Junior Johnson '63 Chevy

[Lizard Racing]

I just finished my tribute to Junior Johnson's "63 Impala.  The base is the Revell '63 with engine from a AMT Corvette and air filter and headers from an original AMT '66 Impala.  Fred Cady decals came out good, but a bit of a pain with only one color at a time.

The first two racing applications of the '63 Mystery Motor.  The Mickey Thompson Corvette was actually raced first in the American Challenge. 

These two cars bracket the 10-year Chevy drought in MASCAR.  After the factory pulled out in '63 (with Ford and Chrysler entering) it wasn't until '72 that Bobby Allison started winning with the Monte Carlo.

[Misha]

Really nice tribute to the "Mystery Engine" George. Always enjoy the historical model depictions. Didn't realize that the Chevy drought lasted a decade. Nice collection! Congrats.

Misha

[Bill J]

Nice racers. All look very nice

[bbowser]

Nice work!  Those Cady decals can be frustrating.

[Lizard Racing]

The Chevy privateers didn't stand a chance against the factory Fords and Chryslers.  Oddly enough it was Junior Johnson's car that broke the drought once the factories left.

[Againmikewins]

Nice looking Chevy!

[D. Battista]

Nice racers. All look very nice

I agree..!

[ChrisR]

Looks great. I did the same car a few years ago using the AMT kit.

[Silver Foxx]

Nice work on all of these , they look great .

[Jim N]

Great work!  The Cady decals could be difficult, but I believe he was one of the pioneers of the aftermarket decals.

[MarkJ]

Looks awesome. Do you have any underhood pics?

[Lizard Racing]

Here are some underhoods as requested. I should have included them before, since it was so much work.

Online photos of the 1:1 came in handy to be accurate.

Here are the two 427 engines from '63.  The one on the right is the Z-11 based on the 409 for the drags. Sadly, both projects were cancelled during the season.

[MarkJ]

 

Looks real good, George.

[slusher]

Very nice...