cannonball 2025 Cannonball Run - Finished builds thread

[Mattilacken]

Welcome all to the  Cannonballers 18th Annual Cannonball Run Community build!

This year’s Cannonball Run theme is:
1975 CBR – 50 years anniversary! 
So cars shall be built in a way they could have been driven in 1975. 

 

Please post your finished builds here. 

Try to take good pictures of your build of several angles and if you have made some details make sure to show these! 
Try to post up to 6 pictures per entry but not more. 
 

 

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) 🏁

 

@MeatMan @Sam I Am @oldcarfan @53gmc @RockinRoller @meechum68

Edited 1 hour ago by Mattilacken

[Mattilacken]

#3 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda

”Used” to race in France but was sold to Sweden where the guys managed to get JPS sponsors thanks to Ronnie Petersson who was suppose to race with them. 
During the stay in US before the race they ran out of JPS smokers and only got hold of lucky strike and they went through a bunch of packs to stay awake!

Latest issue of automotorsport where F1 was mentioned and the result of Peterssons race was announced is thrown on the floor.

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 10:30 PM by Mattilacken

[RockinRoller]

The Idea for that build here was 20+ years ago, by buying the MPC - Cannonball Run (licensed merch.) kit - as usual with these TV and Movie-kits they are not so accurate as we wished... but the amount of work getting it done was intense!

By the way it is a mixture of catching the most of details possible and satisfying childhood memories.

Link to the build...

What was made beside glueing plastic pieces together: 

- self-drawn decals

- reconstructed rear-panel

- taillights constructed and 3D printed

- chassis scratchbuilt

- beercans and pretzels...plenty!

- RED MAN chewing tobacco... 

..and so much more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let´s go - get a beer first!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Beans]

#19  1964 Corvette Grand Sport

This is the Accurate Miniatures Grand sport - debadged and painted in white pearl.

No real major modifications to this one other than making sure everything fit together decently.

Wired the engine, added seatbelts, fire extinguisher and cb radio to the interior.  Added a side view mirror from a 67 impala (I think).