Offy Powered Sprint Car

[2002p51]

Building up that Revell midget got me in the mood for more open wheel dirt cars. So I dug out this long ago stalled project, an Offenhauser powered sprint car. Here's a mock-up of the work so far:

It's based on an AMT Grant King sprint car kit. I cut the nose and the side panels down to give the hood a better line. The rear nerf bar has also been modified with some Evergreen rod.

The engine is from an AMT Watson roadster.

Since these photos, I've revised the intakes, made a roll bar from .080" Evergreen rod, and shot the base white color on the body panels.

[Tedly]

Wow, I love the look of this one. The proportions are perfect

[W-409]

Very interesting build there! Nice job with it so far, can't wait to see it finished. Cool...

[2002p51]

Update!

Spent much of the day in paint and decals.

Paint is Model Master Classic White and Chevrolet Engine Red. The decals are from an old Chris Etzel sheet.

The roll bar is made from .080" Evergreen rod.

And of course, now that everything is glued in place, the hood no longer fits like it did in mock-up.

I still need to make nerf bars all around and the exhaust, but this thing is getting close to being done!

[runsw/scissors]

Feels good doesn't it?

[Bernard Kron]

Oustanding proportions and stance. Lowering the hood was really inspired. And big improvement on the injector horns and roll bar. Can't wait to see more!

Edited November 26, 2010 by gbk1

[2002p51]

Lowering the hood was really inspired.

That's something I've done with every Grant King kit I've ever built. I always thought AMT got the nose too tall.