dragmodels44 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Hey All, While I’m working on the Strickler Impala, which I was going to use the Gardner 62 amt kit, I found the Strickler kit on eBay. So, I decided to start work on another kit that’s been waiting too long. Shirley Shahan’s Hurst/AMX experimental. I found some good pics of the car but they’re black and white. I had to piece the decals together and I used dry transfer letters for the door glass.
1972coronet Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) Shirley Shahan's Hurst / AMX , c.1975 . Back lot of Ricker Motors Nash-Rambler-AMC ---- literally 2 blocks away from where I grew up ! ( photo courtesy of the internet , unknown credit ) EDIT : This is c.1980 . I last saw the car on Ricker's lot around that time . EDIT 2 : My mistake regarding the Hurst / AMX in the photo ---- it is NOT Shirley's after all , but rather a dealership-sponsored car (again , Ricker Motors) : http://www.ssamx.com/29.htm My apologies for the oversite . Shahan's car was # 35 : http://www.superstockamx.com/page48.php Edited June 10, 2019 by 1972coronet
dragmodels44 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) WOW nice pic ! Thanks Ya know... no matter what they build, they’ll NEVER build cars like that again Edited June 10, 2019 by dragmodels44 Sentence added
afx Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Great start Steve. Not familiar with the car what was "experimental" about it?
Scott8950 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 You definitely got my attention.. Can't wait to see where this goes.
1972coronet Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, afx said: Great start Steve. Not familiar with the car what was "experimental" about it? That term as applied to the car could mean : - American Motors "eXperimental" ( AMX -- the car's namesake ) - Test vehicle for the Hurst S/S AMX programme ( I believe that the car was modified similarly to the 1968 Hemi Barracuda --- take a car from the motor pool and modify it for product development purposes ) I believe that AMC did the latter ; took a 390-powered '69 AMX , built it for racing use , then let Shirley Shahan test it . I seem to recall some photos from O.C.I.R. ( Orange County Int'l Raceway ) from late '68 or early '69 with Shahan piloting the test mule .
69NovaYenko Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I like this built..a refreshing change from the same old G.M., Ford, Mopars.
69NovaYenko Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, 1972coronet said: That term as applied to the car could mean : - American Motors "eXperimental" ( AMX -- the car's namesake ) - Test vehicle for the Hurst S/S AMX programme ( I believe that the car was modified similarly to the 1968 Hemi Barracuda --- take a car from the motor pool and modify it for product development purposes ) I believe that AMC did the latter ; took a 390-powered '69 AMX , built it for racing use , then let Shirley Shahan test it . I seem to recall some photos from O.C.I.R. ( Orange County Int'l Raceway ) from late '68 or early '69 with Shahan piloting the test mule . My cousin was a street racer and ran an AMX in the day. He explained to me that the "X" stood for experimental. The AMX was American Motors test platform for factory & aftermarket speed equipment. Edited June 10, 2019 by 69NovaYenko
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 I believe the Hurst AMXs were set up to run in NHRA SS/E. But I seem to recall that also in 1969, AHRA was running an SS/E class that was Super Stock Experimental for the run-whatcha-brungers and match racers like Jenkins, Sox, Landy, Nicholson, et al, who were blazing the trail for 1970's Pro Stock. Maybe that's what this is?
dragmodels44 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Posted June 11, 2019 Shirley was the only woman ( at the time ) to win a major drag racing championship, which she then switched to American Motors and drove the Hurst prepped ‘69 AMX that was wrenched by her husband, H L Shahan. The website superstock AMX.com has some great photos and history on the car. The kit scoop is wrong, nothing like the prototype, but I couldn’t find any good photos showing it so I went with the kit scoop. I cant figure out what color the interior is. The pics are B&W, in one of them it almost looks like it could be blue, and I’m guessing the car was white, then they added the red and blue. I did replicate her prototype paint job, which looked like it was a metallic blue, not Big Bad Blue. I just guessed...
1972coronet Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 9 hours ago, Snake45 said: I seem to recall that also in 1969, AHRA was running an SS/E class that was Super Stock Experimental There was a S/SE class ( Super / Stock Eliminator ) ---- I believe that the class you're referring to was "S/SX" or "SS/X" .
Snake45 Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 54 minutes ago, dragmodels44 said: I cant figure out what color the interior is. The pics are B&W, in one of them it almost looks like it could be blue, and I’m guessing the car was white, then they added the red and blue. I think all the Hurst-built cars had charcoal gray interiors. At least the restored one that I based my own build on did, so that's how I did mine.
Snake45 Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 11 hours ago, 1972coronet said: There was a S/SE class ( Super / Stock Eliminator ) ---- I believe that the class you're referring to was "S/SX" or "SS/X" . https://books.google.com/books?id=RdeqDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=AHRA+SS/E&source=bl&ots=NXN3litw-c&sig=ACfU3U0zWO503cn-uxwZYRonJgFR02yUeA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSx-qFteHiAhUKm1kKHfhZAsMQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=AHRA SS%2FE&f=false
Oldschool4x4 Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 If anyone is interested, find a copy of Muscle Car Review March 2015, its an AMC issue, and there is a good article on these cars.
69NovaYenko Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Oldschool4x4 said: If anyone is interested, find a copy of Muscle Car Review March 2015, its an AMC issue, and there is a good article on these cars. Found the article!! https://www.hotrod.com/muscle-car-review/ This is a wonderful stroll down memory lane for any AMC connoisseur and a treasure trove of info & pictures for one of an AMC builds I`m planning. Thanks for the lead. Edited June 12, 2019 by 69NovaYenko
Oldschool4x4 Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, 69NovaYenko said: Found the article!! https://www.hotrod.com/muscle-car-review/ This is a wonderful stool down memory lane for any AMC connoisseur and a treasure trove of info & pictures for one of an AMC builds I`m planning. Thanks for the lead. Your welcome.
dragmodels44 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Posted June 12, 2019 Thanks for all the tip on articles. I down loaded the Muscle Car review one. Good info. Here’s an update. I did the glass lettering over, exactly like the photos and did the lettering on the doors
dragmodels44 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 Update. Just wanted to post some pics of the progress. I did a little engine detail adding fuel lines. The rest is mostly paint detail, and I added the American Motors on the rear fenders. The dry transfer letters were a nightmare, with most of them being old and wouldn’t stick or one off the transfer. But I tried to get it as correct as possible. Thanks for looking!
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