Not a car that Richie ever drove. It looks like an Evans chassis. All of Richie's coupes were on stock frames. The tube frame Evans car didn't show up until we...
Scott, thanx for the analysis. Tribute it is / must be. All I know - from the photos - is that there is "Richie Evans, Jr." on the sides and there is a small...
Errrrrrrrrrmmmmmmm..............What's a stock Pinto chassis look like? -elh- ... From: "dirt711mod" <pacich711@...> Not a car that Richie ever drove. It...
Sneaky vintage racers! While browsing my modified photo files this AM, looking to find some detailing ideas for a new model, I "found" of all things photos of...
Gang, I just posted some new pix of my Wisconsin modified project in 1/8th scale. See my photo gallery "Gary" - thoughts, comments, etc.? Later, Gary...
I just found this group today and joined. Man, are the pictures of your work something. I'm primarily an airplane modeler, but I've always wanted to do an...
In case you don't know, there's a pretty active Open Wheel Modeler's Yahoo group, contacted via open-wheel-models@yahoogroups.com. Might be a better place for...
Anybody have an idea what kind of tires were used in the 1965 Langhorne ROC. '65 was the first year without dirt. Built a another Mushroom Special (Langhorne...
Gary I just dug out the pics of the A55 project and was wondering what the basis of the car is? I am thinking of doing something similiar for an HO slot car....
John, Wiesbaden, eh? I was stationed there briefly when I was in the Army - WAY back in the late 1960's! Small world. These modifieds were raced in Wisconsin...
Gary We already have Edmunds SuperModified bodies that are being run. It won't be exactly to scale but as close as I can get to 1/64th and still fit a TJet...
John, I started with a 5w coupe. I took out the B pillar, about 8 inches off the cowl and another 8 or so off the tail. I cut the rear quarters in a double -...
Wiesbaden, eh? There's a hoot ! I was Ramstein.........late 65 early 66 but I got by to visit ya'll from time to time......good food there! Got me to...
Ed and John, I was in an Army Intelligence Battalion 1968-70, based at Kaiserslautern. I spent time at their detachments with RF-4's at Ramstein (tac recce)...
We were there opening the base in '54, and the AFB at the time was referred to as Landstuhl. Dad was a supply officer and Yeager was the F-86D wing commander....
Hey Guys, It gets better, HA! That Ramstein group was the 38th Tac Recon Squadron.......my guys! We had RF-101's when I arrived and eventually transitioned to...
I am starting the Mustang modified, the repop of the old AMT kit. Of course, like all those modifieds, it has a small-block engine. I thought a Ford engine...
Ed, Well I'll be... "Squadron Mates" of sort. Yep, lived in the other end of the barracks with the Army swine and worked the flight line / images with the...
Don, The AMT kits all had big block chevys in them. They just look small. I made my own Ford engine using the kit motor, reversing the oil pan, and installing...
Hey Guys, Any photos? Thanks TJ ... inches off ... quarters in a ... the rear ... run. It ... and still ... started with a ... of Model A ... at the ... ...
TJ, Sign into the "Group" and click on Photo Albums and then Gary..........they're at the end of his batch. -me- ... From: "TJ Mottola" <tj.mottola@...> ...
The disclaimer; I've not been tinkering with domestic 1:24 stuff for some time now but......... Seems like there should be a flock of stuff out there like the...
Hey Gary, I finally got a minute to take a peek at the A55 photos. I like ! If you can get it through to completion with the same stance as the mock-up...