Allan31 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) This will be a "Public Service Announcement" cautionary tale as well. I built these for my younger brother about 20 years ago because he was a big Ford fan, hence no weathering as he liked them "clean". He built his own Factory Five Cobra. I've spent the last week restoring these as they had several battles with his cleaning lady. I started with the Monogram 427 kit and made the corrections needed to get a Shelby 289. I slit the nose and moved up the oil cooler duct and vac formed the brake ducts from a wood master. Re-scribed the doors and found the other bits from the spares box. Tires are my own resin castings of the Fujimi tires. This is the car as driven by Tom Payne and Ray Cuomo at the Road America 500, Sept. 5, 1965. 6th OA. I have no idea why I forgot seat belts but will add those now. I built the Daytona for him starting with the Gunze Sangyo kit. I corrected the odd shaped nose. My own vac formed glass areas and my own resin tires again. There was some odd brownish liquid spilled on the left rear that I managed to get most of it off. Great kit but for the too short wheel base. I have the "Scale Motorsport" resin kit in the stash I will build someday. This is the car as driven by Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant in the 1964 24hrs of LeMans. The cautionary tale part. These came back to me a few years ago while we packed up his house after he died from stage 4 prostate cancer. He was 57 years old. A totally treatable, beatable cancer IF detected early enough for treatments. He was on a business trip out west and couldn't piss. He went to the emergency room and after examination, they told him he better get home. He called me first thing and told me to get my a$$ to the doctor to find out my PSA level, and I did. Everybody here, ALL of us, should know their PSA level. It's a simple blood test that should be done along with your annual physical. 8 out of 10 of us here will get prostate cancer. Might not be what gets us, but we will get it. My PSA levels started to rise after a couple of years, we biopsied my prostate and I had the beginnings of cancer. BUT...because it was in its early stages, I was treated and I'm alive today. My new favorite word, after treatments and testing is "Benign". Life is short people. My brothers passing was totally preventable. Take care of yourselves and enjoy every build we have left. Edited March 4 by Allan31 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Those are two very nice builds. Sorry about your brother and the reminder that men over 50 tend to ignore warning signs and wait too long to see a doctor or get regular check ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Allan31 said: This will be a "Public Service Announcement" cautionary tale as well. I built these for my younger brother about 20 years ago because he was a big Ford fan, hence no weathering as he liked them "clean". He built his own Factory Five Cobra. I've spent the last week restoring these as they had several battles with his cleaning lady. I started with the Monogram 427 kit and made the corrections needed to get a Shelby 289. I slit the nose and moved up the oil cooler duct and vac formed the brake ducts from a wood master. Re-scribed the doors and found the other bits from the spares box. Tires are my own resin castings of the Fujimi tires. This is the car as driven by Tom Payne and Ray Cuomo at the Road America 500, Sept. 5, 1965. 6th OA. I have no idea why I forgot seat belts but will add those now. I built the Daytona for him starting with the Gunze Sangyo kit. I corrected the odd shaped nose. My own vac formed glass areas and my own resin tires again. There was some odd brownish liquid spilled on the left rear that I managed to get most of it off. Great kit but for the too short wheel base. I have the "Scale Motorsport" resin kit in the stash I will build someday. This is the car as driven by Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant in the 1964 24hrs of LeMans. The cautionary tale part. These came back to me a few years ago while we packed up his house after he died from stage 4 prostate cancer. He was 57 years old. A totally treatable, beatable cancer IF detected early enough for treatments. He was on a business trip out west and couldn't piss. He went to the emergency room and after examination, they told him he better get home. He called me first thing and told me to get my a$$ to the doctor to find out my PSA level, and I did. Everybody here, ALL of us, should know their PSA level. It's a simple blood test that should be done along with your annual physical. 8 out of 10 of us here will get prostate cancer. Might not be what gets us, but we will get it. My PSA levels started to rise after a couple of years, we biopsied my prostate and I had the beginnings of cancer. BUT...because it was in its early stages, I was treated and I'm alive today. My new favorite word, after treatments and testing is "Benign". Life is short people. My brothers passing was totally preventable. Take care of yourselves and enjoy every build we have left. After 1 year I have no detectible prostate cancer. A lot of people disparage the PSA test. It is only a test not a diagnosis. A biopsy is the only way to get absolute proof of cancer. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Two clean builds with nice modifications and detailing, I especially like the Daytona, do you recall what paint you used on it? Very sorry about your brother. That’s a good reminder to have regular checkups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 So very sorry to read about your brother - so young. As others have stated - very nice work on your builds. I'm sure they hold even more meaning now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Beautiful Cobras Allan. Wheelbase may be short on the Gunze but it still looks formidable. Sorry to hear about your brother. I can relate as I, like many of us, am going through this. Caught early so all should be ok. Get tested guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Beautiful cars Allan. And you're right: life for way too many good people is tragically short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Two great looking sports cars, especially like the Daytona, very impressive builds Allan 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Great restorations Allan. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Lovely cars Allan and a thoughtful reminder to all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Great looking restorations, sorry for your loss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Two beautiful Cobras and a very important message. Thanks for all three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensar Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Very nice models, Allan. My condolences for your lost brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 22 hours ago, Allan31 said: This will be a "Public Service Announcement" cautionary tale as well. I built these for my younger brother about 20 years ago because he was a big Ford fan, hence no weathering as he liked them "clean". He built his own Factory Five Cobra. I've spent the last week restoring these as they had several battles with his cleaning lady. I started with the Monogram 427 kit and made the corrections needed to get a Shelby 289. I slit the nose and moved up the oil cooler duct and vac formed the brake ducts from a wood master. Re-scribed the doors and found the other bits from the spares box. Tires are my own resin castings of the Fujimi tires. This is the car as driven by Tom Payne and Ray Cuomo at the Road America 500, Sept. 5, 1965. 6th OA. I have no idea why I forgot seat belts but will add those now. I built the Daytona for him starting with the Gunze Sangyo kit. I corrected the odd shaped nose. My own vac formed glass areas and my own resin tires again. There was some odd brownish liquid spilled on the left rear that I managed to get most of it off. Great kit but for the too short wheel base. I have the "Scale Motorsport" resin kit in the stash I will build someday. This is the car as driven by Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant in the 1964 24hrs of LeMans. The cautionary tale part. These came back to me a few years ago while we packed up his house after he died from stage 4 prostate cancer. He was 57 years old. A totally treatable, beatable cancer IF detected early enough for treatments. He was on a business trip out west and couldn't piss. He went to the emergency room and after examination, they told him he better get home. He called me first thing and told me to get my a$$ to the doctor to find out my PSA level, and I did. Everybody here, ALL of us, should know their PSA level. It's a simple blood test that should be done along with your annual physical. 8 out of 10 of us here will get prostate cancer. Might not be what gets us, but we will get it. My PSA levels started to rise after a couple of years, we biopsied my prostate and I had the beginnings of cancer. BUT...because it was in its early stages, I was treated and I'm alive today. My new favorite word, after treatments and testing is "Benign". Life is short people. My brothers passing was totally preventable. Take care of yourselves and enjoy every build we have left. Allen sorry about your brother. Your builds are super. I had prostate cancer and did not even know it. Had a stroke around 13 years ago , so I have to see my doctor every 3 months. And have to do blood work also. My doctor found my numbers were off. So I went to a urologist and I found out I had prostate cancer. If I did not go to my doctor for bloodwork I would have never known and would not be here today. As men we are very stubborn and try to shake off our bad feelings. If you feel bad, go to the doctor and have a look. You are right about the over 50 thing. Thanks for the heads up .Allens right, get checked out if your feeling bad. Might save your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Both Cobras are very well done. They will remain special mementoes in memory of your brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Thanks all for the kind words, glad you like the Cobras. I didn't intend to bring my brother into it but as I'm writing the post it occurred to me I should not be looking at them at all, they should still be on his shelf where he kept them so he could see them while working on his computer. But I guess if one person pay attention to this and gets the PSA thing going then I guess it's worth it. Thanks again all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Allan, these Cobras are excellent builds - I especially like the '64 Daytona Coupé. I'm sorry for the tragic loss of your brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) Amazing realistic Cobra models, especially like that Daytona coupe. I’m so sorry Allan that you lost your brother at such a young age, 57, damn. Prostate cancer can be such a stealthy killer. My PSA started slowly rising a few years ago, I was diagnosed with “very agressive” PC last year (biopsy pathology Gleason score 9!) and underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy last April. So far my PSA is “undetectable” and my body is nearly back to normal (a 70 yr old version of “normal” 😆 which I’ll take, I feel great!). If my urologist hadn’t caught it, I’d probably be dead within a year or two….Most importantly, I had ZERO symptoms so, yes, please gentlemen, get your PSA checked and if it starts to go up, consult a urologist ASAP!!!! Thanks for posting this. Edited March 10 by papajohn97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Two great Cobras! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 VERY NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo2me Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Fantastic Cobras! What a wonderful tribute and I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. From one prostate cancer survivor to another and to anyone who sees this, early detection is the LIFE SAVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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