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I’m gonna stick my 2cents in as to why S&M engines were painted with Ford paint (as were the race cars until 1970). The simple explanation is that S&M had a huge stockpile of Ford paint left over from their Mercury sponsorship. That said, I’m going to make it a priority to seek out Buddy and Herb at Carlisle this weekend and ask them!

I really liked this car that I built over 12 years ago. After a few moves, it seems to have disappeared along with many of my FOTKI album photos ( where the heck do they go?) I don't think that I will ever be able to replicate this build but, who knows? All I have left are these photos.

I built this car many years ago when the kit was first issued. I never was happy with the paint (too dark) . I must have used gold as a base coat. Not bad but it didn't match the real car and that bothered me. I decided that a repaint was in order! Tamiya clear red over a silver base coat along with some new Slixx decals. Nice color. Only took me about twenty years to correct it!😀

That is cool!

Good job! Very clean.

Nah, I think that I've just become lazy or my skills have diminished . I don't care . I still have fun building models.

Really, really nice! The interior tub should be a model all by itself!😀

Great job! You've taken an ancient ( below average ) kit and turned it into a masterpiece!

Nice job on the car! Photos are also very well done.

Well done! Interior looks great.

You did a really nice job on this one!

I also like the lowered look! Very nice.

Very realistic and extremely well detailed! My favorite kind of build!

I believe that main reason S&M engines and even the cars through ‘69 were painted with Ford paint is that they had so much of it. When the team requested paint from Ford back in 1964, they were sent a truckload from Michigan. It was part of their sponsorship agreement. They had enough paint to last for years even though the sponsorship was over a few months after it started. That is the story I got from a former S&M team member.

Looks good! I built a bunch of those when first released

I found that kit difficult to build due to a severely warped chassis. Yours turned out great!

Sometimes you just need to build a slump buster. This kit was languishing in my stash for decades. I've used this kit in the past as a base for other cars but never built it as the Hemi Under Glass. Very simple (and inaccurate) kit but it was fun to build. Took less than a week. Not highly detailed at all but I did put an injected 426 in the back as the kit engine is completely wrong. Tamiya gold and gloss black along with Slixx decals completed the body. I think it will look good in the back of the showcase.😛 Someday I might put a 1/25 scale Bob Riggle in the seat and take some wheelie photos!As usual , the large pictures on the forum show all the flaws that my ancient eyes don't pick up!

Thank you, everyone. Sadly, I lost this car in a recent move. Looks like I'll have to build another one.

Super job! Love it!

Pretty cool!

I like it!😀

I REALLY appreciate accurate builds of historic drag race cars. You did a terrific job on this one! Thanks for sharing

Sort of a "Day 2" race car. We would buy a car like this and immediately take it out to the track. Warranty? We don't need no stinkin' warranty Slicks on steelies! A bit of a custom hood treatment! Always loved the dust trails on the '70s A quick and fun build1

What if Sox & Martin got their hands on a '71 Superbird? According to some accounts, Chrysler Plymouth had intended to build a new Superbird for the 1971 NASCAR season. We all know how well received the winged cars were by NASCAR. The plan was scrapped but what if?... This car was built as a gas class car. Some long time members here might remember this one. I built this car back in 2009

Masterful job from a master craftsman!