Terrific job! From the pictures alone it looks absolutely stunning....I can only imagine what it must look like in person.
I am curious as to what type of bottle you are using as a paint stand, it looks as if it were made just for that purpose.
This is true modeling as well as being too cool.....I remember that race well...and to think the actual blown tire was preserved....you captured it perfectly!
I heard on CNN earlier today that folks in the Philly area that have a fairly good sized home have the equivalent of 30,000 lbs. of water on their roofs.
Riders in Flint....that brings back memories, back in the '80's I was commuting daily for work from Dearborn to Flint...what a haul ...used to go in there almost every day during lunch hour for stress relief!