'73 Cougar late model

[Volzfan59]

Hesitant to post this as you guys have some amazing skills and I'm just getting back into kit building after a 30+ year hiatus.

Anyway, my friend @Duane Garner encouraged me to post it, so here she is. It's an MPC '73 Cougar body (that Duane gifted me) on a slightly modified AMT Banjo Matthews chassis. The numbers came from a JNJ Roy Payne Hyde Tools sheet, the rest are from my decal sack. I'm an old school racing geek, love them all but partial to anything under the blue oval umbrella. 

I really need to publicly thank Duane for all of his help and encouragement since I've returned to the hobby. What started as a business relationship has turned into a friendship .

[thatz4u]

looks good from here, well done

[Duane Garner]

I love it, looks racey! Them big land yachts can make for some impressive racecars. Also, thanks for the recognition, I'm glad you came back!

[Dave Van]

Cool!!!! got a front 3/4 shot?

[Volzfan59]

2 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Cool!!!! got a front 3/4 shot?

Not sure what a 3/4 shot is? Here's the front and rear end's Originally thought about cutting out the entire headlight area (if that makes sense) and replacing with a flat piece of styrene, decided to go this route.

[Dave Van]

Most people think Mustang short trackers. Cougar was run by a few.  Inspiration??? That 1st photo is a front 3/4.....thx

 

 

Edited April 25, 2024 by Dave Van

[Volzfan59]

1 hour ago, Dave Van said:

Most people think Mustang short trackers. Cougar was run by a few.  Inspiration??? That 1st photo is a front 3/4.....thx

 

 

I had several pictures of Cougar's,  including Dave Dion's, that I used as inspiration. When the model was finished, I deleted them. This is the only picture that I failed to delete for some reason. Even had a pic of it head on into the inside wall at some speedway! No idea who this is, or where they raced at. For some reason this one really spoke to me. I'll get a 3/4 shot when I get home. I'm at our new (to us) house measuring for a remodel. Yippee!

Edited April 25, 2024 by Volzfan59

[Sledsel]

Hesitant to post? Why? It looks great! Grabs that short tracker vibe right immediately! Love it!

[Volzfan59]

@Dave Van, Is this closer to a 3/4 shot? Thank you for letting me know what the term means. Seems silly that I didn't know.

 

@Sledsel, Thank you for the compliment. I guess the hesitation comes from skills lost, that hopefully are coming back. After seeing some of the beautiful work posted here, just hesitant to post. I must say, everyone, including you have been most kind and I appreciate it. 

[Sledsel]

I kinda get it, I just did my first glue build in quite awhile. Everyone on this page is very supportive and helpful. 

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[stavanzer]

Awesome Build! The Colour is great, and your skills are already better than mine. I've struggled to get black paint to lay down as smoothly as you've done. You have nothing to be hesitant about. Glad you are here, building and sharing with us.

 

Good Show.

[Volzfan59]

I thank all of you for your kind words and for giving my model a look. I really appreciate it.

 

Steve 

[Iraceitall]

Love it!

[Volzfan59]

On 4/28/2024 at 11:00 AM, Iraceitall said:

Love it!

Thank you Joe

[Sonorandog]

I love your choice of subject.  Looks good nice job.

[slusher]

Great build!

[TransAmMike]

Yep, no need to be hesitant Steve (tho I've felt the same way at times).  Anyway, good looking race car ready to hit the track!!

[sflam123]

That's COOL!  I know there were some Cougar Late Models, but around the Midwest they were few and far between.  Excellent build!

[Volzfan59]

Thank you @Sonorandog, @TransAmMike, @slusher and @sflam123 for looking and for your kind comments. 

 

sflam123, I'm from east TN originally. There was one guy that had a Cougar bodied dirt car that I remember, did really well with it. In addition to the Midwest, I believe they were pretty popular in the New England area as referenced by @Dave Van photos of Dave Dion's car. While I've never been to the area, I think a few other racers up there had Cougar bodies too. I always liked them because they were different. Like was mentioned earlier, I love anything blue oval related but got tired of always seeing mustangs.

Edited May 22, 2024 by Volzfan59

[bob29579]

Really nice.

[ybsluos]

Steve your skills are amazingly impressive for someone away from the hobby 3 decades!  
And a big shoutout to Duane for encouraging you to post.  I second his comment….welcome back. .- Mark

[Volzfan59]

Thank you for your kind words @bob29579 and @ybsluos.

@Duane Garner continues to be a sounding board, source of encouragement and more importantly, a friend. 

[Bainford]

Very cool looking short-tracker. The Cougar body has a nice aggressive look when in race car form. Looks sinister in black. Nice work.