My choice for the group build is a Revell 1964 Ford Thunderbolt with aftermarket Fred Cady decals, aftermarket batterys, wiring, and seatbelts, as well as a scratch built rollcage and driveshaft. The car will be built to look exactly as it’s real life counterpart, from decals to paint to engine. In 1964, 100 of these cars were manufactured with the intention of winning the 1964 NHRA Super Stock title, which they accomplished successfully. 100 of these cars were built; 11 painted burgundy and 89 painted Wimbledon white; 51 with a 3 speed Cruise-o-Matic automatic transmission and 49 with a four speed manual transmission. The cars started life on a ford assembly line as Fairlane 500 models, which were sent partially assembled to Dearborn Steel Tubing where they were heavily modified. Modifications included fiberglass doors, hood, and fenders for weight reduction. Also to reduce weight anything that wasn’t necesecarry was removed, including arm rests, passenger windshield wiper, heater, radio, and sound deadening material, among other things. Up front they put a 7 liter, 427 cubic inch engine capable of around 600 horsepower. This engine had a very large air intake, which brought in cold air from vents that replaced the cars high beams and drew out hot air though the cars unique airdrop shaped hood. The car I’m replicating is Don MacBeths Fugitive, which was painted Wimbledon White with a red interior and black wheels. I will be cutting open the trunk and wiring 2 batterys in from there. I’ll be wiring the engine, as well as scratch building a roll cage from evergreen styrene and a driveshaft from k&s aluminium tubing. My goal is to have this model built as close to the real thing as possible.
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