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Updated John A Utaman Monte Carlo

Started by Volzfan59, September 13, 2024, 09:53:31 AM

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Volzfan59

John A Utsman was a NASCAR driver from the Kingsport, TN area. I say "was" as he's retired. Pretty sure that John A is still alive. Both he and his brothers drove race cars. John A drove in the Winston Cup division and the Late Model Sportsman division, plus he raced on the local asphalt and dirt tracks. He drove in relief for Benny Parsons in the '73 Volunteer 500. Benny ran the last 80 laps and won.

Anyway, I got these decals from Mike's Decals a while back. Thought that I would build a more modern version of one of my favorite race cars. I really liked the clean, simple look of his #00 Monte Carlo. My car is an OOB, not highly detailed. Thanks for looking.




"Many men fish all of their lives without knowing it is not the fish that they are after." Henry David Thoreau

"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" from the book The Compleat Angler. Izaak Walton 1653

Rattlecan Dan

As you say, it's a nice clean looking car. Nice build as well. I like the stance, and that sneaky little canted front wheel gives a very real look to the build. Nice job!

Volzfan59

"Many men fish all of their lives without knowing it is not the fish that they are after." Henry David Thoreau

"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" from the book The Compleat Angler. Izaak Walton 1653

john2

:)  Very nice.  Clean and simple.  I remember the Utsman  brothers.
Look to the Lord and His strength -  Seek His face always.
Psalm 105:4

Speedracer

N I c e ! Really good look. You do have an addiction for "clean" racecars
"It's hard to throw stones when you're washing feet"

MarkJ

Excellent job, Steve. That model is super clean. I just wish I had more pictures of it to look at.

Volzfan59

Thank you guys! Like my good friend Speedracer said, I really do have and addiction to clean, simple race cars. A lot of my builds only have numbers and a few front fender decals, two colors at the most.

From a guy that used to drive real stock cars, I just never went for wild multi color cars. If anything got tore up over the weekend, it would just be more to fix through the week.
"Many men fish all of their lives without knowing it is not the fish that they are after." Henry David Thoreau

"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" from the book The Compleat Angler. Izaak Walton 1653

Volzfan59

Here's a few more pic. One of these days I'll start taking pictures of the motor and underneath. If you haven't noticed, I even used the old school contingency fender decals.






"Many men fish all of their lives without knowing it is not the fish that they are after." Henry David Thoreau

"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" from the book The Compleat Angler. Izaak Walton 1653