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Ned Jarrett 1964 Dixie 400 winner

Started by MarkJ, October 17, 2022, 09:21:08 AM

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MarkJ

Got this one done after 3 months. Amt kit purchased at Walmart. 145 hours. It's one of those sealed hood models with molded in seats and exhaust so lots of cutting and adding is required. I also tried to change the automatic transmission underneath to look like a manual trnasmission. I have always liked the look of the 64 Ford, so I bought 2 more of the kits. This is the car That Ned won the Dixie 400 in that year.























TarheelRick

Very nicely done, as are all of your NASCAR builds.  Even though in '64 I was a strong Chevrolet fan, I did enjoy watching Ned Jarrett race.
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Brian Conn

....Another outstanding build and really enjoyed reading the W.I.P and its related history.
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MarkJ

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate the kind words about the build.

Dirtman

Love this car. Ned was one heck of a wheel man. Job well done!!!

Rett

ARCA Guy

Love any and all Ned Jarrett builds. You did good here!

TonyK

All your work resulted in a great looking model!

MarkJ


R.J


Jim N

Beautiful looking build Mark.  Looks great!

Rattlecan Dan

Really nice build and homage to a really nice guy! Well done.

MarkJ

Thanks again guys for resurrecting this build from a couple of years ago.

Volzfan59

Great looking Galaxie Mark. Always liked Ned, seemed like a really nice guy.
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MarkJ

Quote from: Volzfan59 on August 23, 2024, 04:54:30 PMGreat looking Galaxie Mark. Always liked Ned, seemed like a really nice guy.

I agree completely with you Steve about Ned Jarrett. He was a great driver and person as well. My only beef with him is he told on Rex White for fudging the rules on his 61 Chevy entry for the Southern 500 that year. His car was disqualified before the race and Rex had to drive Jack Smith's Pontiac for the 500. I think Rex had a car that could have won that race if it had not been disqualified.