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I think each era has its best appearing dragster. From the early sixties, Greer, Black and Prudhomme was the class of the field. Late front engine cars- around 1969- Keeling and Clayton California Charger Early Rear Engined cars- either Keeling and Clayton or Rupp and Dakin Later Rear engined cars- Suggestions?

I remember the magazine cover. What's the brown car? Its one I can't I want to say a Maserati Merak but I'm not sure.

I picked up a large office workstation at a Habitat store. I got an L shape with two drawer units and an overhead storage bin plus another 8 foot table section. Set me back $100 and two hours disassembly time. Some day the shop will be finished and maybe I can build something.

This was one of the first kits I built. I may have an unbuilt original. The Slixx decals were much better than the reissue. The original car had foil lettering, MPC tried to simulate it with yellows and grays. I agree about the fitment issues. I remember the one I built was aided by a lot of tube glue as filler in some parts of the chassis. While this was one of the original funny car kits, much better reproductions were made a few years later. Oh to have the Jo-Han kits commonly available!

Curious as to the decals. I have the last reissue of the mold, the High Country Cougar. I got the Slixx decals and they chose the gold under layment for the lace which was used but I prefer the version without the lace.

I hope someone take the lead for the Fantasy Cup (of course we could do it here). I've been the organizer the past two years and have gotten tired of the cellar and Fox Sports.

One of the first and best pro stock stars I ever saw in the Glidden and Allen Pinto. Him and Etta were a great combination.

That is really sweet. I haven't seen a 1:1 built in this style but look forward to it. Great inspiration. Plus thanks for skipping the patina look.

This is very nicely done. Maybe the best build u of this kit.

Chris was without a doubt one of the best model builders of all time. His resin kits set the standard for race car kits. I never met him but admired his craftsmanship greatly. God Rest.

Looks quite nice.....I've never ordered from Platto.....Alps printed? If not any idea the printer?

What about tape on the spoiler? Seriously....looks amazing.

Count me in as wanting a '27. Its my most wanted street rod.

Oh boy.....more kits I saved that are now nearly worthless!

This build is deserving of so many more pictures. The conversion is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Here's an active link for the SLM wire wheels. http://straightlinemodeler.org/wirewheels.htm Thanks to the interenet time machine

Let's pause a moment.....the ACE kit is prehistoric. It was not a plastic kit but rather a wooden kit that you carved with some added details typically molded in metal. They took a tremendous amount of skill to create good results but plastic kits were about ten years off.

This looks so good, Monogram could show it at a contest and get orders for a reissue. Wonderful build.

Absolutely stunning work. Great artwork printed exceptionally well. Hopefully having multiple sheets printed will allow you to sell them (if you so desire) at an affrodable price.

To see some great detail shots of this car go to: https://www.mecum.com/auctions/kissimmee-2018/collections/nick-smith-collection/

Stolen from eBay...... I remember walking into a store and they had a case and a half of the Jammers for $2.49. I filled a cart with them.

I just deleted five messages with just a few clicks......THANKS! I really appreciate that one change.

How are these being printed? They look very good.

I'm interested in the Bug.....the PT 109 is not a new mold unless they recreated it. I built one in 1965. I know the year correctly because it was when Dad was in Viet Nam.

426 Hemis were hard to keep in tune for the street as a daily driver and didn't have a really wide power band. The guts I knew who ran them were really good at adjusting timing and the carb(s). Those same difficulties would really show up on a short track. That narrow power band would hurt it on the dirt. The gearing needed to take advantage of the Hemi would hurt drivability on the track. If its a short track car, handling through the curves is more important than accelerating through the straights. Ever notice how many passes are set up coming off the turn? Hemi cars were nose heavy. Furthermore when Chrysler started their kit car program, the Hemi wasn't an option. The last point is by 1974-75, these engines were not really available in the junkyard. A 340 (which was having round track parts made for local racing and Nascar) could be bought at almost any junkyard for $75-150 while if you could find a Hemi, it was at least $500.