Dale Earnhardt 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR

[TheCat]

Here's the finished build. This is my first every NASCAR. I hope I did it justice.

You can see the Work In Process here WIP

[Ken#5fan]

Nicely Done!!!!! Great job for your first NASCAR build. That paint is spot on.

Ken

[Wayne Buck]

VERY Nice Work! I think it came out great, Felix.

Big E was my all time favorite driver. I was 19 years old when we lost him, and I'll admit, I cried like a little girl in my F150 that night on the parkway, all the way up to north Jersey to go back to school for the week.

I pretty much lost interest in NASCAR all together after that one...

[bbowser]

Excellent first car! Black is perhaps the toughest color and you nailed it. Hope to see more

[Scalper]

Nice Build..Welcome to Nascar.

[bandit1]

VERY Nice Work! I think it came out great, Felix.

Big E was my all time favorite driver. I was 19 years old when we lost him, and I'll admit, I cried like a little girl in my F150 that night on the parkway, all the way up to north Jersey to go back to school for the week.

I pretty much lost interest in NASCAR all together after that one...

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x2 till i found Jr.!

but i didnt have a truck then i cried like a baby in my bed that night basically put myself to sleep! :(

Edited September 9, 2011 by bandit1

[Kmidd65]

Welcome to Nascar modeling! That is a very good job, I agree, black is the worst color to apply. Nice job, you will always cherish that first Nascar build. I still have mine to look back and see where I started. Thanks for sharing with us!

[Wayne Buck]

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x2 till i found Jr.!

but i didnt have a truck then i cried like a baby in my bed that night basically put myself to sleep! :(

Yep, that whole week was pretty bad for me... I seriously felt like I had just lost a family member or a best friend.

Again, Felix, I think you did this one GREAT JUSTICE! You should be proud!

Shortly after his death, I started to build a replica of the #3 as well. I didn't get very far, though. I was graduating from BMW school and starting my career at a dealership and put the models aside for almost a decade. My life just got way too busy, unfortunately.

[TheCat]

Thank you everyone for the great comments. I'm planning to build a few more of Dale Sr.'s other race cars. Currently I'm working on the 2001 Corvette C5-R 24hr Rolex Race car that Dale Sr. and Dale Jr. raced in.

Also, I'm working on Mark Martin's 2007 Army #01 NASCAR Race car.

Again, thanks everyone.

[Wayne Buck]

Well, I just got done seeing this in person and, I gotta say, the pictures here don't do her much justice at all...

Thanks again for sharing, Felix. GREAT work on the car, and It was VERY nice meeting you!

P.S. Thanks for the dollar! I really wanted a set of those slicks bad!! LOL

[MarkJ]

Great job, Felix. Just curious about the engine placement.

[TheCat]

Well, I just got done seeing this in person and, I gotta say, the pictures here don't do her much justice at all...

Thanks again for sharing, Felix. GREAT work on the car, and It was VERY nice meeting you!

P.S. Thanks for the dollar! I really wanted a set of those slicks bad!! LOL

Thank you very much. It was great meeting you in person as well. You're most welcome and hope those slicks work great on your future builds. Hope to see you on our next club meeting in October.

[TheCat]

Great job, Felix. Just curious about the engine placement.

yeah, it seems to sit a bit inward, but that's how they sit from the pictures I've seen of the actual cars. Here's a picture of one of those engines: