Bill J
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9 hours ago, afx said:
Great build Gary.
Rich Wilson another MAMA member did a build of the Flip-Top based on the Revellogram 427 body. Turned out nice from what I recall. I urged him to cast the body but not sure if he did.
Surprised Shelby didn't choose the 390 in lieu of the heavier 427 for the big block project based on this car's performance at Nassau.
Curious why you would say a 390 was lighter than a 427. The 390 in the flip top Cobra was an aluminum engine, likely sold as an inboard engine. A standard 390 would have matched a 427 in weight. There was an aluminum 427 also made for marine use though.
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Great information. It should be kept as a sticky for easy, future reference. My first morel car was the 59 Mercury convertible. I remember the decal flames and dual rear deck antennas,
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Really nice work. Beautiful model Ford.
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Historic Racing Miniatures makes some Dunlap Racing tires for the Ferrari 250 GTO. They have lettering and tire sizes on the sidewalls and nicely done tread pattern. They're marked for the Fujimi 250 GTO 1:24 scale.
https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/collections/wheels-tires/products/ferrari-250-gto-tires-1-24th-scale
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Gerald, all of your items are super nice. Cast lots of Boss 429 pans and Ford oil tanks. Keep up the great work
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Also, get some Powerslide decals for the Elliott car. Sheet has options for different races and such. Also the red will not bleed through the decals. Here is one I did to replicate an 86 version.
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The Polar Lights 69 Torino Talladega is the closest. The kit has some faults and is a not perfect but can build a decent replica.
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Here is the Chrysler 426 dry sump pan. That clunky looking bit on the side is the Mopar made pump.
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I would really like some Kelsey-Hayes style wire wheels. 15 inch in 1/25 scale would be perfect for all sorts of classic American cars. Chryslers, Hudsons, even Fords came with them on occasion. Beautiful and heavy wheels for big old iron cars
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The wheels look awesome Randy. I want some for a Mercedes 300 SLR from 1955 era. Your wheels look spot on for that car. Keep up the excellent work and stay safe. everyone/
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Impressive Randy!! I have a definite need for some in 1/24 scale. I will keep an eye on the site.
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Awesome engines and awesome work my Mike. i have the MKI and MKII engines and it looks like I need to be ready to order some others. I love them all and they make fine stand alone models.
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To me the most wanted star car would be the Kookie Kar, :T: bucket hot rod built by Norm Grabowski and featured on 77 Sunset Strip. I used to watch the show just to catch a glimpse of the car.
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Perfect and a fine tribute to a great driver. Yes, he did win that race by all rights!
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Super build of the Lola. Those old IMC kits were a tough build to make them look right when completed. Too many parts! Yours looks perfect and I know that was not easy! Congrats on an excellent build
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Awesome Torino! Super cool looking car.
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I like your Thunderbolt, looks good! What color red did you paint the car? Looks like a nice color for a T'Bolt.
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Thank you for the pictures and coverage. All excellent. I went to this years Modelzona, first time at an IPMS even since around '89. A lot of great models, nice facility and event. It was a bit of a drive to get there but will worth it. I had a lot of fun, saw some old friends and enjoyed all the craftsmanship in all of the model categories.
I have to say, that little 32 Ford with the V-12 engine and the candy paint was an eye catcher and my favorite car at the show. Glad you got a good picture of it..
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Some time back there was some discussion about the terrible fate of the original Norm Grabowski Kookie Kar. Seems that it has been saved and restored to it's original beauty. Ross Myers paid a lot for the car at Mecum auction and has had it restored by Roy Brizio. Hats off to Ross and Roy and his crew for bringing one of the most important street rods back to life. Now, if we could only get a kit of this classic car/TV car and perfect street rod.
http://www.roybriziostreetrods.com/progress/myers_22/index.htm
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A simple reason that younger people are less interested in cars, is that cars have gotten too expensive, too similar and there are too many brands and styles. When I first started driving a person with nearly any full time job could afford a new car. A top of the line 69 Mustang Mach 1 was about $4800, a Z28 was about the same. The hot cars today can only be afforded by a few well paid folks and many potential buyers have other interests. The very young end up in Honda Civics and other affordable cars and unless you can afford something like a Honda Type R, you find yourself less interested in cars in general.
When I was a teenager we all had our version of a cool car, might be a 55 Chevy or a Galaxie Xl with a 427, I cannot think of a single young person I know that has anything remotely like the cars we had. Kids today go for Mazda CX-5's, or some other useful transportation.
I can easily see why racing interest is down. While I started being a NASCAR fan in 1961, I have lost most of my interest over the past decade or more. The only races I watch now are IMSA mostly.
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I have 2 of the great GT40 Mk I engines you made and they are awesome. I am definitely interested in one or more of the MK II engines. Great work and details!
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I saw a fairly nice looking fastback 68-69 on ebay once. I was too late to buy one and never say one again. That was a street stock version. There have been some resin NASCAR versions, as Dave mentioned, JNJ did a conversion for the AMY Torino and there have been a few resin bodies done, All fastbacks though.
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Very, very nicely done Paul! I hope to score one at some point in time
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I recall when the '63 split window Sting Ray came out and did I ever want one. I was 15 at the time. Never did get that Corvette. In 84 I test drove one when a local dealer was having a sale. I got close to buying it, I had a call to my insurance man and it was going to be double what I was paying on my '82 Trans Am. Decided I didn't need a Corvette.
This new mid engine Corvette looks like a very cool car and somewhat affordable, especially compared to other mid engine sports cars. A person could buy a 2020 Corvette instead of a Ford GT and have almost $500K left over! Impressive. Unfortunately it has an antiquated OHV engine and a silly paddle shift automatic transmission. Still fast enough and beautiful. Insurance will still be expensive, always has been for fiberglass bodied cars. So, bottom line, I am 72 now and won't be ever buying a Corvette. I did get that Jeep I wanted since I was 7 though
Fliptop Cobra CSX 2196 - Bondo is my friend
in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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I once saw all of Bob Peeple's Cobra models just before our club took his work to the museum. I also had the opportunity to page through his notes and photo reference which he had compiled over the years. There was measurements, and photos of every aspect of some very important Shelby cars, including everything about the Daytona Coupe. He had full access to one at one time, as well as many other historical racing Cobras.
That very valuable reference book compiled by Bob was also donated to the museum and was fully expected to be displayed with Bob's model projects. Ii would like to know what the status of that large notebook is today. It seems to have vanished with all the valuable reference material. All have claimed no knowledge as to it's fate.