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BTT. Some folks, including me, are asking if anyone has memories and/or pix of cars running at Des Moines, Ames, and Cordova.
See plenty more here: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/sunday-models.869868/ .
Cool! Here's my similar 1961 (with a '63 Riv roof) that I built last year. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/sunday-models.869868/page-246#post-15630070 It's done! This was for an informal AMT Trophy...
[ATTACH] I'm slowly making progress. All comments are welcome (positive, negative or other).
Here's a mock-up of my AMT Trophy Series '36 Ford. The front will be a little higher to emphasize the taildragger stance and the rear fenders will...
Remember the 1/25 scale AMT Trophy Series plastic kits? I do! The Traditional Rods And Kustoms In Scale website is asking folks to build and show...
Does anyone recall, or have photos, of James Wilson racing at Des Moines, Ames and/or Cordova in 1965-1968? He had a red-orange '57 Chevy 210 in...
Oh. All these decades I thought it was "big slip" as in the car having a large limited slip differential.
Gene Winfield customized many of the AMT annual kits in the '60s. Here's the latest about him....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's a 1/25 scale curbside I've built from the body of a Moebius 1961 Pontiac Ventura hardtop, an...
1/24-1/25 scale model car kits with bubble tops: [IMG] This is the most-updated list. I've deleted my earlier post about it.
Here's a link showing those tires: https://board.spotlighthobbies.com/?md=read;id=408947 . At this link, click on the Scott..... post for some...
Here's a link with a little info about Bob Braverman. A post farther down says that he died....
[ATTACH] "California" in New Jersey. January 1967 in unknown publication.
jnaki 1958 * means class record Here is a great story on Daddy's Auto Body, Buick powered dragster from 1958. They were very successful in So Cal...
The vehicle, and hence it's color, is way OT so I won't show it here but look at 2024 Toyota Tacoma Solar Octane. In real life, it is so bright...
Yes, more stories please! For the rest of us, we can build 1/25 scale models of Kent Fuller framed cars such as: Early '60s rail (pre-order):...
[ATTACH] It's difficult to see but it seems to be a "hailer" sign that can be illuminated when the cop car pulls alongside the suspect's. The...
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[ATTACH] C'mon, post some Sunday models. My '61 Pontiac has the filling/sanding/priming started and the interior mocked up. This is for the...
[ATTACH] 1961 Pontiac Ventura kustom in progress. This is just a mockup. The finished model will be lower: bottom of rocker panels level with the...
It's a week past the Oct. 1 deadline and I'm just now starting on this 1961 Pontiac Ventura kustom. It's the Moebius 1/25 scale kit that I'll...
Here's the finished model. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Here are my shots of a car being moved around at the Barris auction in North Hollywood, CA in September 1983.
[ATTACH] Car Craft, May 1961.
Despite the thread's title, could someone explain the hitch on this? To me, it looks like a single bar attached between the truck and the center...
[IMG] Here's something wacky I'm working on. It's a topless 1/25 AMT '49 Ford sectioned 3", shortened, widened in back and pie-cut to narrow it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's something that might have been built in the late '50s. It was the time when a hopped-up Olds or a Caddy was...
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