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That would be an awesome 1:1 street car! Vinyl top looks great as does the rest of the car! WF

Yep, they are Halibrands. Two piece sprint car wheel.

Jim, I don't know who made those wheels but could you possibly tell me how I can get a copy of that Seato's Shaker photo? I would like to add it to my collection of National Speedway photos. WF P.S. Not sure if this will help but the car you show has an E.T. Mags decal on it.

Even though I am usually a stickler for "correctness" I like it! Makes me smile! WF

One of the most realistic models I've ever seen! Really! WF

Great model. Fantastic photos! WF

Tory, you never cease to amaze me. Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next! WF

My initial reaction when seeing the photos was " ooooooooooh! ". Very well done! WF

Those AMT Funny Cars were (are) the best. I had so much fun building them as a kid and just as much fun building them again today! And there they are. I'm thinking about getting the Chezoom. Did not build one of them back in the day. WF

I just got some 8mm films that I took in the early seventies turned into a DVD. While watching it I was very pleased to see that I took a close up of the S&M 'cuda's engine bay. The engine was definitely.......wait for it...................................blue! WF

Great sixties vibe! Love the interior. WF

Your detail work really makes this kit stand out! That is one kit that I passed on many times (no interest) but I would love to have one now! WF

Very well done! The only thing that I find wrong with it is that it doesn't have an LS motor in it! WF

Very impressive! You do nice work. WF

Stevez , you are pretty much spot on regarding S/S rules. The rear seat would have to remain unless the car came from the factory without one eg : Hemi Darts and 'cudas or if a roll bar is installed. Remember to delete the power brake booster and install a drive shaft loop!

Real nice job on the roll bar. Not often does someone build one that is correct (legal). How did you join the aluminum parts together and is it solid rod or tubing?

Killer build! Great photos too! WF

Body and paint look great! WF

I would find a photo that I liked and copy that particular car. If anyone questions the authenticity of your work....whip out the photo! I am actually thinking of building the car with the shaker hood! I have a photo! lol WF

Hey! How about this one from the 1970 Chicago Auto Show? It's got a shaker hood! WF

Want more to confuse you? I have a book called Drag Sport Illustrators - A Pictorial of 1970. The book chronicles the history of the 1970 Pro Stock season with lots of photos. In that book there are at least four different versions of 1970 'cudas that Ronnie drove. Painted bumpers, chrome bumpers, different decal placement and lettering. There are obviously different paint jobs with red tail panels or white tail panels along with different white paint treatments along the lower edge of the body. One photo even shows a car with an AAR spoiler on the back. S&M obviously had a number of different Pro Stock 'cudas in 1970. Can you imagine how many different engines that they used that year? Is it possible that they had some orange engines? We'll probably never know. WF WF

It would not take much to turn a Stocker into a Gas class car. A friend of mine told me how he would remove the front bumper from his car if a Max Wedge Mopar would show up at the track so that he would be put in a Gas class. His Chevy could not compete with the 426 cars in Stock Eliminator! WF P.S. That Olds looks sharp!

Those letters represent the NHRA classification for those particular cars. SS stands for Super Stock. That would be an eliminator category. An eliminator consists of a group of cars adhering to the same basic rules. The E or F represent the specific class that the car fit in. Super Stock cars are classified or factored by factory shipping weight vs. advertised (or re-factored) horsepower ratings. Super Stock required all stock body panels and full, stock interior along with original carbs. For example: a light car with high horsepower would be classed closer to "A". A heavier car with a lower horsepower rating would fit somewhere down the alphabet. MP stands for Modified Production. That Eliminator category allowed for certain non o.e.m. parts to be used such as hood scoops, non original carburetors, etc. Modified Production cars were classified by actual weight vs. displacement. An A/MP would weigh less than a C/MP car providing they had the same displacement engine. Modified Production went the way of the dinosaurs in 1981. You could spend a lifetime studying and learning this stuff! WF

Bili, Check , and see if the photo that you are using for reference is of one of the cars that was raced in 1970 or of a restoration or clone car. Back in 1970, Jake King painted all of his engines Ford blue. If you are building a copy of the car in your photo then orange would be correct! lol WF

Clean build! WF