Jerry Pennington’s Devilfish was a two place mid-engine track-based roadster with side pods.
I always loved the huge fins on the 59 Impala/ El Camino, and I thought it could make a cool subject for a similar build. I did a crude sketch at the time, and shoved it inside a copy of Car Model Magazine, where it stayed for the next 45 years. Fast forward to Spring 2018 when, while thumbing through some of my old magazines, the sketch fell out. I immediately thought of the 59 El Camino glue bomb that I had picked up in a resale store for 50 cents a few weeks earlier.
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TIM SLESAK'S “El Commotion”!
I got my first inspiration for “El Commotion” when I saw the Ridler Award winner while working the MPC Model Car Customizing Contest at the 1973 Detroit Autorama.
PART TWO: CHASSIS AND INTERIOR DETAILING!
At the time I’m writing this, I’m already deep into the construction of the Pagani Huayra kit from Aoshima.
PAINT POLISHING 101
The paint job on your model is, without a doubt, the first thing people see when they look at your model.
NNL WEST 2020
Well, the weather gods cooperated again and provided good weather for the 2020 NNL West held January 25 in Santa Clara, CA.
JAY COBURN'S HARRIER JET ‘69 CAMARO
JAY COBURN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 1969 CAMARO
BUILDING A BLOWN FLAT HEAD & AN ENLARGER MACHINE!
When Pico Elgin showed me his 3D printing of the Frenzel blower at NNL West several years ago I knew I had to order some for myself.
BUILDING A 1/8TH SCALE DONOVAN 417
This is one of those projects you start, and dive into big time, then you realize it’s going to take a lot more time than you thought it would.
AUTO ART
This year marks the 50th anniversary of my fascination with drag racing.
norman sterner's scratchbuilt isma supermodified
i’ve been building models since i was five years old and i’ve been a racing fan since the first time my dad took me to see my first race and i’m an even bigger fan of open wheel racing like tour modifieds, super modifieds, indy, sprint cars and midgets.
bill burnham's “old blue” ‘29 roadster
pryor passarino, stan pinnick, and steve catron pay tribute to the late bill burnham by building a replica of his car “old blue”
