Short Track and NASCAR modeling

This was the only other win for Jarrett on a big track besides Darlington in 1965.

Gentleman Ned, one of my favorite drivers of that time. Very nice build.

Looks nice. Good job.

Nice looking replica build.Really like old style NASCAR.Do not even watch cookie cutters they run today.

Thanks Rick, Dan, and Dave for your comments. I really appreciate them.

Great looking model Mark, very well done!

  Me too.  Me too.  Me too. 

Wonder why they did a red dash.  Musta hooked it from a used racer.  Or late leaving for the track. 

I took a picture of Ned sitting on the trunk of that car ( or a similar one ) during a lull in the action, at Spartanburg or Columbia, 1963.  I can't remember which, but I still have the picture. 

 I really am old. 

Quote from: Volzfan59 on January 22, 2025, 04:03:32 PMGreat looking model Mark, very well done!

Thanks, Steve. Always appreciate your kind words about the builds.

Quote from: john2 on January 23, 2025, 05:16:12 AM Me too.  Me too.  Me too. 

Wonder why they did a red dash.  Musta hooked it from a used racer.  Or late leaving for the track. 

I took a picture of Ned sitting on the trunk of that car ( or a similar one ) during a lull in the action, at Spartanburg or Columbia, 1963.  I can't remember which, but I still have the picture. 

 I really am old. 

John,
I believe this car started life off the show room as a red car. Ned always had Blue Fords when he drove them from what I can remember. Bondy Long, the owner, was partial to blue apparently. Probably easier to just let the dash stay red. Fireballs 63 Ford started off red and was painted lavender and then a pearlized purple. His dash was black though, so I guess you had many choices for the color of the interiors of your new car back then.

  Thanks Mark.  You always provide us With great models and conversation. 

That's a good looking model of a good looking car.

Very nice Ford, Mark !!

Like the details all around   

Thanks John, Tony and Michael. It was pretty much a fun build

Awesome work Mark! The 64 galaxie is such a great looking race car

Quote from: catpack68 on January 29, 2025, 01:40:29 PMAwesome work Mark! The 64 galaxie is such a great looking race car

Thanks, Catpack. I have one more of those kits but can't decide which car to do. I agree. One of the toughest looking stock cars ever made. Always looked low and mean on the track. Maybe another Lorenzen car. He had a good year that year except for the Firecracker 400 which I heard he could have lost his arm because they shaved the sheet metal so thin on those cars to reduce weight.