Don't worry about where I got'em. Don't worry about how I got'em.

[LUKE'57]

Don't worry about where I got'em. Don't worry about how I got'em. Just be glad I got'em.

One of my favorite lines from "Greased Lightning" uttered when Wendell Scott (played byt Richard Pryor) asked his "main man" where the tires for the new race car came from. Nowadays not many "midnite auto supply" parts can be used on a race car and not many have the panache and style of the factory based stock cars like this one from the Ol' Redneck Race Car shop.

[Abell82]

Another great example! Love those big ol Fords.

[Guest]

Noce photoshop work. If you had foiled the chrome, one would have thought it real.

[LUKE'57]

Noce photoshop work. If you had foiled the chrome, one would have thought it real.

Well I guess it would have had to be inaccurate to look real then because the real one had all the trim removed. The only thing photoshopped into that picture was me and my logo.

Edited November 29, 2009 by LUKE'57

[roadhawg]

Jerry, I bet a lot of today's generation don't even know who Wendell Scott was. The movie "Greased Lightning" is based on Scotts life, and was filmed around my hometown, Athens GA. Its one of my favorite racing movies. The villian in the movie was Beau Welles, and the gold and black '55 Chevy he drives was actually my best friends car at the time, Tommy Haynes. He won quite a few races in that car.

Its a great little movie, worth seeing for any race fan... although I doubt they could get away with making it today, with all the political correctness BS we got!

By the way, I mentioned the villian, Beau Welles.......Welles was played by Earl Hindman, who went on to become famous as "Wilson" on the TV show "Home Improvement".

Great job on that ol' Ford, as usual. You got any more of Wendell's cars we can see?

Edited November 29, 2009 by roadhawg

[LUKE'57]

I didn't know that about the villian. I never would have connected ol' Beau and Mr. Wilson though. I think that the Beau character was based not so loosely on Jack Smith. I've got a '65 Ford Wendell ride that I'll post in a little while, hope you like it.

[Guest]

Well I guess it would have had to be inaccurate to look real then because the real one had all the trim removed. The only thing photoshopped into that picture was me and my logo.

Yes, I eralize that. I thought that cars from that era kept window trim? I know they lost the chrome trim on sides, fenders, etc. I just thought they kept window trim. Sorry, I am not a southern boy, and am a bit ignorant of what they actually did. I WAS trying to compliment your building and photo skills.

[LUKE'57]

Can we have a Do-over?

Thanks Lee, glad you liked it. But even with MicroMetal Foil Adhesive and aluminum foil (hate that fragile and fiddlely Bare Metal stuff) that side trim is a pain. The earlier stuff kept the trim and while I buckle down and do it, it don't mean I enjoy it. Don't know which is harder though, foiling the trim or having to sand it off and not lose the character lines on the body. LOL

[Guest]

I've never had trouble with BMF. Now, Detail Master has a foil that really sucks, it's thick, and the adhesive is extremely sticky, and leaves a residue behind. Once again, nice work!

Edited December 2, 2009 by midnightprowler