64Comet404 Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 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 Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Some type of frame mounted bracket. Don't think the front hoop came into use until late 60's.
astroracer Posted August 7, 2017 Posted August 7, 2017 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
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