JPolli Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I was inspired to do this model by the tremendous "Freight Train" builds of Steve Perry and John Teresi. Hope you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 John.....WOW man......that is SUPER NiCE!!!!!.......came out great........love it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Very cool! All you need now is a cow catcher on the front! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 What's Not to Like! Well Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I agree, very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Photos Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 One of the real classics of drag-racing's golden age. Beautiful model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPolli Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Thank you for the compliments. Jesse, I did build a cow catcher for the front. Was not sure if this version had one on the front? Could not find any reference PICS. Might you know? I know there is a cow catcher on Hemi version and the current reproduction. A cow catcher does add a nostalgic touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Great looking build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Terrific job! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieman Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) WOW !!! Edited February 10, 2016 by willieman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Very nice work! Looks like an excellent replica of probably the most famous twin engine digger ever.I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Very cool..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thank you for the compliments. Jesse, I did build a cow catcher for the front. Was not sure if this version had one on the front? Could not find any reference PICS. Might you know? I know there is a cow catcher on Hemi version and the current reproduction. A cow catcher does add a nostalgic touch. From what I know, only the latter version and the restoration have the cow catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nice. I am in the middle of this build now replicating the one in the museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 very sharp build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Very well done!! Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Trucker Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Awesome, whether the frame the high weight TO WITHSTAND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scummy Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thank you for the compliments. Jesse, I did build a cow catcher for the front. Was not sure if this version had one on the front? Could not find any reference PICS. Might you know? I know there is a cow catcher on Hemi version and the current reproduction. A cow catcher does add a nostalgic touch. There was a magazine many moons ago , i think it was called , american rodder and they did an article on this rail . They also from memory said how he had to race under a made up name , something about his wealthy family was going to cut him off from the family wealth . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yes the magazine is Hot Rod Deluxe March 2012. It is a good reference.The driver ran under the name of Floyd Lippencott, Jr. His real name was Bob Muravez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 DISGUISE. Younger readers raised in the Internet age will find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that the face and true identity of a major motorsports figure could be kept secret for four years. Take it from one of the media co-conspirators who protected that big lie: John Peters did not win the ’63 Winternationals in his Freight Train—contrary to official NHRA results issued at the time—nor was Floyd Lippencott Jr. the most dominant driver in the history of Top Gas Eliminator, despite that name’s regular publication in national magazines and newspapers. The alias was spontaneously created one night in the spring of 1963 when San Gabriel Drag Strip announcer Mel Reck and manager Steve Gibbs borrowed the last name of one of Steve’s college professors. 2/7Bob Muravez may have been the only driver who always wore a face mask and helmet in the staging lanes, however long the wait. Now you know why. “My dad always said he’d disown me if I drove,” explains Bob Muravez, 74. “My brother and I worked for him in the family business [the Maytag franchise in Burbank, California —Ed.]. I explained the situation to track operators and writers and photographers wherever I raced. I guess they didn’t want me to lose both my father and my job, because they never announced or printed my real name. If someone needed a head shot for something, he’d wait until I put on the helmet and mask. NHRA even issued Floyd a license in 1966, with no picture. I’ve still got it.” Thus was drag racing’s biggest secret preserved from February 1963, when John Peters registered himself as a Winternationals entrant, until the summer of 1967, when Bob’s father found out the truth—and promptly disowned him. It was an unfortunate winner’s-circle appearance on ABC’s Wide World of Sports after the Freight Train’s ’67 NHRA Springnationals win that blew Bob’s cover. “I arranged for my dad and I to take a long boat ride the day that it aired,” he recalls. “I told him that the TV he kept on the boat was in the shop for repair. Unfortunately, a buddy of his had seen the show, and said, ‘Your son’s been driving all these years.’ Dad didn’t believe it, so the guy brought him an Orange County [Raceway] program that happened to have the first published photo of my face without a mask. The next day, Dad handed me the program and said, ‘You’re no son of mine.’ As he walked out, he blew out a shop window out with a hammer. He never spoke to me again as long as he lived [1993].” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scummy Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Life sometimes has sad storys and this is one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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