Hobbyguy Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 One of my favorite vintage Nascar cars. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Great job Todd, but did you shorten the body like Smokey was said to have done😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Great looking build. The story behind this car and all that Smokey did to it is very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Nice job on this Todd ! I love the Yunick livery, are the red stripes decals..? Not having decals, I had to order 1/64" line- o -tape.. Nice job..Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbyguy Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Thanks for all nice comments the fine stripe was part of the Ace decal sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Nice! I always liked that color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Nice job on the car. My one question would the Monogram kit being 1/24th and the Lindberg kit being 1/25th show the difference of the downsizing the real car had or are the kits the same size? greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Absolutely stunning model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Beautiful build! I’ve always liked this car! Excellent work for sure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Sutch a nice livery! Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Excellent build. I really like how you opened the trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Beautiful! A great representation of a historic, infamous, iconic and rule changing car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Nice work on one of NASCAR's great icons. You captured the look very well. Cool build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbyguy Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 8:28 PM, GLMFAA1 said: Nice job on the car. My one question would the Monogram kit being 1/24th and the Lindberg kit being 1/25th show the difference of the downsizing the real car had or are the kits the same size? greg Not sure I used the Lindberg kit because it was more stock. As far as the real car being downsized I believe that was a myth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 10:46 PM, Hobbyguy said: Not sure I used the Lindberg kit because it was more stock. As far as the real car being downsized I believe that was a myth. The restored (or replica) is in the Museum of Speed at Daytona International Speedway. Per the write-up with the car, the car was narrower than the stock body, and the windshield was laid back which made the roof significantly lower and smaller than the stock body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racephoto1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Had a trick front bumper too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorLarry Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 The rumor was, I believe it was 7/8 scaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Very nice work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherocks Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 At age 70, after a 20/30 year layoff, I still have a small stash of kits to work from. A variation of this car is one of my planned projects. Aside from the daunting prospects of the two-color paint job, I have a couple of other problems. I gave away my parts box years ago, how do I find some generic headers that would fit a big block Chevy? And how does one fabricate that dual cowl induction "air cleaner"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Very nice job on the gold and black. It might have been a little smaller, but 7/8 scale would have made it the size of a compact car. If you look at pictures of the car next to a Fairlane or Belvedere they are about the same length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I'm rebuilding my YOM '61 Bonneville into a Catalina (sorta') and wonder what gold paint you used? It looks great! I interviewed Smokey for SPECIAL INTEREST AUTOS Magazine in 1979; he was always good for a vivid quote. I was doing a research article on the old Chevy W-motor, which he refused to run, preferring to stay with his '57 small block. He also hated the new Chevy body, because 1. it was too heavy, 2. the engine was too far forward, v. the front spindle, and 3. the 348-in. mill and it's lack of high-rpm potential. Chevy was proud of the compact size (not that much different than the 283-in., and even slightly less tall -- but that was the perceived problem: the W's had a 'low-rise' intake manifold, and it didn't flow well at the top. That was the first issue that the aftermarket/later-model intakes addressed, of course. Always a good torque engine. W tied the Corviar flat six for the shortest produced Chevy engine, pre Vega. When I asked him what kind of engine the W-348 was, he barked "JUNK!" Waiting for the Mk.IV 'Mystery' or 'Porcupine' I guess! Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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