I Built A Cannonball Pre-Runner For My Entry

[oldcarfan]

As part of my Cannonball entry for this year, I've created a backstory. In this case, it concerns two young people who win the lottery for a large sum. Being fans of European and vintage racing, they start their own racing organization, Garage 62. They collect and build cars that catch their interest. In this case they decided to enter the Cannonball and bought an old Expedition as a base. To make sure they were as well prepared as possible for the race, they built a pre-runner to scope out the challenge ahead.

Now for the real world. I dug out a Snap Tite Mustang originally bought for the tires and wheels. I prepped the body and shot it with the same Rustoleum dark gray that I'm using on the Expedition. As with that vehicle, the Rustoleum is still not completely dry and who knows when that will happen. I'll give it a while to harden and either polish the paint, or dirty it up to make it look like it just got back from a run.

Some wheels off a diecast Jeep and tires from an unknown source seem to fit well. I lowered the car about an 1/8th of an inch and other than that, just detail painted it. A good night driver needs plenty of light so I added a full array of lights. Can you tell I like aftermarket lights? The original kit isn't that well detailed when it comes to headlights, so I drilled a hole in each and added a small lens. Not much, but I like it. The taillights as supplied are simply red paint, so I covered them in BMF and used a red Sharpie to make them look a little better. 

The interior is done in a dull bronze and black combination to simulate leather.

And that's about it. The car isn't perfect, but I enjoy making a simplified kit something a little more. Now I'm thinking the boys at Garage 62 also need a shop truck or two!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Good build. Nice work.

[louis Carabott]

Very Nice

[XYHARRY]

This looks quite menacing and those headlights look like the eyes of a beast. Colour, wheels, stance and driving lights all work well together. Well done Gary.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[slusher]

Great looking ? Mustang! 

[oldcarfan]

I figured a Mustang was a good fit with the Expedition. Today while looking for something else I unearthed enough leftover parts from various Monogram F-350s to possibly make a duallie as the team parts runner. I'd tucked away an original kit years ago and when I opened it, there are a lot of extra parts. I have enough for two truck, except for missing one engine.