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Short Track Forums => Open Wheel cars-modifieds/sprints => Topic started by: JimW on October 01, 2017, 09:07:29 AM
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AMT's Grant King "pole cat" sprint car , built this almost str8 out of the box added a few things like tires and wheels , plumbed and wired , nerf bars, scratchbuilt dry sump tank dont remember the kits the decals are from,
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4385/23577328298_2d05bf7f68_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BVrYhj)#0hoodoff (https://flic.kr/p/BVrYhj) by Jim White (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151829804@N03/),
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/23577338358_66cc12b025_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BVs2gL)#0sprinterls (https://flic.kr/p/BVs2gL) by Jim White (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151829804@N03/),
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4405/23577336378_7a90c72f16_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BVs1FC)#0sprinter (https://flic.kr/p/BVs1FC) by Jim White (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151829804@N03/),
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4467/36758903553_c62e126d16_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Y1fZnc)sprintcar#04 (https://flic.kr/p/Y1fZnc) by Jim White (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151829804@N03/),
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Nice build!!!!!!!! ;)
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agreed!Very nice build!
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That's really cool.
Rett
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And YES....this IS the other GK based sprint that I hoped you would post here....
The car #'s look like they could have come from the AMT Tobias Modified kits or maybe the Modified Stocker series...
Have a feeling the GK kits are rather scarce again or a bit pricey WHEN they show up on Model Round Up or Spotlight Hobbies
Not sure if Larry at DTR still has any of those kits....
Maybe have to "bug" R2/AMT to get them to bring it back again.....as if they'd listen to any of us.....HA!
Back when they were available around ten years ago, I managed to grab a few of GK sprint kits...
In my hobby/computer room, have 4 of the GK sprint kits and 3 of the Edmunds, would have to check out the stash in the basement to come up with the total number of these kits.....
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Very nice build Jim, great looking older sprint car.
Bob
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Man Jim...another killer build.
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fella's Thanks for the kind comment's , This old sprinter was about the most enjoyable model I built in a long time , I started this build when we lived in INDY 1999 I was planing on having Grant King sign this one along with one I built like his #20 sprinter but never did
we moved down here (texas) in Nov of 99 when I got our house all fixed up this is the first box of models I opened up and the frame was broke in half and in 3 pieces , I set my mind to fix and finish building this little sprinter , after about 2 months I had it looking like this , Carol put it in a model case and set it up over her computer on her shelf there it set for about 3 or 4 years , one of my racing friends seen it in a photo carol had taken of it , any way carol told our friend she wanted $100.00 for it LOL he offered $75.00 a few week latter carol got sick and we needed $$$ for med bill's , by this time our friend was on the road with the World of outlaws so Carol put it on Ebay I could not believe what she got for it .... it sold just under $200.00 so I had to say good by little buddie!! lol
sorry for the long post , took pain my meds and can't go to sleep my mind is running 100mph
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Wow, another gem! You certainly have a way with these Sprinters, Jim. Fine work, indeed! 8) 8)
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Thanks Bill glad you like this sprinter