1/64 SCALE MODEL Gene Adams’ Oldsmobile Sedan So Cal Record Holder in B/Gas Coupes and Sedan Class 1958-59… "Engine builder, Gene Adams already was a drag racing legend from his exploits with his famed dark blue '50 Olds fastback that dominated the coupe and sedan classes from Saugus to Santa Ana." Hello, When we were following the Gas Coupes and Sedan Classes to see which cars were doing well in those classifications at Lions Dragstrip. One of them stood out, a fastback Oldsmobile Sedan. My brother liked his 1951 Olds sedan and wanted to make it go fast. He was encouraged to make a go of it from watching other big family cruisers become fast cars in these classes. Money and time, stopped him before he got started. He was busy in school and his teenage job. But, we had time on the weekends to go to Lions to see the top guys in those Gas Coupes and Sedan Classes racing each other. We knew Doug Cook had his 37 Chevy that ruled C/Gas at Lions and read about him racing his family Olds sedan. Our favorite cars were in C/Gas and B/Gas. Our friend raced his 34 black Ford, 5 window with a big Olds motor in A/Gas, so if we were to build something, it would be in B or C/Gas. Gene Adams had a B/Gas Sedan that looked like he just popped off the hubcaps and went racing. Little did we know that he would go on to be in some of the more famous drag racing teams and build race cars. Jnaki This model is a tribute to Gene Adams for his fast Olds sedan and encouragement that a modified, Olds sedan could be a record setter in any class. "The March ’58 issue of HRM featured Adams’ oblique B/Gas ’50 Olds fastback sedan. Adams was busy grinding up speed records at the Okey City Nationals (111.24 mph) and the Santa Ana drags (112.77 mph)." “I had a Ford coupe, too, but my Dad’s new ’50 Olds 88 fastback was superior in terms of acceleration. We raced it in Stock class at Saugus and Santa Ana. You gotta realize that ‘stock’ wasn’t stock. They ran the Stocker in the ’52-’53 season. Then Gene’s dad sold it to him, and Gene began hopping it up for the Gas Classes because just about anything was legal. They added more carburetors, a high-revving mechanical camshaft, and reworked the Olds cylinder heads to complement the increase in airflow.” “The highlight of the two-page spread was a GMC-supercharged 370-inch Olds motor. Gene had sunk the pockets in the polished combustion chambers with cut-down Chrysler exhaust valves (1-¾-inch to 11-1/16) and GMC 1-7/8-inch intake valves. Then he welded dividers into the Siamesed exhaust ports so the spent gases from the two middle combustion chambers were channeled separately, thus producing a mild tuning effect." He won major NHRA events (B/Gas Coupe at the ’57 NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City)
This kit always brought back a goofy, but funny, memory from when I was a kid. When I saw that it had been re-released I had to build this one.
`55 Chevy Pro Mod. Box stock. Must of felt like yellow over white that day. Keep the pictures of all the good builds coming!
surprise Christmas presents... Hello, For Christmas, these sets were a big surprise, (someone was listening or watching closely...) as I now have plans for a later customization and build. These models are not Hot Wheels or Matchbox that are all put together. They come in a set with all of the extra parts. If you purchase several of these M2 kits, then you will have a ton of extra speed equipment for interchangeability between all of the models. It is like being able to play/build with toy cars again. (Not just rolling them around and on display.) So, anything that allows countless hours of play is just a good thing… The idea of being able to put on whitewalls one time, then reversing them to blackwalls was what we used to do in real life back in 1960. Steelies with hubcaps, chrome wheels, mag wheels, Moon Discs and then black wheels real life progression in 1/64 scale. These M2 Auto Lift brand 1/64 scale models are a little different, but allow more fun for those with hot rodding ideas and scale customization in mind. You will have to drill out the solid tabs on the bottom of the Hot Wheels and/or Matchbox cars to make things work together. Either screw the Hot Wheels frame back in once you customize or add epoxy to keep it modified. Hot rodders like all forms of big and little cars, but some of us just can’t let those little guys stand alone as stock as they came from El Segundo or the original Matchbox Cars from England. So, the M2 versions fit the bill for ultimate building and playing. Jnaki So, the winter’s rainy days in So Cal will have some other meaning when these come out to get customized and go rolling around. FYI: Today, Matchbox is owned by Mattel and Hot Wheels. But, they still have their own following. The M2 machines is owned by Castline in Azusa, CA. http://www.m2machines.com/products.html
^Are we going to get s few step-by-steps on this?^ I'm starting on a AMT '66 Buick. Looking forward to that.
On my get list in the future,lot's of possibilities.By the way,where is Homer Glen,I'm in Springfield and am President of Central Illinois Scale Auto Builders club and am giving you an invite to our next get together which happens in Champaign every 2 months.
AMT's '40 Willys.Cut the windows out of acetane from Midwest products,wheels and tires up front are from Modelhaus,out back are AMT Parts Pack slicks.Next time I'm going to figure out how to add the flip front-end with a different style hinge set up.Paint is Model Master black over Model Master gray primer. Thanks for looking and Happy Modeling
Posted by "41 coupe": I'm digging this because it really represents what was going on around here (Chicagoland) in the mid '60s. Even though Novas and Chevelles were popular guys were still buying Impalas with 327s and 4 speeds. Wheels like the Cragar S/S and Keystone Klassics were starting to become more prevalent but most guys had chrome revered rims and blackwalls. The others had black steelies with narrow whitewalls with chrome lug nuts. Oh, can't forget the coil spring or ball joint spacers to get the car sitting up. This looks kool.
I appreciate the invite but I'm east of Joliet, it's a 125 mile ride to Champaign. If I was closer I'd definitely take you up on the invitation. By the way, the Willys is killer..Mitch
Well it's good to know where your at anyway,I like going to Walts Hobby Shop in Joliet whenever I get up that way,it's like stepping into the early 60's when you walk in.Thanks for the comment on the Willys
I would love to see more of this one please... I got 2 in my stash that I'm gonna build some day.....
Whipped up an interior for my '58 Fairlane 500 using floorboard, rear seat, and dash from the AMT '57 Fairlane, buckets from the new-tool AMT '62 T-bird (the pleated inserts for the T-bird rear seat wer grafted into the '57 Ford rear seat.) Console is from the Monogram '58 T-bird, and door panels are scratched from sheet plastic and various bit and pieces. Shift lever and turn signal lever are dressmaker's pins with turned styrene knobs. Also got some trusty Plastikote T235 primer on the body. The '57 Chrysler front bumper has been polished and is ready to go out for plating...
Also started setting the stance and wheel/tire combo for this old JoHan '59 Dodge that'll be an entry in two upcoming contests...
I know that '58 Ford is going to be a standout and there's no reason to doubt the Chrysler will be right there. I dig seeing how everyone's works-in-progress are coming along.
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