2025 Cannonball Run - 50 years since the 1975 run.

[Lunajammer]

On 10/13/2025 at 2:38 PM, Mattilacken said:

 

Congratulations Anton! The Cuda look killer!

[Mattilacken]

2025 Cannonball Run Entry list:

1. '62 Chevrolet Bel Air  (W-409)

2.  Ford Escort MK2 ( stitchdup)

3. ‘71 Plymouth ’Cuda Hemi (Mattilacken) 🏁

4. ‘69 Chevrolet Camaro (atomicholliday)

5. WV type 1 Van (Fat Brian)

6. ‘69 Dodge Dart (Tim08)

7. ‘67 Ford Mustang (JimmyRiggins)

8. '70 Plymouth Superbird (Keef)

9. ’71 Renault Alpine A110( White Rabbit)

10. ‘75 Chevrolet Vega (MeatMan) 🏁

11. Dodge Super Bee (Slusher)

12. ’70 Dodge Super Bee (Sam I Am) 🏁

13. Lamborghini Espada (Tooltime-fan)

14. ‘70 Chevrolet Malibu (KWT)

15. ‘75 Volkswagen Golf (oldcarfan)🏁

16. ’60 Ford Starliner (blue303) 

17. Shelby G.T. 350R (xbazzarex)

18. ‘73 Mercury Cougar (bill_67)

19. ‘64 Corvette Grand Sport (beans)

20. ’71 Porsche 911 T (Misha)

21. ’73 Dodge Charger (Pat Minarick)

22. ’71 Ford Maverick (bobthehobbyguy)

23. ’70 Ford Torino (kromolly)

24. ‘63 Renault Estafette (camaro69)

25. ‘73 Dodge d300 (53gmc)🏁

26. ‘71 Ford Interceptor (spencer1984)

27. ‘74 Ford Gran Torino wagon (iamsuperdan)

28. ‘58 Plymouth sports fury (Rescued Customs)

29. ‘66 Chevrolet  Malibu (Chasten)

30. ’66 Fairline GT/GTA (geras24)

31. '69 Ford Galaxie (Stavanzer)

32. 73 Nissan Skyline GT-R (Badge73)

33. ’75 Chevrolet Laguna (RockinRoler)

34. ‘67 Chevrolet Impala (meechum68) 🏁

[blue303]

I'm going to call my car done. It has been for at least a week but I wanted to be able to take nice pictures before posting it.

[Big Messer]

Very nice!. In fact so nice that I wouldn't enter in a race...

[meechum68]

But it would be such a soft comfy ride! And very unlikely to attract alot of police attention!  Very nice!!

 

[MeatMan]

14 hours ago, Big Messer said:

Very nice!. In fact so nice that I wouldn't enter in a race...

Don't forget, this was 1975, so there were a few more of these running around than there are now, and people weren't so "collector" oriented as now. I had a friend that ran a 67 Cuda at the track, street stock except for minor upgrades. There were lots out there similar.

[Big Messer]

7 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Don't forget, this was 1975, so there were a few more of these running around than there are now, and people weren't so "collector" oriented as now. I had a friend that ran a 67 Cuda at the track, street stock except for minor upgrades. There were lots out there similar.

(Sigh) yeah...

[blue303]

Yeah, I was going for the super comfortable ride strategy.

[Rescued customs]

I will be back on the bench this week son may be too band season got us behind on our builds 

[Pat Minarick]

Got everything primered and base colors on. Some small detailed parts and the interior are dull coated and ready for what ever color I decide on. Started some light weathering on the chassis. Body has a silver base coat, just can't decided what color.

Edited October 24 by Pat Minarick

[tim08]

Getting close to finishing the Dart. Got the hood and trunk lid hinged, with magnets. Dog dishes made in tinkercad and painted with revell chrome. The fuel cell, lines, and jerry can were printed. Interior done. Tool box was printed, thanx Meatman. As was the cooler, extinguisher,window cranks ,and belt buckles. The cb was a 1/8 file scaled down. Hope to throw some paint on this weekend.

[meechum68]

Slick!

 

[tim08]

Got the 440 installed, Took one more mockup pic before paint. Gonna try to get the nose to sit down a little on final assembly.

[Pat Minarick]

Got some of the interior ,engine,and rims started.

[Pat Minarick]

Painted it Bronze. Going to give it a very light sanding , foil it and clear after it dries about a week.

Has anyone painted taillight red over clear red plastic? These look a little weird in person. 

[oldcarfan]

3 hours ago, Pat Minarick said:

Painted it Bronze. Going to give it a very light sanding , foil it and clear after it dries about a week.

Has anyone painted taillight red over clear red plastic? These look a little weird in person. 

Great color! For the taillights, rather than paint them red over red, I usually put some Bare Metal foil on the backside to give them more reflective look, then maybe do a black wash to make the raised parts more noticeable. 

[Big Messer]

41 minutes ago, oldcarfan said:

I usually put some Bare Metal foil on the backside to give them more reflective look,

I used to do that in my 1:1 cars also.

Edited Tuesday at 01:33 PM by Big Messer

[Pat Minarick]

1 hour ago, oldcarfan said:

Great color! For the taillights, rather than paint them red over red, I usually put some Bare Metal foil on the backside to give them more reflective look, then maybe do a black wash to make the raised parts more noticeable. 

 

54 minutes ago, Big Messer said:

I used to do that in my 1:1 cars also.

They have glue damaged on the back , tried BMF and it makes the damaged show. But thanks for the idea. 

[Big Messer]

12 minutes ago, Pat Minarick said:

They have glue damaged on the back , tried BMF and it makes the damaged show. But thanks for the idea. 

Can they be polished?

[Pat Minarick]

3 hours ago, Big Messer said:

Can they be polished?

I painted them with a thin coat of taillight red . Think that's going to work.