MarkJ Posted February 9, 2020 Posted February 9, 2020 Amt kit. 105 hours to complete. This car represents my introduction to Nascar. One Saturday morning when I was 6 years old, I looked out the front window of my parents house, in Hampton Virginia, and saw a beautiful red and black car that I had never seen before. It was parked in front of my friend , Rusty McCaddens house. After my mom forced me to eat my breakfast, I ran down to see what was going on. Some of my other friends had already gathered to see this beautiful car. Turned out it was Rusty's older brother's 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 with continental kit and fender skirts. He had stopped by to show the car to his parents and Rusty. Rusty informed me that he was on his way to the Southern 500 in South Carolina. I said , whats that? I had never heard of it before. He informed me that it was a stock car race run at Darlington South Carolina, that was raced on an asphalt track for 500 miles on Labor Day. I asked him if he was going to race this car. He laughed and said no they were special cars with numbers painted on them that race drivers like Lee and Richard Petty drove. I had no idea who they were. I never got to see his brother but when I went home I asked my dad if he knew about the race and he said he did but he didn't seem like he was that interested in it . But he told me more information about Nascar and said maybe some day we would go to a Nascar race. Needless to say my interest was peeked. I never forgot about this car and finally decided to build a model of it. Its a 62 year old memory so its only basically what the real car looked like. But I think its pretty close.
MarkJ Posted February 9, 2020 Author Posted February 9, 2020 http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/35/t/131746.aspx If you would like to see the wip on this build, click the link above
Classicgas Posted February 9, 2020 Posted February 9, 2020 Hands down one of the nicest builds of this kit I have seen. You even got the doors to not sag. Kudos.
1959scudetto Posted February 9, 2020 Posted February 9, 2020 absolutely stunning replica of this beautiful cruiser - red and black suits her very well, the continental kit and the fender skirts also.
FordRodnKustom Posted February 9, 2020 Posted February 9, 2020 Outstanding build! Beautiful car. Well done.
TooOld Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 Beautifully done , the red and black paint really sets this apart from all the rest !
peekay Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 Very nicely done! A car like that would have caused a sensation if parked on our street in 50s New Zealand. Even my uncle's comparatively staid looking blue and white 58 Custom 500 4dr drew a crowd of kids when he visited us.
donb Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 6 hours ago, TooOld said: Beautifully done , the red and black paint really sets this apart from all the rest ! Agree!!
Painted Black Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 What everybody else said. great build.
espo Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 That is one beautiful looking '57 Ford. I had seen part of your build you referenced and how you created the Continental Kit. That was a pretty expensive and popular option in its day. The bold colors also make it standout and your paint finish looks right on this.
MarkJ Posted February 11, 2020 Author Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks, guys. I really appreciate all the positive comments. This was another one of those holy grail models I wanted to get done before I wouldn't be able to.
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