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Time for a re-visit to an old friend. I built this kit as an IMC back in the early 70's. Never was happy with the build as I messed up the decals and the body never fit well anyway. Aquired the kit as a Union some time ago and finally decided it was time to replace the old one. Paint is Tamiya LP50 Bright Red. Many changes were made and plenty of additions. Details are below the pictures. Feel free to comment. Here is a shot during final assembly to show all the working features. Hinge points were all re-located and careful fitting trimming and filling were required. Never was really happy with the engine in this kit. Thought it was out of scale (too small) I added a lot of scoops, ducts and wiring and this helped fill the engine bay up. At least now it is a little more presentable. Body work all buttoned up and ready for decals and final detail pieces. Took a lot of work to get to this point. Finally the finished piece. Decals are Indycals and despite having to be trimmed close they laid down very nice and responded to solvent quite well. Kit came with Firestone tires but all my research showed they started the race on Goodyears. Decals from the extras. Rear view shows some of the nice detail. Getting it to fit...another story. Side view. During the race they taped up those nasty gaps in the body. It actually fits better on the model. This is my original build circa 1970ish. It certainly shows it age. Comparison of the two builds. I think I have come a long way in the 50+ years since this was built. I have a Ford GT junkyard and am afraid the old model is headed there. The engine and wheels and tires may find a new home. Finished car with some of its smaller companions. The diecast to the right is a 1/64 Hot Wheels that was unusually hard to find. To the left is a very early and highly modified aurora Thunderjet slot car. It has a hand painted clear body made by Lancer. It was done when I could see a lot better than now. It still runs and was raced in a couple of enduros where it won one of them.