minitnkr's MPC 1/24 1957 Chevy Gasser drag car

[Lee Drennen]

Wow Paul they look nice.

[Mr Bowcat]

A very nice looking trio.

[adt70hk]

Just had a catch-up up Paul.

That's turned out beautifully. Pleased you managed to find some decals!

ATB

Andrew

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen.
A "Barn Find" is just that, a rare or cherished abandoned vehicle left to decay in a barn, garage or warehouse. A gasser is a slightly modified full-bodied automobile with an engine/driveline/suspension not original to the body used. Cubic inch displacement:curbweight determines where in the Gas Class it competes. There is a subclass for turbo & super charged engines hence the B/GS (2nd highest supercharged Gas class) on the 57's windows. The engines listed were pre-80s Chevrolet 'small block' engines & the 'big block' 427cu. in.

[Allen Dewire]

Damn Paul, An El Camino??? Ain't seen one of those for years Buddy. All 3 look good and it must be different working with such huge models too!!! Those were the days, back in the 60's and 70's. Gasser's, S/S, Wheelie machines, and Nitro Funny Cars...

I remember the first time at a drag race and It was 'Jungle' Jim in his Nova Funny Car vs. 'The Snake' Don P.........Jim did a bleach burnout, before he staged and the sound from his pipes, re-arranged all my internal organs. Then Don did his, and put 'em all back in place. Still get goose bumps today when I think about it........

Prost
Allen

PS, Steve, I'll translate the above if needed...LOL!!!..........

[Airborne01]

Damn Paul, An El Camino??? Ain't seen one of those for years Buddy. All 3 look good and it must be different working with such huge models too!!! Those were the days, back in the 60's and 70's. Gasser's, S/S, Wheelie machines, and Nitro Funny Cars...

I remember the first time at a drag race and It was 'Jungle' Jim in his Nova Funny Car vs. 'The Snake' Don P.........Jim did a bleach burnout, before he staged and the sound from his pipes, re-arranged all my internal organs. Then Don did his, and put 'em all back in place. Still get goose bumps today when I think about it........

Prost
Allen

PS, Steve, I'll translate the above if needed...LOL!!!..........

Why thank you kindly Sir! :smiling5:
Steve

[minitnkr]

My first memory was watching a grudge run between some local Bflo. NY hot shot & visiting "Ohio George Montgomery" in his C/Gas 33 Willys. The launch was 'heads up' & they were neck & neck through the first two gears and then the 33 started getting very loose into third but George just steered through it w/o letting up on the gas through 4th & the speed traps, winning by a nose. They call this "being committed" in F1 I think. Was a lesson to me, total commitment is often necessary to overcome.

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Paul, 'Ohio George Montgomery'.......Didn't Revell make a kit of his Willys back in the day. I have a pic in my mind and it was blue in color...

[Guest]

Didn't Revell make a kit of his Willys back in the day.

It was AMT, in 1968. MPC also had kits of some of his cars.

(Scalemates to the rescue, because this guy’s name means nothing to me, but typing it in there at least turned up some hits )

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry guys, the pic I had in my mind was a blue Willys and it turned out to be the '41 Willys from Stone, Woods, and Cook. I had a model of it back when and it was from Revell,


It really sucks when you get old and the memory fades....

Sorry for hi-jacking your build thread, Paul......Those were the days though!!!...

Prost
Allen

[Lee Drennen]

Round2 MPC is releasing Ohio George Multi Maverick Funny car soon.

[minitnkr]

The AMT model Willys was after the repaint & re-engine to AA/Gas.

[papa 695]

Just seen this one Paul, great work on all 3 build’s.

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys.
The fig. came & looks suspiciously like Dom Toretto from F&F. Still need to weather 57 & finish base.

[minitnkr]

I'm open to suggestions, otherwise I'll call it done.