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I have finally started painting on my Lee Petty 55 Chrysler 300 model. The instruction sheet for the Flock 300 recommends Testors Wimbledon White for the factory Platinum color but, I felt as if it was a little to yellow (?) for the factory Platinum color so I decided to try Tamiya Racing White. I think it looks alittle closer to my eye. When viewed in person it had a heck of a shine for spraying from a can in 100 degree very humid weather. Here's one under my desk lamp to show shine.

I can get my hands on it whenever I want, its in the garage where Im living. I surmize that one day it will be my wife and mine car since her great-grandmother meant so much to her and my love with the automobile.

Started cleaning up engine and seeing how she will fit. By the way here is the real car sits today.

I have since sanded and cleaned up the body working on filling in tap holes in the inner fender structure under the hood, puttied where needed, took side moulding off and working on getting it ready for paint. I have decided to go with a Revell 1966 Mustang chassis, which I had to whorten the wheelbase by 3/32 to align but otherwise fits great. I have gotten a resin straight 6 from Don Loomis per the suggestion of fellow members here. I have stripped the paint on the hood of the second Falcon build-up and looks like it is fresh from the box. I ave the stock seats in my stripper yet, they look like they have been painted 2 or 3 times. Here is it with the Mustang chassis fitted.

I have decided to try and build a replica a car for my mother-in-law. It was a car that her grandmother owned and was left to her. It is a 1967 Ford Falcon with the straight 6 under hood. I searched the internet and found a glue bomb on everybodies favorite auction site and won it. This is what I had gotten. It was built up as a gasser. No stock seats or stock hood. Luckily it wasn't panited. Everything came apart fairly easy but somethings were going to need replaced. I placed any order with Modelhaus but have yet to receive it. They didn't have everything I needed so I found a 1966 Falcon that was built stock and had the other parts need. Heres what I got this go around.

Does anybody know whether this verison of the 64 Mercury still has the stock car parts with it? I believe the older verison in the small box did but wasn't sure about this one? Any help out there?

Finally got a small update. I had sometime between projects at work and started looking at the Savoy trim and how best to represent it on the model. trying just scribing it on the fenders but that didn't work out to well. So I decided to take a file and flatten the protruding bodyline in the fender and door and glued some tubing which was flattened on the back side in place. Need to shape it alittle yet but I think it will work. I also got my wheels and tires from Plastic Preformance Products as well as as roll cage kit. I also got my chassis primed and noticed some areas that needed some attention with putty. Fits pretty good.

Here's a Youtube video showing glimpses of the car.

Awesome but I have one question. If this were a real ar how would one work on the engine when and if needed?

Any updates?

Just seen where COtton Owens passed this morning. Another great loss for Nascar and its fans. http://www.nascar.com/news/120607/cowens-obit-hall-of-famer/index.html

Have been looking at this kit since it came out and finally the so called local hobby shop had gotten one. I pick it up and couldn't wait to get started on it even though I have a lot of other models started. I first primed it with Tamiya Gray Primer, then sprayed it with Tamiya Maroon and then sprayed it with Tamiya Mica Red and then shot Testors Ultra Gloos Clear Lacquer over it since I don't have any more Tamiya Clear. Then I moved on to the interior, primed with Tamiya White Primer, then shot it with Testors Modern Desert Sand and the shot some Tamiya Semi-Gloss Clear on that. The chassis has been sprayed the same as the body along the rockers, then Flat Black with Tamiya Semi-Gloss Clear then Testors Light Gray Metallic lacquer.

I have the decals to go on my then it will be complete. Can post pics when completed. Here was a mock up that was done a while ago.

I have both of these in the stack to build. Yours looks great. Nice job.

So it now appears as if the Tamiya Gloss Clear TS-13 is discontiuned. What the heck is going on? I just got to using this stuff and I am loving it and they discontinue, this sucks. Anybody have any idea why?

Looks great Scott. ANother model to display and be proud of. Keep up the great work.

Good Ol' Jimmy Means. I remember him and this car. Looks great, Nice job. It's great to see cars that are not the big name teams and drivers.

So from what everybody has posted here and on Randy Ayers Nascar site is, it appears as though the car was the factory Platinum paint with the trim and possibly the roof taped up to protect it from the sand and the graphics are to be black.

Here's a picture that was posted on Randy Ayers Nascar site. It looks as though the chrome has been taped up with masking tape as well as the roof. What do you guys think?

Jacen, Bruce's website is www.decalsbylucas.com

Great looking Olds. What did you use for the engine?

I had posted this over on Randy Ayers Nascar Forum but thought I would post here to see if I get any other help. I have recently purchased the decals for the car from Decals by Lucas and they say the car was white with dark blue graphics. Does anybody know whether the car was the factory off white or whether the Petty's repainted it more of a pure white? It was pointed out that maybe the roof looks to be tan or irovy. I borrowed this picture from Bruce Sadewater's post over there.

Nothing like the stock cars of yesteryear. Looks awesome. Thank you for sharing.

I am doing some research for a few future projects and I am looking for some help. I have plans to do some Junior Johnson cars and need some reference pics. I am looking at doing the winning car from the 1960 Daytona 500 - a 59 Biscayne, the 62 Pontiac and the 63 Impala that he drove. I have a few pics but not much. Any help would be appreicated. Also does anybody know where I can find a single carb manifold for the 421 Pontiac engine?

Looking great Scott. By the way whats the chassis for in the background?