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Topic: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:50 am Subject: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
DaveVan-
That is excellent! Beautiful model. Thanks. |
Topic: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:45 pm Subject: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
What are your suggestions for painting the Gurney/Riverside Comet? If it is a Bud Moore car are the colors the same red and silver as on the Trans-Am Cougars? But some photos look like it is more of ... |
Topic: sixties bolstered seat |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:00 am Subject: sixties bolstered seat |
Wasn't there some way to make a 1/25 version of the seat bolster using pieces of sprue or something like that? |
Topic: sixties bolstered seat |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:50 pm Subject: sixties bolstered seat |
I am trying to remember the name of the seat that was common in the sixties that had the large padded bolster on the right side along the transmission tunnel. I also remember someone had a way to mak ... |
Topic: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:49 pm Subject: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
Bill J-
correct me if I'm wrong but the front grille that you have in your photos looks like the correct version for the car. It doesn't look like the kit grille with the large turn signals adjace ... |
Topic: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:18 am Subject: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
Bill J-
thanks for the info and if you can post some photos it will be a great help to me going forward.
Tom |
Topic: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:55 pm Subject: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
DaveVan-
thanks for the suggestions.
Tom |
Topic: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2022 5:34 pm Subject: 1966 galaxie kit choices |
I am going to do a Dan Gurney Riverside 1966 Galaxie and after perusing EBay I have seen various versions of this AMT kit. White plastic, red plastic (don't want to deal with that) and some versions ... |
Topic: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:17 pm Subject: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
I am going to do a curbside version since I don't have the knowledge or skill to do a model with the shock tower version, but I do want to do an accurate interior, roll cage and the chassis/exhausts. ... |
Topic: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:59 pm Subject: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
Tom- do you have any suggestions about the best choice for an interior tub and roll cage? I have seen photos of the cars under construction and I'm not sure where to find an accurate version either i ... |
Topic: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:13 pm Subject: Gurney Stroppe Mercury Riverside 1967 |
I am planning to build a curbside model of the 1967 Stroppe Mercury Cyclone that Dan Gurney drove at Riverside in 1967, and am in need of advice. Which kit works best for this model? Is the drag rac ... |
Topic: Help with a TA Gurney AAR Cuda |
teegeefla
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Forum: Nascar Modeling Discussion Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:48 pm Subject: Cuda color |
I did both an early season and late season version of this car in 1/43. I used TS-15 for the lighter color and TS-55 for the darker one. I used Tamiya gray primer for both, but if I did it over again ... |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:24 pm Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
Tom-
Thanks. |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:56 pm Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
Since I started this post, I find the answer to one question and another pops up. I was ready to pull the trigger and do the decals on the Gurney #28 winner when I double checked the photos of the num ... |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:49 am Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
Gurney's RIR Galaxie was black inside and under the hood.
Thanks. I appreciate the help. Tom |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:25 pm Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside blue |
Can someone confirm that Dan Gurney's 1963 Riverside 500 winner had blue painted wheels? What about the interior? Any blue there? I have seen photos of a restored car that has the entire interior p ... |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside decal |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:00 am Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside decal |
Thanks. |
Topic: Gurney 1963 Riverside decal |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:24 pm Subject: Gurney 1963 Riverside decal |
I have encountered a decal I have never seen before on the side of the roof on Dan Gurney's 1963 Riverside winner. It looks like it says "Powered by Ford". Has this ever shown up on any de ... |
Topic: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:19 pm Subject: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
Thanks. |
Topic: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:28 pm Subject: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
Firefly- yes its the same decal I was trying to figure out in the other thread, but i started this new thread since it would be more specific about that one sponsor. |
Topic: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:20 am Subject: LB: an obscure contingency sponsor |
Looking through Google I came across a photo of a restored Lorenzen #28 with a contingency decal that I had never seen before. It's a small round logo with L-B in it just below Air Lift and next to Au ... |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:58 am Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
The small logo I am unsure about is the one to the left of the Gray Rock logo. The old style Holley is on the right of Gray Rock.
So just to be sure, looking from front to back/left to right the ... |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:04 am Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
One last question...does anyone know what the small circular logo in that sits between the Autolite and Gray Rock logos? Thanks. |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:20 am Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
Tom M. and Dr. Craft-
Many thanks for finding and sharing these photos; they certainly make everything crystal clear.
A great way to start the new year.
Tom |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:08 pm Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
Just to continue the detective work on this...
I think the rectangular logo that Firefly mentions in the Rutherford/Jarrett photos from the MacDonald link is Sun. If you go to this link there is a ... |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:32 pm Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
Thanks to everyone for the help. Happy New Year to everyone. |
Topic: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
teegeefla
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Forum: Darkside Racers Corner 1948 - 1972 Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:45 pm Subject: Gurney 1964 Daytona 500 contingency help |
can anyone suggest what the contingency decals are on Dan Gurney's #12 Ford Galaxie on the right side of this photo?
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434386326545504155/
Sorry I am not sure how to ... |
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