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Nice tribute to Hobbs. This was one of the many cool race cars he drove during his career

I always enjoy seeing your builds and great to see a years worth in one place.

Congratulations on very productive and varied year of model car building

Great fleet of varied automobiles. I am very attracted to the '57 Olds as my parents had one when I first got into model catrs

Love the dog house !!

This will be my last post of the year and the decade. It may be quite awhile before I have a new completion that is post worthy as I have a couple of Secret Santa model draw project to build before I start something new. The other Corvette in this photo was built in the mid-nineties. The real car was also one of the original six Z06's raced by Bob Bondurant originally. Many years later it had a long career as a vintage racecar owned and driven by Vic Edelbrock Jr.

Enjoyed very much seeing all these fantastic GT40 and Cobra models

Congratulations on a very successful modelling year. Some of these I had not seen before. I really like your Porndy.

Thanks Roger. Happy to oblige

Thanks Gary - I never saw it race back in the day but saw it the Palm Springs Vintage Races back in the nineties before it was restored back to its original as raced condition

Thanks Carl.

I forgot to include a link to On The Workbench regarding the construction of this model

Now completed and Under Glass

Thanks Donald Thanks also to another Donald

The full description of this model is that it is a replica of the Dave MacDonald / Don Steves 1963 Corvette Stingray Z06 Split-Window Coupe Big Tank Racecar, which is considered the first Z06. The model is my last completion of 2019 MODIFICATIONS BODY - Revell 67 Corvette back dated to 63 using body sections from AMT - Reverse light filled - Rear bumper mounts extended - Rear licence plate recess trim reshaped - Exhaust tips removed from bezel - Grill area opened up and bar grill fabricated - Cowl vents opened up - Below door trim fabricated to represent 63 grooved trim - Model Car Garage photo-etched trim - Fred Cady decals - Tamiya TS-26 Pure White CHASSIS & RUNNING GEAR - Suspension slightly lowered - Some grinding required for wide wheels and tires - Added green zinc oxide “under body front – seat track reinforcement nut plate” - Mounted aluminum tube side exhausts - Wheels and tires from Plastic Performance Products INTERIOR - Radio detail deleted - Passenger side grab handle added - Longitudinal 63 seat pleats from AMT 63 cut in and extended - Door panels modified to vertical pleats and extra trim added - Model Car Garage photo-etched details - Big tank fabricated - Roll bar & seat belts added ENGINE COMPARTMENT - HRM Historic Racing Miniatures/Harold Bradford resin engine wired and piped - Radiator bulkhead modified to except air intake - Surge tank from AMT 63 installed and plumbed - Master cylinder fabricated

MEGA !!

Very impressive. I like them all but especially the current generation Ford GTs

Very well done, interesting and varied completions for 2019. Well done.

You have many reasons to be happy !!

Your models are very creative, imaginative. and interesting

WOW 24 for the year !! You sure finished up with a nice one. Goes to show how good the offerings once were from Revell before it imploded. I suppose we may eventually see reissues of this kit and more ala-Round 2

Maybe only 2 but both excellent. The Ford looks like it came out of a new car brochure. Well done.

Thanks Larry Thanks Bruce Thanks Chris Merry Christmas to everyone on the forum and model car builders everywhere

Very impressive and great tutorial on its construction

Thanks David - I converted the wagon body and replaced the trim. I built the MG for a friend who had one as a young man. The model is a TC built to resemble a TD.