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Congratulations to Oldmopars for defending last year's championship and securing two wins in a row!

Leading from the start, Oldmopars barreled past the nimble contenders and never stopped. With a full 25-percent of the votes, he finished well enough ahead of the pack that he had time to change into a fresh shirt, empty his pee bottle and sip a lovely beverage with a bamboo umbrella. Mind you, he is the defending champion, garnering two wins in a row. Crossing the finish line in a tit-for-tat all out drag, Belugawrx in his "Gumball Rally" Cobra and 89AKurt in his "Thomas Crown Affair" Ferrari 275 tied for second, with 12-percent of the vote for each. Big thanks to Anthony (disconovaman) for keeping this thread engaged this year.

I've had a little time to do some mockup assembly, keep in mind that many of the pieces are just set together and are mocked on only one side. It looks okay, but it's not the warm fuzzy I was hoping for. Need to think about this a little. Wheels and tires are custom parts from the '65 Riviera, I'll be adding spinners. Tires might be a little big, need work on the front corners and a tick lower stance, headrest pods aren't as cool as I thought and the trunk lid is quite long. Might rethink the bubble top or an elongated dorsal divider of some sort.

57 years exposed to the elements in an earthquake and hurricane prone area seems like a pretty good run.

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For you and others who didn't finish, if somewhere down the road you get the momentum to finish, please come back to this thread and give it a finishing send off. Even if it's two or three years later, they're still fun look back on and to see the finished products in context with the builds and the conversations about them.

A true national hero. I had the honor of attending one of his talks and meeting him afterward (in a receiving line). In another very thin brush with greatness, I lived my teens and early 20's in a house here in Fargo designed and lived in by the chief engineer and chief test pilot of the F-20 Tigershark, Darrel Cornell, who was an associate of Yeager's who himself was also a test pilot and promoter of the F-20.

If anybody could make it sing Niko, you could.

It's a beaut Jim.

Not my intention, but.... yup.

Waaay ahead of you. Great minds think alike. Will try to get a mock up posted soon.

That was part of the original inspiration. But after exploring it, it felt out of place. For there to be realistic headroom in the available space it looked too blobular. It also reminded me too much of a finless Predicta. Thanks for your insights, I welcome all comments.

FWIW, the US Great Plains if not the entire midwest has had mild temps and almost no snow. Weeks of pleasant conditions for stringing up house lights. I could see there being an early run on decorations.

Sorry Art, I guess I don't get to this section often enough, but I have to comment that you really know how to do race cars. It's amazing what you can bring to even a box stock build. Really wonderful.

Don't be ridiculous. 41,999. ?

Excuse me while I wipe my mind off the walls.

Thanks for the link Jimmy, hope it serves your needs. I added a line about how water can help you handle it.. "It's impervious to water so wetting your tools helps prevent sticking. If necessary, a wet finger also helps smooth it after you've laid it down."

42 votes as of today. A good turnout, hope we can get more chiming in. On a side note, as administrator of the poll, I can see the IP addresses of who votes and would like to remind electors you're only allowed one vote, regardless of what single device you vote from.

Almost forgot my side trim. The T-Bird has louvers and a character line to help lighten the broad front fender. I took those out and am using a spear to help with the same problem. Looks like it's going to be a 2-tone. First prime, I don't see any major issues. Still needs some clean up, touch up and smoothing but otherwise it's almost ready for paint and general assemblage.

38 votes have been cast as of this morning. Hoping to see a few more so I invite members and visitors to have a little fun and support our entrants.

Thanks Dax, this one's got momentum and a low parts count so it's got a good chance of finishing. I've seen some pretty good jet cars come out of the Club de Mer and this one's got some similarities. But alas, it's time locked to the early 60's. Windshield right now will just be a moderate rake glass and a couple headache pods.

Looks the part. I'd say you accomplished what you were trying to do. Looks good.

The king of Pinterest starts another one. I'm with Tom and the rest regarding stalled efforts to do a flying car. The days prior to starting my 57 T-Bird Custom, I was working on a jet car. It doesn't come naturally to me and I spent a lot of time pooling through your other builds trying to digest it. Haven't given up yet, I just need more lessons. So... carry on.

1. Like my closet of other projects. ? 2. Like my jokes. ? 3. Like my fiancé said last night. ?