Dave Van

A super nice neat clean build. It's such a odd kit to have survived. I mean there are plenty other kits of the era that I wish had survived but long gone........was this mold sitting un-noticed in the corner of the vault?? I'm glad it did make it as it;s a great look at AMT in the era. Hope you don't mind my build......

.....I could build one a day for many many years.........

My two best hauls were the old hardware store around 1979 that was frozen in time about 1967. Took me 3 trips to get it all. Most unusual was I was out checking in at some race shops in Harrisburg Concord NC area. Drove by a wholesale pharmaceutical company that said it had toys on close out. Had 3 kids at home so I stop. Found little.....but did find a Monogram Bill Elliott Melling Thunderbird kit for $2. Took it to the register and the guy behind the counter asked if I wanted more of the Elliott kits. I said yes....he said how many.....he said I have 300 on hand.......give me $1 each if you take all of them. I DID......a year later the NASCAR boom hit and I sold them for more than a $1 for sure.

COOL start!!

Very cool!!! I feel I could live in that!!!

good start....I like the kit....warts and all......

Very cool THANKS!!! I picked up a Testors/IMC kit for the 46 trim I need to build my 1/1 car.....so there is still good things in that Testors kit!!

Dupli-color #1699 Sealer gray. Very fine, thin and seals. Been my favorite for 20 years now.

Great work....I'll pass on doing it....but great to see those that will!

What a great build!! I think there is a photo of it in a old Racing Pictorial magazine.....A+++ Just a FYI if one wanted to build one like this....the S&H Torino combined with the recent ISSAC Torino is an easy kit bash.

WOW!!! Talk about a waterfall grille!!!! Great work!

My favorite....a neat and super clean build!!!! Don't hurt I own a 1.1 46 DeLuxe!

Thanks.....I always wondered what was in that kit.

I got my production kit today.....pretty happy with it. Not perfect but once built the exhaust softness will go away. Overall a great addition to our hobby.

We could be related!!!! My 46 'in progress'......I have a mint IMC for the 46 parts to add to the Revell kit......somefay!!! Your 1/1 is a little more finished....but I'll get there....only had it 11 months.....

Looks great....perfect stance!

I got a big package of cheap poster board, 3M spray glue and some new #11 blades. I am building structures for my O scale 1/48 model railroad. Last completion......printed paper over poster board......'kit' by Clever Models.....

WOW....great work!!!!! Elmo holds a place in my memories.......his garage was a cinder block two car shop just off Tryon in Charlotte. Very simple place but made about every race he entered. As teens we'd drop by mid week and they'd allow us to look at cars and talk some racing. Elmo and Frank Warren we two good guys that worked hard to make a living in NASCAR. Thanks for sharing!!

A AMT 67 Mustang is very close.......Torino 100% wrong.

COOL!!! I love the Deco look......fine craftsmanship with cutting edge tools!

That looks like WORK!!! I'll be watching!!

I brought up the insurance thing in an early post but that was pages ago.......it will be worked out...doubt we will ever know what happened.

I'll second that and add the MPC STP 'guppy' Indy turbine.

My favorite is Duplicolor #1699 sealer or Tamiya silver....both work fine.

Good deal. A buddy of mine built that one on commission.....it's a bear!!!