The70judgeman Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 @John- That's what I thought. Seem to remember he was working on a drag radial. I bought tires from him before....great stuff.
TFchronos Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Beautiful, stunning, and gorgeous all in one, amazing model John!
BIG NICKY Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 that looks gorgeous...now if you take the 1:1 out to a local show you can set this one on the dash
om617 Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Beautiful,sharp and shiny Must be great to also have the 1:1 in the garage.
FASTBACK340 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Posted April 27, 2014 Beautiful,sharp and shiny Must be great to also have the 1:1 in the garage. Thank you for the compliment. As for owning the 1:1, that didn't come easy. This Nov. will be 17 yrs. I've owned it and It's only been"finished" in the last 6 yrs. All those years of slow, dedicated saving of money and searching for needed parts at my leisure paid off. Not to mention being married to a woman that supports my hobbies 100% and participates in every cruise night or car show we attend. Matter of fact, we're going to one in about 2 hours. The resulting finished car in our garage is years of sacrifices and dedicated saving, complete with a separate "Cuda Account" at the bank. All my side jobs and e-Bay transactions went in. Overtime and bonus's, in they went. Believe me, I'm not "well-off" financially. I break my tail but try and be smart about spending. I just have good patience and determination on what I want. I couldn't afford to build that car today as I bought a rust-free shell for $1,600 in 1998. The front fenders are worth that today….. I bought a "3 carb manifold" from a guy I bought a parts car from. I got my 6Bbl. set-up for $250 from air cleaner to manifold back in `99 on that deal. I had no intentions of going that route until it fell in my lap. Then I had to add THAT into the restoration budget. Plus I did everything except all body work & paint, and the machining of the engine block. I had the carb's modified by ProMax Performance, noted 6Bbl. specialists. Dollars invested? When it was first put together and drivable 6 yrs. ago I probably could have bought another brand new VW GTI for the same money. Emotional investment? Priceless. I walk in the garage and realize how fortunate we are to own it. Yeah, just like the 1:1, I look at the model and think about what I would have done differently. It never ends…..
Custom Mike Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Absolutely beautiful John, your love of both the 1:1 and it's 1/25th replica shows! Oh, and I'm stealing those side marker lights on my next one of these kits! Edited April 27, 2014 by Custom Mike
Dave Toups Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 The model looks great John!! Just like the real thing. You should do the primered version too, that would be cool. Sorry I missed seeing you yesterday. I couldn't make it to the show this year.
Stuntman Mike Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Just beautiful, great work!!! I think I have to add a model of your car to my collection aswell. I really like it
508boricua Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Amazing build! Everything about it is awesome!!
freakshow12 Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Now I think you need to build the before car...
BIG NICKY Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 I was just thinking the same thing when I saw the last two pictures
FASTBACK340 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) My wife agrees…. I have to sort through my inventory and see if I have another "rough" `68 annual. I didn't crack open an un-built annual for the full detail replica, I'm not using one for the ratty version. Should go much quicker…. Hmmm…. Edited April 27, 2014 by FASTBACK340
Robberbaron Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Impressive: both your replica and the 1:1! Followed both your initial "trial" build and this second one. With your description of the work/sacrifice you put into the 1:1, that makes me admire the replica even more...
Alan Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 John, Just plain killer !!!!!!!!!!! Would love to see more photos as well as progress shots of the build ... Alan
Alan Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Found the progress pics ...... can you post a link to your fotki site ? Alan
mnwildpunk Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Thuuuuuuuunk. That is the sound of my jaw hitting the floor
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Very well built mistress. The love shows on all detail, and she looks great for a Mopar I wish I could find a '66 Galaxie four door sedan body so I could actually build mine.
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