel base. The original car used a standard wheel base.