Stanward VonDiederichs

I've donated photos to him and sometimes used him with sites I'm a digger for old customs I remember drags remember and what other people are doing in other countries. Do you know what this is what kind of car?

I meant to tell you also are you familiar with this site; georgeklass.net he has a lot of photos and there'd be good for references or you might find something you want might want to build from his collection he's a nice guy.

The first photo is a photo of a Devon the guy that owns the simca retired it because they were closing that class and he didn't want to cut up the simca anymore than it is the car is too valuable as it is but the Devon was built to take the mayor of City of industry Sam Preparion record his AAM/SP class. The magazine cover that particular magazine if you can find one has a story and photos of the simca the roadster was my brother's. If you Google search for the freedom fighter Simca you may find more about it the Devon was stolen and never found.

For the 1965 fall Nationals NHRA Doug cook from stone woods and cook came over to borrow the extra supercharger we had for the final against Big John. We were at the timing booth we just finished our race and one where I was able to watch stone woods beat Big John. We were running a simca sport 9 with a blown Chrysler in a four-speed hydro.

Is this the metropolitan you're talking about I had video of them warming it up in the pits but I can't find it I have to look through some of my SD cards

I was trying to find the old 2 door sedan with the twin port Chevrolet in it with kelty Hayes Wheels it's bitchin. I have video on one at the Moon Christmas show warming up a metropolitan. Here's some of my Wow cars

Cool build I haven't built mine stamp version.

I see now it's a Chrysler that's cool.

That looks like a real cool kit. Better than their first one SWC back in 64. What is the engine Olds?

I know what you mean I was interested too. I know somebody with a simca 9 they're rare

This is cool just as cool as this. I like collecting Citron hot rods

Body was clear coated and the decals were then added and 2 coats of clear was added. I wish I hadn't put the decals on the black didn't look good for the emblems silver or Chrome would have been better than black on all the emblems. As you can see it is just as shiny as the Corvette was after I rubbed it out and put a gelco on it. The exhaust system I fabricated from what they had on the kit the bottom photo is what I was shooting for this car to look like from the rear it gives it a realistic look for a Grandpa's car at least Southern California. ?????? If any of you have a chance watch the documentary called "Where They Race" lot of old footage in this documentary????

Hi The car body I used a dark grey primer the headers are the grey I used first then went to a white primer. The hood and fire wall l used the white primer and then sanded it wasn't until the yellow I noticed relief in till yellow if I would have noticed it in primer I would have used some patch filler so I had to give it extra coats and sanded. All the paints are used on this car I've never used before spraying the yellow and clear coat we're not like Dupli-Color paint the only thing Dupli-Color was the adhesion promoter.

All the paint is drying on the body I also was working on the interior I was using a new brand of paint I was not happy with the way it was drying semi gloss after a week it would leave fingerprints on the surface. The console I changed it from what looked like by adding real wood l use masking tape for pattern making for the insert. When I pulled off the tape so did the Chrome came off well that's okay it saved me from having to strip it when I go to glue the wood in. I was reading one of the sections where they were talking about how to remove the Chrome off of the pieces one person said easy off oven cleaner another said another thing hey try masking tape on this kit it does wonders. ????

With the motor in the chassis I started on fabricating the exhaust system and put in the differential and traction bars.

Hey Greg How did it turn out? I thought you said it worked out great these last photos if that's primer it didn't look that bad not like that red oxide. Have you done any more?

I'm going by what I remember in 1966 I knew some Grandpa's with Novas one was Butternut Yellow it's my favorite color for Chevelle's and Chevyll that's the GM name for the color. This my first car after a 3-4 year period and was thinking 51 Chevy and wasn't watching what he was doing primaring the detail away the paint is beautiful the detail that you're expecting to see isn't there. The hood as a scar where you're supposed to cut out for the scoop I didn't notice it I used a white primer and it head the scar.

The compliment is well appreciated but there was one problem when I went to do the air cleaners painted I put them on masking tape sticky side up and then shot the paint after I got everything done I went to pull them off in a long came to Chrome with it I have one other incident but that comes later.

I started this before the Corvette I had to quit because the paint was still too soft while I was foil wrapping it and left fingerprints so I've started back on it through the different steps I will tell you little bits about each photo. Today's photo I'm starting with a single shot step one in the instructions engine. I wish they would make an intake manifold to have dual quads and keep them under the hood I had to take that ram welands and cut it down until it was under the hood and I hope I got it right.

Hey Karl I don't know if you've ever seen this before but it's also something I've had for quite a while because I too like Hudson's this is a 1930 Hudson with 2 blown Hornet V8. If one of the model car companies ever build a Hornet with V8 here's a good example which you can do.

I'm sorry I found I had more time in what I was doing and I was able to edit the photos

I finally finished the 60 Corvette as much as I bellyached about building it I feel that it turned out quite nice I picked the right color. I'd sure like to hear from you folks how you feel about the Corvette if you feel the same way as I do I'd sure appreciate the comments.

I hope you know I was kidding! I did a 32 Mercedes one's and it was fun to do. Have you seen a V12 Packard? Hoping to see some of the progress you're doing on it.

U are going to have a lot of fun building this kit I had quite a few photos of this car that I just deleted about a month ago from a museum. Also Eleanor Roosevelt's 1932 Plymouth Town Car it was beautiful. Are you going to keep it stock or drop V8 in it????