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Gonna try my hand at another replica. This one is a '57 Ford Hdtp driven by Jimmy Lord in the Milwaukee are in the late 60's. I only have my memory and one picture to go by, so I'm hoping I get close. Jimmy was one of the areas hot dogs, racing with Frank Smith, Jack Brewer and many other when I first got into racing. He helped my improve the cars I was driving at the time...
Quote from: David Bogard on March 11, 2018, 04:01:32 PM
Looks like you've got a real good start on it as it already has that period correct "look" to it Rett. Sounds like he was a true racer and good guy!
He was a true racer and nice guy. Had a '51 Ford Victoria withe a 312 in high school. Pretty to look at and pretty fast. After HS he started racing and was always a contender for the championship but Frank beat him most of the time. And they were good friends too. He didn't have any sponsors so it was all out of his pocket. Which is good for me, I don't have to worry about much lettering.
Rett
Looking real good so far Rett. I can't wait to see the progress on this build.
Bob
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Ya ever have a day when everything goes RIGHT? I don't have many but today was. I got a cage built and painted, got the front end down just a tad more, found a seat, shifter, extinguisher, and detailed them. Gutted the dash and started running the front hoop! I haven't gotten that much done in the last three weeks. Yipee for me! LOL PS, the wife has been gone all day and it's really peaceful here......LOL
Rett
Quote from: David Bogard on March 14, 2018, 05:12:24 PM
Hey Rett, here's one of my little secrets. I have been known to get a hold of some of Candy's women friends and encourage them to go out and eat or shop or get their nails done or whatever. They think I'm really some kind of guy, one that would care about his wife so much. I usually get a lot done that way. Just sayin.. . .
And yep, the old Ford is looking better all the time!
We are some sneaky old dudes aren't we?
Rett
:) Yeah, you guys better watch it. If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy.
Ya, you've got that right John! She doesn't get on this forum, so "what she don't know (read) won't hurt her"! Oh, oh, her she comes! Later dudes, Rett
LOLOLOLOL!
Rett
This 57 is looking like a short tracker for sure Rett. Looking forward to the next update.
:) lol
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Got the interior and engine done except for head rest and distributor.
That interior and motor look great! The seat belts, extinguisher and shifter really caught my eye!
Quote from: David Bogard on March 19, 2018, 11:09:31 PM
That interior and motor look great! The seat belts, extinguisher and shifter really caught my eye!
I always try to put an extinguisher in my cars, don't know why, just do. Shifter obvious because it should be. These belts are masking tape and paint. I'll use photo etched hardware on open cars where they show more. Tks, Rett
That is looking good. I am building a 64 Fairlane family racer from the same timeframe and see lots of similarities in your build.
Great start. Maybe it's time to finish my Frank Smith replica.
Back in 67 & 68 I was stationed in southern California and was a sure thing to be at Orange show in San Berdue every Saturday night. After all with military I.D. it was only $3 to get in. Those try 5 chevys and fords put on a show. they ran a 6 cylinder and 8 cylinder class and they would qualify 75 to 80 cars weekly. The only oddball was a fellow named Bill Spencer who lost his life at riverside. He ran a mopar with a slant 6 that would flat haul the mail. Man those were the days.
Quote from: bandit2026 on April 14, 2018, 04:37:33 PM
Back in 67 & 68 I was stationed in southern California and was a sure thing to be at Orange show in San Berdue every Saturday night. After all with military I.D. it was only $3 to get in. Those try 5 chevys and fords put on a show. they ran a 6 cylinder and 8 cylinder class and they would qualify 75 to 80 cars weekly. The only oddball was a fellow named Bill Spencer who lost his life at riverside. He ran a mopar with a slant 6 that would flat haul the mail. Man those were the days.
we raced modifieds,legend cars and out west coast pro truck there.tight little track and if you were not scraping the strait away walls...well you just were not driving.Tore stuff every race though!only hold special events there now
By the way that is a great start on that 57 ford! 8)
I finally got some paint on it. Second time around, I got too impatient and over did it on the first try. If I can catch some free time I'd like to get back to it soon.
Rett
Looking good Rett!!!
Dang!! I must be slipping......
thought I'd commented on this one.... :(
Looking good there, Rett!!!
Why is the engine Pontiac blue, instead of early Ford red? Just curious. Great build, it's good to see a Ford no matter what color the engine is.
Olderndirt
I don't get quite that technical with most of my builds. I paint most of my Ford engines blue. Also, I'm doing this car from memory. Mostly about 50 yr old memory so this motor could have been pink for all I know.
Rett
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...Well it's finally done! It's close and I wish I'd had lowered the back a little! Jimmy was a unsponsored race, who was fast, clean, popular, and won a lot of races. I only had the one black and white to refer to and the rest was out of my memory....
Man Rett...you nailed it bud. It looks GREAT. You memory seems to be working pretty good..
Really came out GREAT!! 8)
Nice job!!
Quote from: David Bogard on April 30, 2018, 04:19:21 PM
Spot On Rett! So tell me, was there any nudging that went on around there? Good Lord (no pun intended), Jimmy's Ford in the photo as well as the car behind him could be used for Push Vehicles! Really nice build Rett and yes, I like those "Excuse Me" bumpers on those cars!
Yeah, we all used the "booger bars" back then. Around '70, some of us started trying to make ours to look like the USAC cars without all that big stuff hanging out. Then the Modifieds were gone and these cars became late models in 1973. Yes, there was a tad of pushing and shoving.....lol
Rett
Very nice model of a cool racer. 8) 8)
I am quite partial to the '57 Fords...you did a out standing job with this one...
Tks for all the comments guys!!!
Rett
Great looking replica, especially with a single black-and-white photo for reference!
Nice build
! Which kit did you use? and are those aftermarket wheels and tires?
Nice work so far Dirtman, I will be keeping an eye open for updates.
Bob
Quote from: thirdgearspeedshop on May 16, 2018, 01:37:31 PM
Nice build
! Which kit did you use? and are those aftermarket wheels and tires?
AMT kit. Wheels are stock, but I did put on some "slightly" wider tires. During that era, the sportsman cars were limited to about 8" (If I remember correctly,") What we did to strengthen them was cut the center section of another rim out and weld it to the stock rim. Worked pretty well.
Rett