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1957 Ford Fairlane 500

 
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MarkJ



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:22 pm    Post subject: 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Reply with quote

Amt kit. 105 hours to complete. This car represents my introduction to Nascar. One Saturday morning when I was 6 years old, I looked out the front window of my parents house, in Hampton Virginia, and saw a beautiful red and black car that I had never seen before. It was parked in front of my friend , Rusty McCaddens house. After my mom forced me to eat my breakfast, I ran down to see what was going on. Some of my other friends had already gathered to see this beautiful car. Turned out it was Rusty's older brother's 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 with continental kit and fender skirts. He had stopped by to show the car to his parents and Rusty. Rusty informed me that he was on his way to the Southern 500 in South Carolina. I said , whats that? I had never heard of it before. He informed me that it was a stock car race run at Darlington South Carolina, that was raced on an asphalt track for 500 miles on Labor Day. I asked him if he was going to race this car. He laughed and said no they were special cars with numbers painted on them that race drivers like Lee and Richard Petty drove. I had no idea who they were. I never got to see his brother but when I went home I asked my dad if he knew about the race and he said he did but he didn't seem like he was that interested in it . But he told me more information about Nascar and said maybe some day we would go to a Nascar race. Needless to say my interest was peeked. I never forgot about this car and finally decided to build a model of it. Its a 62 year old memory so its only basically what the real car looked like. But I think its pretty close.









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MarkJ



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you would like to see the w.i.p. on this build, click the link below

http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/35/t/131746.aspx
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gcreswell



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW spectacular build.
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Bill J



Joined: 28 Jan 2018
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice 57 Mark. I have a personal attachment to 57 Fords and Chevys.

My parents had a 57 Ranch wagon back in 57, I learned some of my driving in a friend's Mother's 57 Custom 300. I later owned a 57 Ranchero and a 57 Chevy 210 hardtop. Cars sure were simpler back in those early days! You could overhaul the engine on any of them in your carport with minimal tools Smile
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sentsat71



Joined: 03 Feb 2018
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Location: Fenton, IA

PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW ! ! !
That is a VERY outstanding build!

Great story as well....!!
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gks1964



Joined: 01 Feb 2020
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love the continental kit, seems like yesterday these car were everywhere!

Gerald
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Old Coyote



Joined: 28 Jan 2018
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Location: High Point, NC

PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gorgeous build Mark. Very typical of your outstanding work.
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Racer14



Joined: 13 Feb 2018
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Location: Rockford, IL

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw this in-process on another forum and it finished off really nice!
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Henryjint



Joined: 28 Jan 2018
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Location: NY State's Hudson Valley

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very cool!!!
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Jim N



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great work Mark and a wonderful back story. Thanks for sharing.
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xober



Joined: 25 Feb 2020
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really nice build and story to go along with it!
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john843



Joined: 28 Jan 2018
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Location: S.C. Lowcountry

PostPosted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is gorgeous! Interior, paint, trim, don't know where to begin. Top notch as usual.
When I was growing up in the early '60's, the S.C. Highway Patrolman that lived next door to us had a black '57 that had some iteration of a 312 in it. Not sure if it came in it or he swapped it. He kept that car looking like a new dime and while I don't remember all the details about it, I do remember him telling us that it "would walk away" from his patrol car. Probably the first car I ever really noticed and thought of as "cool". ("groovy" hadn't come along yet)

John
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