Post by deuce on Aug 30, 2020 10:44:28 GMT -5
When I was a kid, we had a 57 Ranch Wagon. It wasn't the Del Rio, with the fancier (Fairlane 500) side trim though. I hear stories that my Dad used to hose it out to clean it, since it didn't have carpet. As expected, that caused areas to rust out. Subsequently, I do remember driving down the road and seeing the road go by through the rear floorboard. I also heard the tail gate fell off due to the rust. As far as the color goes, it was Silver Mocha Poly. All I remember was "that it was brown." I didn't do my research on this model till I had already painted it the closest color brown I could find. Painting a car, then using 2K clear on it before I actually start building a model has got to stop. I also need to work on my windshield trim. Part of the problem I've found is that I don't sand down the trim to get off any bumps caused by paint or clear. Then it shows up through the trim tape.
My brother and I were true gear heads from an early age. We had a neighbor that worked as a salesman at a Chevy dealer, so he brought new cars home all the time. By age 10, I could tell the differences between a 1965 and 1966 Impala. We built models in abundance. It was nice having an older sister that was of dating age, and most of the guys she dated had cool cars. Other neighbors had assorted hot rods, too. Unfortunately through the years, my brother has lost the hot rod desire. He doesn't even know if his Explorer had a V8 or V6 in it.
I built this model for a "what if" scenario. What if we kept the car and my brother and I turned it into a gasser. I wanted it to be something that you might see on the track in the 70s in Texas, so I left off any newer trends. Interior is carpeted as well as it having a headliner. Tinted windows in orange, and Texas related decals (Hemisfair '68, Lone Star Beer, and a state of Texas inspection sticker.) I made a custom Bigelow Brothers Racing decal as well. I bought ready made license plates for it as well as dashboard decals (the kit comes with a decal for the speedometer.) I couldn't see where they put a radio or heater in it, so I didn't use the decals I bought for that purpose.
There are lots of crazy looking gassers out there. I think they are my favorite genre of racing.
In this first picture, you can see why I thought the car was just brown. I'm the youngest (the pedal was mine, according to mom.)