Sebring 12 Hours 1964 Proposed group build thread

[absmiami]

And yes you can - but they are

closed til late Sept for hurricane season …

[absmiami]

Promotor’s nightmare - Ford entered their GT40s - Sebring put the car on the cover of it’s program - and then Ford misses the party - but thats the anwer to the Question of racing number maybe ?  9 and 10 ? 

[absmiami]

Actually - there was no 7 and no 8 on the starting grid - so that’s the answer - the GT40s were to be assigned 7/8 !  Now who was going to drive ?  Not necessarily the Nurburgring drivers …

[250 Testa Rossa]

  On 8/27/2022 at 10:26 PM, Gramps46 said:

Bingo - the Cunningham Porsche 904 is an excellent suggestion, I will take it and run with it.  I can even send you up to REVS for detail photos.  All I really need is the font for the number #37.

Now the question is which body to use?

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Monogram/Aurora would be closest. The car is still in an unrestored state in Miles Collier's private collection. There is also historical footage of this car on YouTube at Sebring in '64.

[Misha]

Great idea! Gary beat me to the Cunningham 904 by just over 16 hours, so I would like to take up the MGB # 48, one of three MG entered, it being the blue one. 
 

A shot of #48 during the 1964 Sebring 12 Hours

A more current photo of #48 with additional mods for vintage racing added, such as tow hooks.

I’ll be in the stash later today to pull out the kit and posting it. 
Cheers Misha

[vamach1]

  On 8/27/2022 at 5:22 PM, absmiami said:

OK - here’s my entry… 

the number 10 Cobra Daytona Coupe  - chass 2287 - which is one of the crown jewels of the Simeone collection ….  I’m using Harold Bradford’s kit….  Work began on the body last week …

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I have the same kit but you beat me to it.

[vamach1]

Here’s the finishing order, DNF’s, practice only and no shows.

[65slotcar]

  can i play  with #12    Bob Bondurant   Cobra  ?

[vamach1]

  On 8/28/2022 at 4:09 PM, 65slotcar said:

  can i play  with #12    Bob Bondurant   Cobra  ?

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Oh yes.  Plenty of Cobra to choose from.

Edited August 28, 2022 by vamach1

[Bugatti Fan]

C1 models in the UK make a very nice transkit based on the Aoshima MGB kit to convert it to the MGC cars that ran at Sebring.

[absmiami]

Misha ::::

YES!

 

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[absmiami]

Rex  :   can i play  with #12    Bob Bondurant   Cobra  ?

Yes you may ...

How's Miami ??

 

just kidding ...

 

 

[absmiami]

Rex - the hairpin photo - I think - shows the one Bizzarrini entry about to be T boned  ...

 

[absmiami]

Noel  -  I checked the thread rules thoroughly  -  well I'm making them up as we go ...

Although Sebring was - originally  - the only North American World Championship race - 

Brits ARE allowed to enter this thread !

Might I recommend the Jo Schlesser / Graham Hill  Shelby Roadster ??

Just sayin ...

[absmiami]

and if you are wondering why or how there are private aircraft visible in the background of the shot of George Reed's Cobra Roadster ...

the airfield was still quite active then - and still is now on a limited basis ...

[Rich Chernosky]

  On 8/27/2022 at 7:45 PM, absmiami said:

Rich - please post a shot of your GT40 … assuming you did the car w Lemans markings …. Thanks …

Andy....this was posted here....http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/152448-1964-ford-gt/#comment-2243737   Would be no problem to add numbers 7 or 8.

 

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[absmiami]

That’s it - 

[absmiami]

The body of the HRM Daytona Coupe is thin resin - so sometimes the casting will shift after its pulled from the mold.  Coupes - the roofs - are prone to this little problem - if you’ve built a few - you’ve learned that there is no such thing as a “straight from the box” build - 

[absmiami]

So the coupe was prepped for surgery - the curve of the roof line ober the windshield is now too flat - and the entire roofline was shifted to the right about 2 sc inches - so off with the roof …

[absmiami]

The roof - now removed with a razor saw - is shaped to follow the line of the windshield casting - the tabs will locate it when glued back on with CA glue … venom correctly pointed out that this resin can - to a degree - be reshaped with hot then cold water …

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

Dont forget to go thru Rev’s (Rev’s / Collier Collection) on line research site - they’re all there - even some color pix ….  But let’s follow their “no posting” policy on this thread -  

I had not picked out one of the important features on my Daytona Coupe - at Sebring in ‘64 -  2287 had not yet sprouted a tail spoiler-  the team would add one later in the season - so the Simeone car sports a spoiler … but I’ll remove the spoiler for my build …

[Pierre Rivard]

  On 8/27/2022 at 5:14 PM, absmiami said:

PR :  Sorry you can’t enter that cobra roadster in your current thread - it was entered - i think. - in the 63 race - but not ‘64 ….  can i tempt you with one of the Daytona coupes ?

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Abs, there is only one Daytona coupe listed...and it's spoken for.

I'll go on a limb here. I don't have the kit but will find one. I don't know what changes I will need to do but I'll figure it out...

Sign me up for this:

 

[absmiami]

Dont forget to go thru Rev’s (Rev’s / Collier Collection) on line research site - they’re all there - even some color pix ….  But let’s follow their “no posting” policy on this thread -  

I had not picked out one of the important features on my Daytona Coupe - at Sebring in ‘64 -  2287 had not yet sprouted a tail spoiler-  the team would add one later in the season - so the Simeone car sports a spoiler … but I’ll remove the spoiler for my build …

[absmiami]

PR - yes my bad - only one daytona coupe - please do the ill fated number 1 roadster - that would be great - very much like what you are doing on the 63 cobra build …