Racers need naps at the track, so Bill Newcomer started with an AMT 1/25 scale Race Car Hauler, extended the frame, and added a Peterbilt Sleeper. He repositioned the tire rack and added diamond-plate decks plus custom-printed decals.
Bob George built this clean Watson Roadster and upgraded it with Indycals decals and resin tires. The paint is House of Kolor White and Tamiya French Blue.
Gerry Chevalier combined a ’58 Ranchero resin kit with a Revell 1/25 scale ’57 Del Rio wagon to get this swanky ride. He built his Ranchero factory stock, except for the wheels and tires. A dual-quad V8 adds some pep, and a two-tone paint job finishes this impeccable model.
Adding scratchbuilt components and a Fremont Racing Specialties body to an MPC 1/25 scale Ramchargers dragster resulted in this nice AA/Fueled Racer. Kevin Wight paid meticulous attention to detail for a beautiful build.
Starting with the Revell 1/24 scale Volkswagen Samba Bus, Gerry Paquette converted it into a ’60s style woodie for the surfing scene. He modified and detailed the interior and scratchbuilt the woodie panels and roof rack. Gerry also reduced photos of 1960s album covers and made custom woodgrain decals for the surfboards.
In the Junior ranks, Peter Eisenbacher built this Tamiya McLaren Senna box stock. He used the options that were included in the kit to complete the Senna as one that is ready for action in Europe.
Looks like a local move in progress. Justin Cheshire took the AMT 1/25 scale 1977 Ford Econoline 150 Coke delivery van and paired it with the trailer from the AMT ’63 Chevy II wagon kit to create this U-Haul set. He crafted the decals and printed foldable boxes, topping it all off with a hand truck.
Mike Pearsall spent over 200 hours merging an AMT 1/25 scale 1965 El Camino with a Jimmy Flintstone resin ’66 Nova sedan delivery into this replica of a full-sized, modified, custom Nova. With his penchant for detail, he sourced many parts to reflect the original car as closely as possible and even matched the paint. What’s the name of this custom? He’s calling it what the owner of the 1:1 car calls his No Camino!
Jason Lookabill built this 1932 Ford roadster pickup with a shortened bed using a resin body. He then added a detailed 409 motor to give it a little more giddyap.
Isaac Myers’ rat rod began as a Monogram 1/24 scale ’30 Ford coupe. He chopped and channeled the body, modified the frame, wired the engine, opened the doors, and added buckets of interior mods.
You don’t often see ’39 Chevy street rods. Larry Tobkin built his with a 1950s spin, and he nailed it! He added a six-cylinder engine, lowered the stance, landed it on wheels and tires from his spares box, and replaced the bucket seats with a split bench. Larry finished it off with Testors Racing Blue enamel.
This Monogram 1/24 scale 1971 Plymouth GTX entered by Sam Grabenhorst was built as a 70’s Street Machine. To accomplish that, he improved the kit with wheels and tires from his spares box and scratchbuilt the rear shackles.
Inspired by a car on a PPG annual poster, Norm Youngsman raided his spare parts to craft this ’30s Ford roadster. The base is a 1927 Model T roadster, and then Norm let his creativity take over.
In the diorama category, Kent Wilcox entered his Moebius Models 1/25 Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight Batman movies. Already a well-detailed kit, Kent cut open the top entry hatch and added the hydraulic lifts with other interior components. He topped it off by setting it in a seamy neighborhood scene.
Starting with the Tamiya 1/20 scale Lola T93/00 Ford kit, Fabrizio Fae undertook a major detailing effort with the engine, interior, and chassis sections.
Steve Prow went all out on a '72 Vega kit converting it to a pro street. A myriad of scratchbuilt pieces were crafted and assembled into the model, plus he wedged a big-block Chevy engine under the hood and installed massive rear tubbing to get in the fat meats.
Paul Mackie entered his spectacular 1965 Chevy pickup towing a matching speedboat and trailer. He dressed the Revell kits with Dupli-Color paints and then striped them. To keep everything in the Chevy family, Paul replaced the Hemi Hydro’s engine with a Chevrolet V8.