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bbowser

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  1. Looks very credible for the period. Nice job. Don't know about the white wheels, though
  2. I love it! Many are not aware RP ran an Oldsmobile for a time. Nicely done replica of an historic car.
  3. Well done. I've built one PL charger and don't think I wish to try another, fought me at every step. The stenciling on the tires looks very real, are they transfers or paint?
  4. I think Musgrave came up from the ASA ranks? Jack Roush gave him a shot as he was expanding the team in the early '90's. I just liked the paint scheme. Paint was the blue and white, all the rest is decals. Shabo transfers on the tires. Stripes on the roof were a bear!
  5. Very cool. I used to watch LaJoie race up here at Ken Squire's Thunder Road 1/4 mile bullring in the 80's. Now he's making a name in racing seats.
  6. You know it! STP, Skoal, Permatex, Bud, Miller, Old Milwaukee, when it was about the cars and the drivers, not dishwashing detergent and candy.
  7. With a nod to Old Coyote, who is a big Terry fan. I don't know who the car owner was, just remember that the number was chosen to advertise the new 94 octane gas at the pump. Saw a real one at a local Sunoco station on tour. Always liked the Olds body style.
  8. Awesome! Very nice job. I love this era of NASCAR.
  9. That's some twisted mind Can't wait to see where this goes!
  10. I agree, very nice job. The wheels/tires look very realistic, the troubles you had with the decals doesn't show.
  11. My all time favorite driver. Some of the decals have yellowed with age. When I got them they cost $8 (gasp) because they were tobacco related. Early '90s build if I remember correctly.
  12. Great cars! I'm seeing a trend here with Terry Labonte cars. Class act, his brother too.
  13. I couldn't remember for sure either, I looked it up on Wikipedia. It's only been 23 years?! (gosh I feel old now)
  14. Hut took over driving duties of the Stavola Bros. #12 after Bobby Allison's near fatal crash at Pocono in 1988. Coincidentally, he was married to Donnie's daughter Pam Allison, and is considered the last member of the Alabama gang. I always liked the colorful hood of this car as well as the 1988 Buicks.
  15. Very clean builds. I kinda like the black wheels, look more menacing. They have caught on with the street car crowd too.
  16. I'm looking for some freeware to alter digital photos. I'd like to take a photo of a body, then try different top chops, sections, etc. to see how they look before commiting knife/saw to plastic. Nothing fancy as I'm not an artist by any means! Any comments welcome as I've googled and come up with an amazing/bewildering assortment of stuff. Thanks in advance.
  17. '55 or '56 Oldsmobile 88 or 98. My grandpa's car, I loved it. Two tone green/white.
  18. Pics aren't the best, I forgot to set the camera to macro. I believe this was 1991, 2 years after he won the championship. He left Raymond Beadle to join up with Penske Racing, bringing the Miller sponsorship with him. Coincidentally, he drove his very first cup race for Roger in 1980, finishing 2nd at Atlanta.
  19. Was this the team car for the #55 that Phil Parsons drove, including a win a Talledega?
  20. Very clean. Love those old land yachts. And what's the matter with dog dishes?
  21. Met Buddy once at the local short track. The gentle giant until he was in a racecar. Nice clean job on the car.
  22. Excellent job on the black. Very nice car. Labonte drove for a lot of different folks, didn't he?
  23. The paint is florescent red. It only comes as flat, you need to clear coat. I don't recall where the decals came from, I built this 20 yrs ago. A Google search should turn up something.
  24. Thanks Coyote, I really like your builds on here as well. Love to do the lesser known cars.
  25. Sure it was a fluke, Earnhardt has a flat on the last lap and Derrick Cope wins the big race. But he was there all day and was in position when fate intervened. Cope was driving for New Hampshire businessman Bob Whitcomb, who purchased the remains of the old Di-Gard team in 1988.
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