hobbybobby Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Sand Shark Custom-Styled Show Rod Original year: 1975 Company: Monogram Scale: 1/24 Designer: Tom Daniel Watch out for the Sand Shark! This mean monster is the most menacing machine you'll ever lay eyes on! That potent Pontiac mill with eight Webber carbs and ram tube injectors would bang out enough power to make this custom rod a winner on the quarter-mile, city street, or show rod circuit. And dig that comfy interior with contour seats, chrome "T" shift lever, and handle bar steering control, all protected by a sleek cleat plastic canopy. It's gotta be a perfect hauler for surf boards or scuba gear, but the biggies that add a different twist are the super Sand Shark decals and sinister-looking fins. Tom Daniel creates the Sand Shark show rod in 1975... Steven Spielberg directs the movie "JAWS" in 1975... I suspect Spielberg was inspired by this TD creation and well... ... you know the rest of the story. This was done at the end of the line between TD and Monogram, Tom had started this kit to be a 'Sand Dragster', with huge, ribbed rear tires... and as an aside, it was made from the bones of the 'Dog Catcher'... Someone at Monogram finished it to this... This is also a older one, I had built it many years ago, I chose to do the "Sand Shark" in a more suitable "Shark" color and I wanted a challenge, to try to make it look nice! Boxstock, with the exception of the rear wheels. Original rims, embedded in turned and polished aluminum tubes with formula 1 slicks, scale 1:20. Hope, you like it. Edited December 11, 2013 by hobbybobby
1930fordpickup Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Looks great . Show Rod Madness is spreading around here.
rv1963 Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 I really like it, and I like your color much better.
lillakev Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 You're right, the color is much better than the box art choice. Very nice.
the goon Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Nice. Those were some crazy designs back then. Mark
bbowser Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Not a big show rod fan, but I know a well-built model when I see one. Nice work.
hobbybobby Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, this kit has a lot more potential than many want to admit him... ... and that, I'll show you another time...
Greg Cullinan Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 I've never seen this kit before. Super cool model and you did a awesome job. Definitely stepped it up over the box art.
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