curt raitz Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 In my continued quest to build a bunch of race cars Curtis Turner drove...here is a model of his 1959 Ford Thunderbird. He drove this car in the NASCAR Grand National Series for owner Doc White, competing in 9 races, winning 2. Unable to find a 1/25 scale model of this car, I did find a beat up "Wheat's Nostalgia" promotional model on eBay for under $20.00. I cleaned up the body, removing the under-hood pins, cut the hood out and re-chromed the bumpers with Alclad. Used the chassis, engine and wheels from the Revell Ford Convertible kit. The windscreen and rear window were unusable, so vacuum formed a set from the originals. Scratch built the interior, adding a roll cage and a resin cast seat from the Revell 1958 Thunderbird Convertible. Paint is Humbrol White and decals are from "Slot Car Fever". Thanx for looking'...
John Goschke Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 Great build! I love those racing T'birds!
Bernard Kron Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 Nifty! Your definitely into a door-slammer race car mode! There was some real heavy hauling on your part to go from a curbside promo to this full detail build, but worth it to capture a car from this period when they really were still "stockers".
Michael in Illinois Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 I really like the way you build those old stock cars, way too cool
curt raitz Posted November 9, 2017 Author Posted November 9, 2017 Thanx for all of the positive comments... I will be in the Virginia/DC area this weekend and will be visiting the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. They have a dedicated wing in the museum just for Curtis Turner. I will be meeting his daughter Sue to drop off this model and the 1956 Ford convertible. They both will be put on display and all future Curtis Turner built models will be sent to the museum. Presently I'm working on both the convertible and followed by the sedan he raced in 1958.
Belugawrx Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Very Nice Curt !Those will look cool in a museum.Cheers
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