1/24 Vintage Modified Gremlin: John Blewett Jr. #76

[Vintage 1/24]

[btaylor]

That is a cool build! That is one low slung racer right there. I bet it does well.
Thanks for sharing the pics, and build story. and those inserts are dead on perfect!

Bob

[Z-carfan]

Wow that is the most bad a$$ Gremlin I've seen! Excellent work.

[woodman]

Looks like a fun build .....That body lends itself to raise the opening of the rear tire....

[MoparGreg]

Wow what a machine! That is the baddest Gremlin I've ever seen. Great work!

[CrockettNZ]

awesome looking car
love the cover over the guide
I am not a fan of exposed guides so that is a great solution

[pastor bubba]

That is a sweet race car.

[strangebrew]

Great job............ :D

[Broman62]

That is spectacular!!! Workmanship is fantastic!!!

[TuscoTodd]

That is one good lookin' machine!
:text-bravo:

[GASSERMAN]

BEAUTIFUL........ Bob.

[Buzzie 00]

I see that you took the win on Friday night at South Shore!!! Awesome car :text-bravo:

[Vintage 1/24]

Thanks for all the replies!

People seem to be digging this low slung vintage asphalt mod - and this is why I like these so much myself - Vintage asphalt modifieds were just soo low, soo powerful, the tires were soo wide, and the big blocks were soo loud, well you get the idea - these were just extremely cool racers in their day that had a look all their own.

The Modifieds just captured my imagination and attention when I was a kid watching the races at Islip Speedway.

I did get to the races Friday night, with a little anticipation, like towing in the new race car to the track for the first time.

This was really the first outing for this car. One of the guys reminded me that technically it had run before, but that was when it was in primer, different tires, gears, and unfinished, just a work in-progress from my bench building. Well it sure felt like it was the first time racing this nicely finished car anyhow.

NO FEAR HITTING THE TRACK -



I got to the track with about 15 minutes to race time, running late as usual after work. I put the Gremlin down and ripped off a few laps on the outside lane and was happy with the way it was handling - looked up and saw a few lap times that meant this was going to a competitive car right "out of the box".

Eleven (11) racers showed up that night. The three classes to be run would be the Tour Modifieds, the Super Modifieds, and these Classic Modifieds. There were nine (9) cars in the Classic Modified field that night - biggest field yet for this relatively new class. Three or four of these cars were fast and consistent (or should I say persistent) podium cars.

The #76 Blewett Gremlin would have it's work cut out.

TOP OF THE PODIUM IN FIRST PLACE -



Go figure - a little luck, staying in the slot, and I managed the feature win!

But for now I am looking at this car as one race = one win, can't do much better than that!
Now I want to build another car out of local history - lots fun building these up.

Thanks again for the great comments and interest!

[woodguy32]

WOW... Another Amazing AWESOME Build Vintage 24..!!!!!!!!!!!

its is incredible the work of Art you build....love Johns beard...crazy detail.. lol

also its a RACER.. WOW... sure wish I was closer..

Thanks for Sharing with us, Ron

[Racie35]

Very cool car :text-bravo: