That looks sooooo sweet. What are the signs/logos on the rear quarter glass - various drag strips?
minitnkr's MPC 1/24 1957 Chevy Gasser drag car
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That's looking very good Paul. :thumb2:
Thanks gentlemen. Yes Stefan, some who were chasing records/reputation would travel quite a bit for appearance fees. One such was the "Bad Banana", an amazing banana yellow "stock" 57 Chevy 9 passenger wagon that consistently ran record times. It was rumored, but never proven, he had moved the body back an inch on the chassis, had a reprofiled camshaft w/same lift & duration as stock, and had his stock fuel injection sawed in half, hogged out and polished to improve flow.
Thanks for the tip Lee, replacement decals on the way from eBay.
Your welcome Paul. Those are the “New” ones from the original kit if that’s the ones you got you will really like them not like the old ones that were used too these are easy to work with and look outstanding and you get more stuff on the sheet. Keep us posted
Boy, they went on beautifully. Maybe 15 seconds in the water & ready to slide. 2nd pic shows how well they snuggled down. 3rd pic shows how I should have taken a pic of the interior before assembling the body as it is completely painted. Next is completing the brightwork.
Wow totally changed the looks of that Car for sure Paul. I’m glad your happy with it.
Lovely job.
Iam glad the new decals worked out Paul. Always like a happy ending. Great looking iconic car.
Those decals look awesome Paul.
That deserves a great big WOW!!
Thank you gentlemen. Sometimes, lacking sponsors, if a car looked this good & ran well you could get free stuff or discounts if you put their decals on the car as photographers were likely to take pictures of it and the suppliers would get public looks cheap.
That looks fantastic Paul , the decals really make it .
Paul, Looking really good I'm not a big fan of American motors but there were one or two that looked good and this is one of them.
Thanks guys. No box, no instructions, shell mostly done, running gear mostly done, finishing up as background for 57.
You are knocking them out of the park Paul. Another great oldie.
A real "barn find", 'Desperado' found in the same cabinet as the 57, in a box marked 1/25 tires containing said tires & several damaged & incomplete old models including a Plymouth 'Police Cruiser', Austin? bodied gasser & a small block powered 'Luv Truck' street machine. Investigation continues into missing parts.
Think that’s a pretty rare one Paul. Check Sleezebay for price
Looks like the 'Luv Truck' is likely the only one I have most parts for.
Nice thanks for sharing Paul.
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