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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

Hey Ernie, are you related to the Ernie Lucas that raced at Westhampton? That Camaro is definitely a street racer! You need to add a lit propane torch to your trailer pic! WF

From my research (minimal at best) It seems that the blue car ('68) had a one piece windshield, while the red '69 had a one piece and switched over to an open windshield after a while. I always look for the easy way out! lol WF Here's a pic that I found from Irwindale. Maybe you were there that day! It's the '69 with a one piece windshield.

Very well done! Looks like something that you would see at a car show as well as on the strip. WF

Great subject! Hey, don't waste any time trying to make an opening in the windshield line up with the tin work. Charlie's Darts had one piece glass with no cut out. WF

Great job! Shows your passion for the subject matter. WF

"Technically" neither one is a bird. They are both Dodges. Regardless, they are both very well done! WF

My First build of this kit. An NHRA Stock Eliminator car:

I do a pretty decent imitation of Brett Kepner and I have been seen around E Town on occasion. WF

There is no class for the "car" that you describe. If something like that was actually built in the sixties it would be an exhibition vehicle along the lines of Ivo's Show Boat. WF

This is a nice piece from MCG. Fits well.

If the goal is to build models to look as realistic as possible, this one scores the highest possible score! Beautiful! WF

Hey Mitch, the car is coming along really nicely. That actual 1:1 car is still "alive" and was run as a Super Gas car until last season. This is it with a re-body from about 8 years ago. It had a B1 Mopar for power at the time. Before that it had a big block Chevy. I believe the car now resides in Connecticut and is destined to get another bb chevy. WF

One of the most realistic models...ever! Absolutely beautiful! WF

I love yellow '57 Fords! WF

I saw the car at the NNL East today. Looks even better in person! WF

Red and sliver are a great combination. Wheels are a nice choice too! WF

That is brilliant!!!

Super job Niko! WF

That's a winner!