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Proposed box art for AMT limited edition release made possible by Model King, Dave Burket. |
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Shocks,springs and grill work are combined scratchbuilt and aftermarket. |
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Body was chopped and lowered extensively, new rub rails were made, and rims are my #R-001's and R-007's. |
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The rear push bar consists of two bumpers from the AMT 34 Ford modified kit as well as the headers. |
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These rear tires were made from ground down American Satco Mickey Thompsons. |
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Aluminum header dumps were made from K&S Aluminum tubing and the decals, except for my name, were Fred Cady. |
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Valve stems, wheel decals, tire stencils and thinned down washes are always good easy things to add for detail. |
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Now here's a short track car!! Built by my good friend Tony Dye. |
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Tony fabricated this nose piece, re-shaped, and shortened this whole front end to get this right on the money look. |
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I believe Tony used my Late Model #R-009 rim set and an assortment of parts pack decals on this 701/2 AMT Baldwin Camaro. |
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J Lo doesn't have a rear end this nice guys! The spoiler was made from clear lexan and looks awsome. |
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Tony is mastering a rubber nose similar to this for me to cast so hang in there! I wish you all could see this car close up. |
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My attempt to keep up with Tony. We built the Camaro and the Mustang at the same time for the 05 Birmingham, Alabama show. |
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After I took this picture I copied Tony an put a clear spoiler on the deck also. |
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The rear rims are #R-004 and the fronts are #R-017. Decals are from Fred Cady. |
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Dash gauges are from Model Car Garage and my name decal is from the home computer. |
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This is the view I wanted everyone to have when I use to race in the 70's, IT DIDN"T HAPPEN. |
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Tony Dye's modified Mustang. Tony used our body, rims, fuel cell, backing plates, and tires on this AMT kit. |
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Tony comes up with great racing paint schemes! |
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The rims were painted with Alcad chrome and paint detailed. |
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Here's a nice close up. Shabo lettering on our proto-type left rear.(hopefully a future release) |
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Different shot of the same type tire on the right front. Tony also mastered this tire for me. |
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Sent in by customer Gary Sutherlin. Nice work Gary. |
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Sent in by Gary Sutherlin. This is what I like, something different!! Gary, "YOU DA MAN! |
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Ricky Moore's Pinto is exceptional! You guys looking for tires, Ricky grinds the tread off the stock kit tires and adds Shabo lettering |
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Ricky's tough competition at model shows, but a good friend to have. Nice job Ricky! |
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Here's a Jack Ingram Nova sent to me by Mark Jeffries. This baby is right on the money! |
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Mark, this thing is sweet. Keep em' coming!! |
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James "Clutch" Coomer's 65 Ford looks pretty wicked. I'd really like to see this one up close! |
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Another "Clutch" short track Kentucky clay slinger. Hard to tell if Clutch ain't trying to slip a real car in on us! |
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Jim Brewer sent this pic of the AWSOME "Big Donkey", #707. I know you got more shots of this beauty Jim. |
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Another Jim Brewer classic, Al Tasnady's #39. |
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Michael Watts sent me these next six mods. some time back, and I will post narrative with them soon. |
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Mike Griesemer sent the next two entries in, The #00 and #57. Real nice clean builds Mike! |
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I would have like to have taken some credit here, but I believe Mike used rims from the early days of ERC, but a lot looks scratch built also. |
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Gary Sutherlin, (one of my first customers), sends this nice clean Pinto in to us. Nice work Gary! |
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"This is what I'm Talkin Bout!" Imagination and Fantasy! Remember at one time, someone said, "what if I put a Pinto body on it?" Another from Gary Sutherlin, Excellent! |
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A Harry McCaughey build of Kenny Slaybaugh's #55 Galaxie that ran at Lincoln & Susquehana, Pa. If I close my eyes a minute I think I can see it pulling out on the track. |
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Another Harry McCaughey rendition. This is Check Adam's #88 Galaxie which ran at Selinsgrove, Pa. |
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Mark Jeffries wanted to try modified building for a change of pace with this AWSOME coupe. |
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I saw this coupe up close and personal at the Louisville, Kentucky show and it is sweet! |
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Another Mark Jeffries modified, #9 Ralph Brinkley. Beautiful Mark! |
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I think Mark is getting in to these old modifieds.Looks good from all angles. |
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Mark didn't send me this one, so I had to get it on my own. Check out this detail! |
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Another classic sent to us by James Brewer. It's a real beauty James! |
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