What?? A BLUE hemi ? With wing no less?

[gtx6970]

After looking at this kit sit on my shelf for the past 30 years or more.

I think it's time has come to do something with it.

 

I'm leaning heavily  towards a stock box build.   The more commonly called 'KISS'  method. (Keep it simple stupid.) 

But....i have the resin sixpack hood and a  rat roaster intake to go MP car.

Problem is I'm not sure i want to go  another more detailed build with better chassis etc etc etc. 

Might come down to how well the paint on the resin hood turns out

I'm plan to use aftermarket decals either way.

Odds the kits decals are any good...is unlikely 

 

An issue to deal with is, there is not a lot of info / pictures out there on this particular car 

 

So far I, pretty certain there were actually 2 SM birds

Both hemi 4spds,  white bucket seats interior no console in either.

The SS/E car had a blue painted roof , the MP car was stock black vinyl top 

Neither car had the Bird specific scoops on the fenders . WHY, I've no idea.

 

Decisions decisions 

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 09:53 PM by gtx6970

[afxawb2]

It is my understanding that Buddy Martin always painted his engines Ford Blue. Do not know why but maybe in reference to his early Ford roots.

[gtx6970]

43 minutes ago, afxawb2 said:

It is my understanding that Buddy Martin always painted his engines Ford Blue. Do not know why but maybe in reference to his early Ford roots.

Ronnie. Buddy and Jake  all had roots in Fords before their Chrysler association . 

Especially Jake King.

 

 

But I've read numerous stories why their engines were Ford blue. 

Unfortunately the only ones that might know are Buddy Martin and Herb McCandless 

Both of which will be at Chryslers at Carlisle next weekend 

Edited Saturday at 08:18 PM by gtx6970

[1972coronet]

Then there was the Jack Werst  Mr. 5 & 50  "cheater" '70 Superbird , SS/EA . 

This car was built to go after the '70 SS-454 Chevelle convertible SS/EA champ.

Just A Car Guy: the factory cheated too... Jack Werst's Super Bird, also known as the "Cheater Bird" was built specifically to take out Ray Allen, driving an LS6 Chevelle that was causing problems for Chrysler in a certain drag class.

[Force]

I believe Sox & Martin had two different Superbird's, one ran in the Super Stock E class and the other in C Modified Production class, the difference is the blue metallic painted roof on the SS/E car and a Six Pack hood scoop and vinyl top on the C/MP car, none of them had the small scoops on the top of the front fenders.
The Super Stock car was one of only two built and they ran it for a very short period in just a few races as it wasn't exactly legal, Sox & Martin got one with a manual for SS/E and Jack Werst got the other and ran an automatic so it had SS/EA classfication, the clutch pedal was still in the car tho' put all the way up against the firewall.

And it was the mechanic Jake King who painted the engines he built Ford engine blue and all engines used by Sox & Martin wasn't blue, just the engines Jake built.

[TarheelRick]

21 hours ago, afxawb2 said:

painted his engines Ford Blue. Do not know why

Ford blue would make them go faster😁.