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MarkJ
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:11 pm Post subject: Roy Gay 1964 B Stock GTO |
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Just finished this one. It was driven by teenager Roy Gay back in 1964. He Raced it against his more well known brother , also a teenager, named Don Gay . He drove a 62 A stock Catalina 2 door sedan. He actually won the 1963 NHRA national championship driving it. I built Don's car back in 2018.
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gks1964
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Mark,
Looks awesome! Another great build!! |
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Old Coyote
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249 Location: High Point, NC
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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Absolutely beautiful build Mark. I remember Roy and this car well. You have nailed another piece of drag racing history on the head. Awesome.
Now all you need to do is the A/MP wagon
_________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | Absolutely beautiful build Mark. I remember Roy and this car well. You have nailed another piece of drag racing history on the head. Awesome.
Now all you need to do is the A/MP wagon
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Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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MarkJ
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Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Here is the model I did of Don's car back in 2018.
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1976 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Both builds are beauties!!!!!!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Two FANTASTIC Looking builds!!!!
One could almost use the recently reissued AMT 5 Car carrier to haul them around. The Tractor would be a problem.... _________________ Ed. K |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 813 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Great stuff. Love early '60s Drag cars! _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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Old Coyote
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249 Location: High Point, NC
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 881 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work Mark. Like you I will use my printer for personal projects and various little details. It gives the capability to do cars that were previously out of the question. _________________ Dennis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity....... |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Dennis O wrote: | Nice work Mark. Like you I will use my printer for personal projects and various little details. It gives the capability to do cars that were previously out of the question. |
Thanks Dennis. I might have to change my opinion about not offering my decals for sale. Bill Jobson made me realize I could make the underlays with the laser printer and the colored decals with the ink jet printer. I will try it on my next build and see what happens. |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. |
Sounds interesting John, but what would I use for the chassis donor for the wagon? |
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Old Coyote
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249 Location: High Point, NC
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. |
Sounds interesting John, but what would I use for the chassis donor for the wagon? |
I would think you might be able to use the '65 Chevelle wagon or the '63 Chevy II wagon which is due to be out this month. But, you would still need to find a big block Pontiac engine to look like the big 421. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. |
Sounds interesting John, but what would I use for the chassis donor for the wagon? |
I would think you might be able to use the '65 Chevelle wagon or the '63 Chevy II wagon which is due to be out this month. But, you would still need to find a big block Pontiac engine to look like the big 421. |
I did some searching around and mcw sells the 63 tempest wagon and it looks like it comes with the 421. Its 61 bucks which like all resins is not cheap. I just wonder if the quality of mcw resins is good . the last resin I did was very poor quality and I told myself I would never do another one again. Do you have any experience with the mcw resins? |
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Old Coyote
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. |
Sounds interesting John, but what would I use for the chassis donor for the wagon? |
I would think you might be able to use the '65 Chevelle wagon or the '63 Chevy II wagon which is due to be out this month. But, you would still need to find a big block Pontiac engine to look like the big 421. |
I did some searching around and mcw sells the 63 tempest wagon and it looks like it comes with the 421. Its 61 bucks which like all resins is not cheap. I just wonder if the quality of mcw resins is good . the last resin I did was very poor quality and I told myself I would never do another one again. Do you have any experience with the mcw resins? |
Yes Mark, I have built one MCW resin and it was really pretty nice. I built their 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne (which I turned into a Bel Air with the addition of some styrene strip and a little chrome foil). I was replicating the Casler Racing Tire B/S 427 Bel Air of Wiley Cossey. Like all resins, it required a little more work than a 100% styrene kit, but I was satisfied with the resin kit and the results (shown below). The company has changed hands since I built the Bel Air, but I have continued using their lacquer paints and the quality has remained high. I would suspect the resins would still be good but I can't guarantee that.
_________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Thanks , John. What are the chances they ever made a model of that car? I will keep the photo though . You never know. The only photo I had of the GTO was the one below. I never got to see the wagon run. I bet it could really go quick.
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Mark R&R Resins made a resin 1963 Tempest wagon years ago, I don't know if they are available now, But it might be worth checking into. That A/Modified Production wagon would be a gorgeous addition to your early Don & Roy Gay set. |
Sounds interesting John, but what would I use for the chassis donor for the wagon? |
I would think you might be able to use the '65 Chevelle wagon or the '63 Chevy II wagon which is due to be out this month. But, you would still need to find a big block Pontiac engine to look like the big 421. |
I did some searching around and mcw sells the 63 tempest wagon and it looks like it comes with the 421. Its 61 bucks which like all resins is not cheap. I just wonder if the quality of mcw resins is good . the last resin I did was very poor quality and I told myself I would never do another one again. Do you have any experience with the mcw resins? |
Yes Mark, I have built one MCW resin and it was really pretty nice. I built their 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne (which I turned into a Bel Air with the addition of some styrene strip and a little chrome foil). I was replicating the Casler Racing Tire B/S 427 Bel Air of Wiley Cossey. Like all resins, it required a little more work than a 100% styrene kit, but I was satisfied with the resin kit and the results (shown below). The company has changed hands since I built the Bel Air, but I have continued using their lacquer paints and the quality has remained high. I would suspect the resins would still be good but I can't guarantee that.
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Yes , John. That is a high quality looking resin model. If I let this work on me a little longer I will probably give in and get the resin from mcw to complete the three car set. Thanks for posting those pics. |
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Old Coyote
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: |
Yes , John. That is a high quality looking resin model. If I let this work on me a little longer I will probably give in and get the resin from mcw to complete the three car set. Thanks for posting those pics. |
If you do break down and do the wagon, it was the about the same color as the Catalina. Only saw it a couple of times but it was more like Don's big Pontiac than Roy's GTO. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Yes , John. That is a high quality looking resin model. If I let this work on me a little longer I will probably give in and get the resin from mcw to complete the three car set. Thanks for posting those pics. |
If you do break down and do the wagon, it was the about the same color as the Catalina. Only saw it a couple of times but it was more like Don's big Pontiac than Roy's GTO. |
I was thinking that too, just looking at the small pic of all three cars together. Thanks for the pic you posted . I needed a much better reference pic then the tiny one I had. I blew it up but it became grainy so i just had to figure that most of the graphics were probably the same as Don's car that I did have good reference pictures for. Thanks again, John. |
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Old Coyote
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:31 am Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Yes , John. That is a high quality looking resin model. If I let this work on me a little longer I will probably give in and get the resin from mcw to complete the three car set. Thanks for posting those pics. |
If you do break down and do the wagon, it was the about the same color as the Catalina. Only saw it a couple of times but it was more like Don's big Pontiac than Roy's GTO. |
I was thinking that too, just looking at the small pic of all three cars together. Thanks for the pic you posted . I needed a much better reference pic then the tiny one I had. I blew it up but it became grainy so i just had to figure that most of the graphics were probably the same as Don's car that I did have good reference pictures for. Thanks again, John. |
You are quite welcome sir. I do hope to see the third and last member of the early Gay Pontiac triad coming from your bench. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Old Coyote wrote: | MarkJ wrote: |
Yes , John. That is a high quality looking resin model. If I let this work on me a little longer I will probably give in and get the resin from mcw to complete the three car set. Thanks for posting those pics. |
If you do break down and do the wagon, it was the about the same color as the Catalina. Only saw it a couple of times but it was more like Don's big Pontiac than Roy's GTO. |
I was thinking that too, just looking at the small pic of all three cars together. Thanks for the pic you posted . I needed a much better reference pic then the tiny one I had. I blew it up but it became grainy so i just had to figure that most of the graphics were probably the same as Don's car that I did have good reference pictures for. Thanks again, John. |
You are quite welcome sir. I do hope to see the third and last member of the early Gay Pontiac triad coming from your bench. |
Ive already started my next build so it will be a while if I do. I never stop a project until it is finished once I start it. Well there was that time I bought the wrong kit but didnt realize it till I was half way through but I got the right kit this time. |
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