Cale Yarborough's Wood Brothers Ford Fairlane 1967 DAYTONA500

[gami8630]

This car is a Ford Fairlane that competed in the 1967 DAYTONA 500.
The driver is Cale Yarbrough and the team is Wood Brothers Racing, one of NASCAR's oldest teams, which has used the number 21 for many years.

The base kit is AMT's FORD FAIRLANE 427 re-released by round2 in 2021.
Since this kit is a production car version, I combined it with the FORD TORINO TALLDEGA chassis from POLAR LIGHTS.
There were more adjustment and modification points than initially expected, and it took quite a bit of time, but I think I was able to reproduce the atmosphere of the stock car of the time.

For the body, basic modifications included removal of various production-spec moldings, emblems, wipers, etc., and raising the height of the front and rear windows.
Next, front and rear wheel openings were enlarged, race-spec fueling ports and fuel overflow pipes were added, catch pins were installed in the engine hood and trunk lid, and the engine hood was made into a flat hood.

The chassis has a shortened front sub-frame and front hoop front end, partial roll cage side bars cut, roll cage upper bar replaced, backboard and fuel tank added, etc.

Minimal additional work was done on the cockpit, including the creation of a race-spec instrument panel, the addition of seat belts, and the detailing of the fire extinguisher.

The only other crafts are the addition of plug cords to the engine and the installation of stone guards on the radiator grille.

Tires and wheels are PPP Firestone tires and HM type 9-inch wide wheels.

The body was sprayed with Tamiya's Super Surfacer (Gray), Fine Surfacer (White), and TS-26 Pure White in the usual fashion. The roof is TS-18 Metallic Red.

Decals are Powerslide, but the sponsor decals on the fenders are converted from stock decals.

 

Edited November 18, 2023 by gami8630

[Dave Van]

Nice Clean work!!! I've been to the Wood's shop many times. Great people!!! 

[Bainford]

Nice looking Ford. The Woods Brothers livery is one of my favourites. Nicely done.

[Mittagskind]

Very nice done.

[Shark]

Excellent build.

A lot of people poor mouth the Polar Lights Ford/Mercury kits, but you sure did a nice job with it.

[THarrison351]

Master build! Well executed!

[bobss396]

I have to do one of those, awesome job. The Wood Bros always had and still have the best looking cars.

[MarkJ]

You've done it again, Yoshimi. Another excellent build from your bench.  I've been wanting to do this year Fairlane but can't decide on the driver. Never done a Hutcherson build so maybe I'll go that route.

[Johnny Canuck]

Glorious!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[gami8630]

Thanks, everyone !

Stock cars of this generation are stock cars in the true sense of the word, modified from production cars and made into race cars, so I can sense this in the building process of the kits.
 

[Bills72sj]

You have done an admirable job. ?

[Nacho Z]

Very nice!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Roy L Frost III]

verrry nice, todays nascar are like todays cars, all look the same and no  chrome, drivers were drivers then. Guess I'm showing my age, or wisdom lol

[oldnslow]

Beautiful rendition , I've always thought the Wood's Brothers car were among the best looking .

[gami8630]

Thanks, Bills72sj, Nacho Z, ChrisR. 

I am very happy to receive everyone's compliments and it motivates me for the next build !

 

[gami8630]

On 11/15/2023 at 9:46 AM, Roy L Frost III said:

verrry nice, todays nascar are like todays cars, all look the same and no  chrome, drivers were drivers then. Guess I'm showing my age, or wisdom lol

Indeed, the current "Next GEN" car is a pure racing car, completely different in body style and content from the production car.

[gami8630]

1 hour ago, oldnslow said:

Beautiful rendition , I've always thought the Wood's Brothers car were among the best looking .

It is wonderful that Wood Brothers has maintained this look to this day.

[Wakefan77]

Very well done!  Very clean!  Great job!

[Pierre Rivard]

So many beautifully replicated details. Shifter, instrument panel, mesh screen, license plate and turn signal blanks, quarter windows, etc are all beautifully done. You have done your research and then executed to perfection. Bravo!

[Sledsel]

You did a wonderful job on that Fairlane!!!! 

[Nitrobarry]

Well  done! Fit and finish are spot on!

[gami8630]

Thanks,  Wakefan77, Pierre Rivard, Sledsel, Nitrobarry.

Today, many images and documents can be accessed on the Internet.
Therefore, gathering the information needed to build model cars has become much easier than it was when I was younger.
Nevertheless, the books I purchased in the past are still very useful.
These books were also very helpful in the construction of the Fairlane that I built this time.

[RancheroSteve]

12 hours ago, gami8630 said:

Thanks,  Wakefan77, Pierre Rivard, Sledsel, Nitrobarry.

Today, many images and documents can be accessed on the Internet.
Therefore, gathering the information needed to build model cars has become much easier than it was when I was younger.
Nevertheless, the books I purchased in the past are still very useful.
These books were also very helpful in the construction of the Fairlane that I built this time.

I've got all those publications - very helpful indeed for building correct replicas. Great work on the Fairlane!