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This car is the PETTY GMS MOTORSPORTS team Camaro ZL1 entered in the 2022 Cup Series and driven by Eric Jones. The body colour is Throwback schemes from the Goodyear 400 at Darlington in the spring. This is the first time I have built a Next Gen car from Salvinos JR Models. Although this kit is highly detailed and accurate, I had a bit of trouble assembling the suspension sections. The engine and transaxle parts, which are covered for the most part as in the real car, are barely visible after completion, so painting was omitted to a large extent and the engine hood was glued to the body. The body colour is Tamiya TS-23 Sky Blue and the decals are Powerslide #368. The last image shows it side-by-side with a Pontiac Grand Prix and a Dodge Intrepit R/T in a single colour PAINT SCHEMES Petty Blue that I built in the past.

Thanks, ncbuckeye67, Sledsel, Jim N. Stock cars up to Gen 3 use production car bodies, and the variety of body styles is good.

Thanks, ChrisR !

Thanks to everyone. Once painted and decals applied, the stock car looks even faster than I thought it would, and it was a fun build.

This car is a 1981 Ford Thunderbird of Wood Brothers Racing and driven by Neil Bonnett. The base kit is the #15 Wrangler Thunderbird, one of the LEGEND SERIES released by Revell-Monogram in 1998, the NASCAR 50Th Anniversary Year. Watching the early 1980s races on "NASCAR Classics", I can see many so-called 'Square Bird' cars that are surprisingly fast and competing in the top group. So I decided to build this kit, which I bought about 15 years ago. This time it was built almost exclusively from box stock, with only modifications to the wheelbase and the addition of overflow pipes, fuel cell pipework, plug cords, etching mesh to the radiator grille, etc. The body was sprayed with Tamiya Super Surfacer (grey), TS-26 Pure White and the roof was TS-49 Bright Red. Decals used were Powerslide #21 Purolator Mercury Sheet and kit decals Fender Sponsor decals.

429 engine fits nicely. Excellent!

Thanks, drodg, PappyD340, Michael F, Toys4Don2. Even though it looks beautiful in the photo, there are still many compromises to be made in the details of the actual product. I would like to further upgrade the next kit I make.

Thanks, Pierre, jjsipes. It was surprisingly difficult to find information on the Internet about the details of the actual car that Bobby Isaac drove from 1969 to 1970, so we tried to make the chassis, cockpit, etc. "just like that".

Thanks, jjsipes. Of course, the Polar Lights Talladega chassis is strictly different in many ways, but it is an effective way to eliminate quite a bit of time and effort in crafting the chassis and roll cage.

Thanks, Yeah Nah!

Thanks, Rattlecan Dan, Volzfan59. I am motivated when I receive compliments from everyone !

Thanks, Force!

Thanks, ToysDon2, bytownshaker,TarheelRick. I too have been very fond of the Wood Brothers color scheme since I was young.

Thanks, bytownshaker.

Polar Lights' chassis was assembled with almost perfect fit in both overall length and width. The shape of the wheel arches did not match the position of the tires slightly, but since they were enlarged and shaped to accommodate the racing tires, this was not a problem. Polar Lights' Ford Torino roll cage fits nicely when aligned with the crossmember at the rear of the chassis, so cut and fixed the front of the cage to match the front firewall. The rear bulkhead was cut from a plastic plate to match the shape of the inside of the body.