1968 David Pearson's Ford Torino Cobra

[gami8630]

This car is a 1968 Ford Torino Cobra.
The driver was David Pearson and the team was Holman & Moody, who were NASCAR Grand National Champions two years in a row in 1968 and 1969.

This car was built once before, about five years ago, but it was not very well done, so I built it again this time.

The last time I built this car I combined POLAR LIGHTS Ford Torino Talladega chassis with AMT Torino Cobra body, but this time I modified POLAR LIGHTS Ford Torino Talladega to recreate a normal-nose Torino Cobra.

The Talladega body has had the top of the front body panel reshaped, the front nose cut, the position and shape of the fuel inlet changed and the height of the rear spoiler reduced.
The rear window has been machined to match the window frame of the body and fitted to the body.
The plain roof shape and low window were also a concern, so the shape and height were modified with reference to the body of AMT's Torino Cobra, but the result was somewhat unsatisfactory.
The front grille was adapted from AMT's Torino Cobra parts, and headlamp covers and grille guards were fitted.

The chassis has been shortened in the front section to fit the severed nose, the front suspension adjustment rod mountings have been modified and an oil pan guard added.

The dashboard and fire extinguisher were diverted from junk parts from the Monogram kit.

Decals were used from the POLAR LIGHTS kit, but due to the deterioration of the decals, some have cracked, and the roughness has become quite noticeable, but the overall atmosphere could be reproduced, so I have compromised in the appropriate places.

The body colour was sprayed with Tamiya's TS-19 metallic blue and TS-21 gold.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 2024 by gami8630

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[1959scudetto]

This one really is looking superb !

[bondo bill]

nice build

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nice photography of really nice build. Great job.

[kjohan]

Superb

[Bills72sj]

Nice work. Love the result.

[bobss396]

Very nice, I saw decals for another version, the car was solid blue. 

[PappyD340]

Nicely done!!

[gami8630]

Thank you all!!
I'm a little unhappy with the way the roof has been lifted and shaped, which has increased the angle of the A-pillar.
But I think it was good practice for when I build another POLAR LIGHTS kit in the future.

 

[MarkJ]

Beautiful build. Everything looks just right.

[Johnny Canuck]

Really nice job with this car and the body mods. 

[Coyote_6]

I really love the whole thing, but the black chassis with the gold wheels looks really cool.  Nice nice work.

Steve

[gami8630]

Thanks, MarkJ, johnny Canuck.

Every time I do build-up, I notice areas where I think "I should have done this", and I think this motivates me for the next build.

 

 

[gami8630]

On 6/27/2024 at 10:38 PM, Coyote_6 said:

I really love the whole thing, but the black chassis with the gold wheels looks really cool.  Nice nice work.

Steve

Thanks, Coyote_6.

I also like the blue body and gold wheels combination of this Torino Cobra.
Incidentally, my car is a '2002 Subaru Impreza sports wagon with a blue body and gold wheels.

 

Edited June 29, 2024 by gami8630

[Ragtop Man]

Absolutely it! 

[Jim N]

Spectacular looking build!