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Here is the first introduction to a kit I built.

This is a 1964 BILL STROPPE Mercury Marauder made with AMT's 3-in-1 kit and Powerslide decals.
The body has had various production-spec moldings and emblems shaved off, race-spec fuel filler and fail caps reproduced, and catch pins installed on the engine hood and trunk lid.
Inside, rear seat removal, incorporation of roll cage made by myself with plastic round bars according to the regulations of the time, and refurbishment of instruments, seats, steering wheel, etc.
The engine is almost as it was in the kit.
Tires and wheels are old JO-HAN ones.
White, red, and metallic blue body colors were spray painted by Tamiya.


The reference material is "Classic Stock Cars", a collection of various images and photos on the Internet.

 

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Hello, everyone.
Thanks for the compliments.
I like stock cars of all ages, but the Gen-1 cars have a nice old American car feel to them.
This kit, for me, is one where the paint job on the body is fairly well done.
After applying the decals, I sprayed several times with clear spray, then sanded with #2000 sandpaper to eliminate the bumps on the decals.
Finally, I finished with compound and modeling wax.

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Very nice work on this model! The paint colors jump out at you. I've been wanting to do this version as someone else mentioned so you may have given me a reason to finally build it.

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On 11/21/2022 at 6:41 AM, TonyK said:

Very nice work on this model! The paint colors jump out at you. I've been wanting to do this version as someone else mentioned so you may have given me a reason to finally build it.

You will need to mask the paint many times to paint it white, red, and metallic blue, but try your best.

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I always liked this car from back in the day when Parnelli raced it at Pikes Peak. At the 2003 Monterey Historics - Parnelli was in this car and Dan Gurney was in a '63 Galaxie. They were supposed to be doing parade laps but they were both sideways coming out of the last corner.

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5 hours ago, CA Whitecloud said:

Did your kit have the backseat in the tub? If so, did you cut it out? 

On that kit you would have to cut it out. I don't know how good it is, but Southern Motorsports has a racing interior tub for the early 60's Ford/Mercury kits.

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19 hours ago, CA Whitecloud said:

Did your kit have the backseat in the tub? If so, did you cut it out? Do you have pics of your interior?

The tub of Marauder kit has the backseat and console molded in one piece, so they need to be cut out and machined. 
However, the tub of 1965 Ford Galaxie 500XL kit is easier to machine as the backseat and console are not molded in, so I used this tub. 
Note that I made the roll cage myself using Evergreen rods.

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Nice build, that was a great era for stock cars. I think the '64 Ford had a tub less the back seat. One issue had a decent cage, some fuel cans and a helmet.

To eliminate back seats, I would partition them off using salvaged roofs and hoods.

I need to see some '60's stock car under the hood pictures. I'd like to do a Mercury or '63 to '64 Ford.

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On 1/30/2025 at 6:00 AM, gami8630 said:

The tub of Marauder kit has the backseat and console molded in one piece, so they need to be cut out and machined. 
However, the tub of 1965 Ford Galaxie 500XL kit is easier to machine as the backseat and console are not molded in, so I used this tub. 
Note that I made the roll cage myself using Evergreen rods.

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May I ask what you used for the roll cage cushions? I'm not sure how to deal with the console. Does the gear shift come straight out of the floor?

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11 hours ago, CA Whitecloud said:

Well I'm on my way.image.jpeg.7316cd160b9e36f1862ac12d6bb4f90b.jpeg

May I ask what you used for the roll cage cushions? I'm not sure how to deal with the console. Does the gear shift come straight out of the floor?

I diverted the tub from the Galaxie 500 kits, as the Marauder's tub require the console to be cut out as well, which is a pain to craft.
The roll cage pads are made from heat shrink tubing for electrical wiring.

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