Question about NASCAR '61 Pontiacs

[64Comet404]

I am researching the cars before I start building the Model King kit, and I have a few questions about the actual cars which I can't find on Google.

1. What system was used to mount the dual shocks in the front? I know later cars used a hoop tied into the cage, but some blurry pictures I have seen make it look as if the shocks are mounted using frame mounted brackets.

2. I am building the Joe Weatherly car, and I am attempting to come up with a plausible timeline for the paint scheme. I know that Bud Moore's cars, from 1961-64, were painted in a two-tone scheme of black and 1959 Chevrolet Roman Red. Pictures and film from the 1961 Daytona races show the car with what appears to be a metallic finish (the 1961 Pontiac paint chart lists one red-Coronado Red Poly). When would the change have taken place?

Thanks in Advance!

[waynehulsey]

Some type of frame mounted bracket. Don't think the front hoop came into use until late 60's.

[astroracer]

 There is only so much you can do. The reasoning I use when replicating a real car in model form, if I can't "document" a detail item, is to take my best guess. Especially if there is no data or info out there to tell me I am wrong. Make it look like it "belongs" and no one will be able to tell you  different unless they have documentation to prove it.

Mark