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And, for those who would like to attempt Rod`s `63 Corvette here are some additional reference pixs: Interior

And, for those who would like to attempt Rod`s `63 Corvette here are some additional reference pixs: Engine

W-409 thanks for sharing the Andy Frost's Red Victor clips. And, for those who would like to attempt Rod`s `63 Corvette here are some additional reference pixs: Chassis

A few words for the man himself Rod Saboury about his `63 Vette:

In a second article I read Saboury is quoted saying: "This is not a street car that you can race. It is a race car that you can drive on the street. We have designed and built this car to leave the starting line as fast as possible to get the forward momentum going." Saboury’s Corvette utilizes a 2,400-hp twin-turbocharged Chevy engine built by Morgan Industries; the car doubles the power created by the Veyron’s quad-turbocharged W-16 engine. Power is directed to the rear wheels through a 4-speed transmission and planted to the pavement via huge 22-inch rims and tires. The Veyron, in contrast, uses a power-sapping four-wheel-drive layout that aids in traction during full- or even half-throttle acceleration. The Corvette certainly looks the part, with its massive hood bulge and intimidating hood intakes that look very similar to the round vents that can be found on the Spyker C8 Aileron. The Bugatti Veyron is amazingly fast, ripping from standstill-to-60 mph in 2.5 seconds; so we can only imagine what zero-to-60 mph in one second must feel like, especially if it were performed on a city street. Running off pump gas and with DOT-approved tires, one would be hard press to have guessed Rod Saboury’s 1963 Corvette can not only beat one of the world’s fastest production cars to sixty but trip the quarter-mile lights in lightning-quick 6.95 seconds; leading the Veyron by a whole four seconds. The Corvette took two years to design and five years to build; Saboury would not comment on the total cost of the car. Super Chevy Magazine , Jan 2009: He hit 210.54 @ 6.995 and this was after he let off the throttle (he was off throttle for a full 2 seconds!) at the 330 foot mark because he was getting tire chatter, when it settled down he got back on it...pretty amazing speed and time for a street car! He got to the end of the 1/4 mile and only one chute opened and he ended up running off the end of the track in the gravel. No damage done to the car. All of this insanity actually gets 11 miles per gallon on the highway in full race trim...Amazing! You Tube Video of Rod`s `63 Vette making a 6.955 pass @ 210 MPH: http://youtu.be/OQ4I4QFZ_5E

For all you Vett lovers here`s a possible build project. This thing is insane! According to an article I read this `63 Corvette puts out 2,400 H.P., turns 0-60 in 1 sec. and runs the 1/4 Mile in under 7 seconds....and is 100% street legal!!! It should also be noted that this is all accomplished on street legal tires and pump gas! At one point it was billed as the fastest `63 Vette in the world. No doubt this is bad a** car...but fastest `63 Vette in the world? I'm not so sure. However, Rod Saboury's '63 Vette was recognized as the fastest "street legal" `63 Vette in the WORLD for a good while, Red Victor 3, a car from the UK has since taken that from him, but Rod's Vette should still be #1 in the U.S.A.. It was up for sale a few months ago, not sure if it is still for sale or if it sold.

And the answer is....P-51 Mustang blasting by on the deck at full throttle!!!!

Your chose of color is very cool.

An AMERICAN MOTORS Javelin...not only is it rare to see an AMC car but it`s done RIGHT....this is my idea of a Pro-Touring car...TOTALLY AWESOME in ever respect!!!!

I say Yay for the simple reason that Pro Touring/Pro-Street cars, as Jordan stated, takes classic 60ties-70ties American muscle cars and updates them with the most current automotive technology i.e. drivetrain, suspension,wheels/tires etc. It makes them safer, more comfortable, faster and certainly better handling. This genre of vehicle gives vintage American muscle cars a second lease on life with a younger generation. True, I dont like every Pro-Touring car I see but, if the Pro Touring genre keeps one more American classic out of the salvage yard and on the streets I`m all for it. In the words of Barry Meguiar who host The Speed Channels T.V. show Car Crazy..."DON`T` CRUSH `EM...RESTORE `EM!!!"

Only once and that was in 2002. I am blessed to have an independently owned local hobby shop (LHS) near me. I spend my hobby $ at my LSH...in my humble opinion they need our financial and moral support more than a big national chain store. And before someone replies "I don’t have that option" I realize this is the case for some people. However, that’s my two cents on the matter.

With a screen name like mine how on earth can I not like this build. And, the chose of Inca Gold just makes this project standout from the crowd. All I can say is your project is outstanding in every respect!!!!

Awesome looking build and I really like the color. My compliments!!!

Awesome build!!!

Big Willie’s "King Daytona" with its 432 cubic inch blueprinted 426 Hemi (thanks to Keith Black Enterprises) was one of the fastest street cars in L.A. during the 70ties. I read that the "King Daytona" regularly ran 10.5`s /133 mph at Orange County Raceway and King Daytona`s best time was 10.2 /139.7 mph. The scary thing is that some say his wife Tomiko "Queen Daytona" was even faster than Big Willie’s car sometimes. It should be noted that Willie`s Daytona`s were in a constant state of upgrade and change, sometimes changing on a week by week basics; in pursuit of being the "fastest street machine in L.A.." The pictures I found of Willie`s "King Daytona" in an article written by Jay Amestoy in the 70ties entitled "10 Second Street Machines -Afro Charger" differ quite a bit from the die-cast replicas. The under-hood picture I stumbled across showed two flexible hoses (what Willie affectionately called "Two elephant trunks sniffing for rats") that scooped air into the dual 750 cfm Holley carbs. They were snaked to the front of the engine compartment and down to the two small rectangular openings in the wedged nose. The dual Holley's were bolted to a Mopar short cross ram intake. Additionally, note the stock factory radiator was replaced by a small Opal Kadet unit as a means of reducing overall weight. The interior of the Daytona is anything but attractive. All non-essential items were removed to bring down weigh of the car. Notice the front/back factory seats were deleted, no carpet, no sound deadening installation, no passenger door hardware, headliner and the dash instrumentation were also stripped out. The sparse interior sports only a B&M Clutch-Flite selector, steering column, accelerator/brake/clutch peddles and one light weight racing seat. Other weight saving measure was the elimination of the factory gas tank which was replaced by a two gallon keg style racing fuel tank. The window glass, including front windshield, was replaced with plexiglass duplicates. The factory horizontal section of the wing was originally made of forged aluminum and weighting about 50 pounds was replaced with a fiberglass replica. Willie also had a fiberglass rear deck lid and hood made to his specifications by Fiberglass Trends.Tires for the Daytona were 12.2 x 15 Firestone Drag 500`s in the rear and 6.70 x 15 Travel Trailer tires in the front mounted on American Racing mags. As a final note-Ted Moser owner of Picture Car Warehouse (a company that builds cars for Hollywood movies and TV shows) is using his clout in Hollywood to garner support for a screenplay treatment that would tell the story of Big Willie Robinson’s life. Moser hopes to get the support of Denzel Washington, who would ideally play the role of the 6-foot-6, 300-pound Big Willie Andrew Robinson III.

The obscure article I stumbled across was very short and did not indicate a specific timeline inwhich Big Willie owned/ran the `64 Cuda. However, your observation is on point and leads one to conclude that it was later than the Daytons. Yes, the three Dayton`s are 1:18 limited addition die-casts from Super Car Collectables.

I belive the colors of Big Willie Robisons three `69 Daytona colors were Yellow, Charger Red and Rallye Green.

For those that have an intrest in replicating Big Wille Robisons`s race cars did you know that before he ran the `69 Charger Daytona`s Wille ran a 426 Hemi `64 Cuda/Valiant with a Daytona Wing and Nose. Here are a few pixs of the car.

Thanks one and all for the info.

True, Sonys refusal to license to to others is only ONE of the contributiing factors. Joe Blow consumer just wasn't concerned with HIGH QUALITY record and playback when taping their favorite game show/soap opera/T.V. series etc. VHS`s popularity with the masses was also due to the formats 120 minute record time capabilities, cheaper cost of cartridges, the EP mode (extended play mode found on earlier decks) which allowed the consumer to record up to 6 hours on a single cassette and initial purchase cost of the deck and tapes were other major factors in VHS becoming the popular format with Joe Blow Consumer. It is noteworthy however, that pre-digital acquisition BETA was the "KING" of video record/playback formats in the "PROFESSIONAL" arena i.e. the broadcast industry, news rooms, on-location broadcast remote trucks, professional production houses etc. due to its unparalleled record/playback quality. Just a factoid or two on the BETA v.s. VHS matter. Back to the topic at hand, I find this topic of interest and will be following this thread. I will also be keeping an eye on which 3-D printer is friendly to other Client Operating Systems besides Windows!! I make my living in a MAC based high-end production world. As a co-worker once uttered "those I.T. Windows guys can have my Mac when you pry it out of my cold dead hands!" LOL

I picked up this old Volkswagen bus kit by Revell at a garage sale. Even though the first page of the instructions are missing and the box shows some wear and water staining all the parts including the glass appear to be there. I`m trying to identify what year this kit represents. One friend told me the kit was a `63 and another said it was a`67. I`m hoping someone out there can enlighten me.

I'm excited to see ANY American Motors Company car released..hurray!!!!

Today I was on the AMT site and read that they intend to release a newly tooled `68 Plymouth Road Runner sometime in September 2013. The new Roadrunner will have a highly detailed chassis and the interior builds up platform style which will make detailing and painting the interior a whole lot easier. There will be two build versions, one will be a stock version and the other will be a street machine version. I was wondering if anyone can shed additional light on new AMT release i.e. the online picture shows the car with a vinyl roof, will that be molded in, what is the engine displacement (please let it be something other than a 426 Hemi), will it be bucket or bench seats ( please let them be bench) etc.

George you have got one AWESOME work area!!!!! There`s plenty of elbow room and I like the way you got everything organized into specific work areas. I also like the over the bench display area..very cool!

If the cast looks anything like the `39 Zephyr pictured above count me in!!! That would be a great companion for my `49 Merc led sled.