Curtis Turner 56 Ford

[raisin27]

A little out of my comfort zone as I have not done many NASCAR Cup cars. This is going to be the 1956 Southern 500 winner, Curtis Turners 56 Ford Customline. Got the body painted and decaled got rid of the molded in exhaust on the chassis.

[Shark]

Looking good. Definitely will be following this one as I want to do either Fireball's or Turner's 56 Ford. 

[Zippi]

Now that looks pretty kewl so far.

[raisin27]

The powerful Y block V8 is just about done along with the chassis. Just need to make some shocks. and a few small motor details.

[TooOld]

Lookin' pretty sharp Mike !  The paint , decals , and engine details look great !  And really nice job removing the exhaust from the chassis .

[Pierre Rivard]

That's a beautiful build. The body colors and trim look extra crisp. This should be a great model.

[Joe Nunes]

Very nice progress on this model. I really enjoy looking at these older race cars and yours is a winner in the making. ?

Joe

[raisin27]

Well I just couldnt convince myself that the body turned out good enough so I did another one. Found a sedan body and turned it into a hardtop with the roof from an AMT 56 Ford. Painted, foiled and decaled it yesterday. Clearcoat tomorrow.

 

[Dave Van]

Nice neat work!!! Twice as much on the bodies!!! Who's decals??

[TonyK]

Wow, that looks great!

[Dan Hay]

Send me your “practice” body, I’ll build it! ?

[raisin27]

I can see the finish line now. Got the interior done and she is up on the wheels now. I need to detail the engine compartment and the final body trim pieces.

[raisin27]

On 3/4/2023 at 11:03 PM, Dan Hay said:

Send me your “practice” body, I’ll build it! ?

Im not sure what I am going to do with it, maybe make it into a slot car?

 

[TooOld]

That is looking really nice !

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great Job! Thanks for posting.

[Pierre Rivard]

Looks very very good. It's been a while since we've seen an early NASCAR build and hoping more will come.

[landman]

On 2/17/2023 at 8:23 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

That's a beautiful build. The body colors and trim look extra crisp. This should be a great model.

I agree.

[stavanzer]

Decals Look Great! Has the right stance, too!