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1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:59 pm
by waaytoomuchintothis
This is a Smiling Ray's (
http://smilinrays.webs.com/slotcarbodies.htm), resin body I've had a while. Its pretty straightforward, I only pulled the exhausts from a Carrera Vintage NASCAR chassis and cut them off square, drilled them out and remounted them right back where they came from. The chassis trimmed very nicely for the body, and there was lots of room for mounting posts inside.



Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

Posted:
Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:21 pm
by MoparGreg
Hey thats nice. Great job. Love it! Please send it over :)
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:25 pm
by HomeRacingWorld
Fantastic, great build!
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:28 pm
by BRP32
Awesome!
Sure would look nice running against that '56 Buick stocker I'm building!!!!
Wayne (Bolton's Speed Shop) :D :D :D
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Thu Nov 15, 2012 5:08 pm
by waaytoomuchintothis
Thanks, guys. I have another Smilin Ray body of a Hudson that I'll run against it, but It'll be a while before I get to it. I just finished clearing the decks from that AMT review and its nice to be able to see the top of the table for a change!
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:51 pm
by dreinecke
Really great looking build, Rob. I like the paint scheme too.
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:07 pm
by Florida_Slotter
AWESOME!!!
Does he also make a Hudson?
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:46 pm
by waaytoomuchintothis
LOL. Marty, how could you be asleep at 2pm?
from above:
"Thanks, guys. I have another Smilin Ray body of a Hudson that I'll run against it, but It'll be a while before I get to it. I just finished clearing the decks from that AMT review and its nice to be able to see the top of the table for a change!"
David, I could only find two NASCAR legal 1949 Mercurys, and the other one was white with black numbers. It was too boring to even consider. I was amazed that I had the exact colors for this just sitting on my shelf. That's happened twice lately. Do you think I have too much paint? By the way way, I got a tiny little package from you today in perfect condition, and every piece is better than I ever imagined. Thanks.
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:16 pm
by HomeRacingWorld
Just so you know you are not alone.

Cheater-built :)
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:48 pm
by dge467
Looks great! I like the colors you used. Nice pink flamingos!
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:23 pm
by ListerStormGT
Looks great Rob, nice job!
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:34 pm
by dreinecke
Rob - Glad they made it. Like I said, they'll need a little clean up. Not like the next blob I send Jeremy...
Love that Merc!
Re: 1949 Mercury NASCAR

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:16 pm
by RazorJon
looks nice Rob
my Ford Tuder could run with you