Corvette C6R-001 Sebring test car

[ismaelg]

Hello my friends!

  It's been over a year since I've been to the workbench.  I've been very busy with work, family, Boy Scouts, camera restorations, etc.   While nothing fancy or serious, I just did a quick race car project just for fun. For me 2 weeks is lightning fast as I usually work at glacier pace.  Not sure if this is the right place so bear with me.

Background: On January 2005,  a sinister un-decorated raw carbon fiber race car began testing at Sebring.  It was the new for 2005 Corvette C6R, chassis # C6R-001. This car became Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell's car #3 in the ALMS series.  It won 3 races in the 2005 season: Atlanta, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma.
From David Palmeter's awesome website, the best for Corvette Racing reference, here is a picture of that car taken on January 8, 2005

 

And this is my interpretation:  Note the doors are darker than the rear, etc.

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the money shot:

This started out as a beaten Hot Wheels (1/64)  which was heavily modified including brass scratchbuilt spoiler, front splitter, modified wheels, interior and exterior mods and added details, etc.

and a drinking water cooler that I don't think will hold a lot ?

 

Just a fun little project.  I hope you like it.

Thanks,
Ismael

[Gramps46]

Liking it, no, I am loving it.  

[PappyD340]

That's AWESOME!

[Jim N]

Very impressive work in such small scale.

[echo]

Such a surprise ,I like it a lot !  Nice job on such a small canvas.

[ismaelg]

Thank you all!

[slusher]

Very nicely done!

[Lobo2me]

Bang on! Well done!

[Sam I Am]

Unbelievable....

[TOYCARTEC]

WOW !!!!  That is awesome!