by slothead » Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:04 pm
Great comments. Yes, I feel hoodwinked for even thinking those builds were legit at first. Knew Waltrip drove a #95 Cyclone, didn't know or not if he ever drove the livery on a Torino.
I wasn't discounting the #92 Torino because it wasn't a NASCAR, I already had one when I bought the one I painted to be Petty's car. But, if it had been an in demand classic NASCAR or USAC livery I would have left it as is and passed it on to someone else. The car is still available at only slightly inflated prices. I dipped, stripped.and repainted a Monogram Mario Andretti Fairlane a few years ago and am now kicking myself considering what that car's selling for today. Plus, I traded away an SCX Gurney AAR 'Cuda to get it so lost two valuable cars for what ended up being a sloppy repaint.
I plan to build a replica of the Norm Nelson #14 Roadrunner when the body is available. It's not the NASCAR connection that makes a car desirable to me, I just love race cars from that era. The Dan Hampton Carrera Charger 500 was my first stock car purchase of this type. Now since the Proxie Cyclones became available creating a field of them is my primary retirement activity. I'd buy or build any good looking Mopar or Chevy from that era if I could get them, or parts, at a reasonable price in 1/32 scale.