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Old Red ...........
by Old Coyote Wed 01 Mar 2017, 1:20 pm
"Old Red" ...... a 1960 Chevrolet Impala hardtop ........... legal NHRA C/S .............. 348 ci / 335 hp ......... Borg Warner T-10 4-speed .......... 4.56:1 rear gear ........... would turn the low 13's at just over 100 mph at Amarillo's 3,700 foot altitude
..... and the real thing .......... "yellowed" picture makes it look almost orange, but he was Roman Red
..... and the real thing .......... "yellowed" picture makes it look almost orange, but he was Roman Red
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by Skid Wed 01 Mar 2017, 2:17 pm
Nice replica. 
Was this your car?
Was this your car?
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by Speed Racer 65 Wed 01 Mar 2017, 2:39 pm
Very cool. Great looking race car and model.
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by dublin boy Wed 01 Mar 2017, 6:54 pm
Very nice , and amazing that something that big was running 13 seconds.
It's as fast as a modern BMW M3! Well, in a straight line anyway LOL
It's as fast as a modern BMW M3! Well, in a straight line anyway LOL
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Re: Old Red ...........
by Old Coyote Thu 02 Mar 2017, 12:44 pm
Skid wrote:Nice replica.
Was this your car?
Yes sir, it was
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by disabled modeler Thu 02 Mar 2017, 1:12 pm
Old Coyote wrote:Skid wrote:Nice replica.
Was this your car?
Yes sir, it was
Very cool....Its always nice to be able to build a replica of the ones we owned over the years. I have many I need to replicate.
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by harron68 Thu 02 Mar 2017, 6:05 pm
So cool! The '50s-'60s "stock" racing classes totally ignored by modelers! So sweet to see one here!
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by dublin boy Thu 02 Mar 2017, 6:06 pm
Fantastic to find out it was actually a replica of your own car!
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by Art Laski Wed 19 Apr 2017, 7:58 am
What a nice model of a really cool car!
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