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Short Track Forums => Cars with Fenders-production bodies/late models => Topic started by: gator on December 25, 2017, 09:30:15 PM

Title: Month of December
Post by: gator on December 25, 2017, 09:30:15 PM
Here's some of what I did this month. Most were Christmas orders and I couldn't post until today. Sorry for posting so many at one time but I thought if I posted each one in a separate post it might be worse.
(https://images59.fotki.com/v1653/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_0053-vi.jpg)
(https://images44.fotki.com/v1655/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_0078-vi.jpg)
(https://images108.fotki.com/v1659/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_0160-vi.jpg)
(https://images54.fotki.com/v1642/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_0171-vi.jpg)
(https://images49.fotki.com/v1658/photos/6/1464386/7181612/IMG_0070-vi.jpg)
(https://images12.fotki.com/v1641/photos/6/1464386/7181612/IMG_0050-vi.jpg)
(https://images51.fotki.com/v1638/photos/6/1464386/7181608/22114220_1112735209691359768_n-vi.jpg)
(https://images44.fotki.com/v1655/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_1250-vi.jpg)
(https://images42.fotki.com/v1650/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_1252-vi.jpg)
(https://images34.fotki.com/v1633/photos/6/1464386/7181608/IMG_1126-th.jpg)
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: sentsat71 on December 26, 2017, 07:45:22 AM
See you were just twiddling you fingers for the month of Dec.....NOT!!
Great works of art there!!!

See that Coke machine likes to move around as well...... :)
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: Dirtman on December 26, 2017, 09:09:02 PM

Man, you really knock them out don't you? All of them very nicely done too.

Rett
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: Grt222 on December 26, 2017, 09:58:02 PM
Looks like you had a busy month gator, or should I say Santa? LOL. Nice job on all of them
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: Bob P. on December 27, 2017, 08:21:25 AM
A lot of nice builds there Gator. You were busy. Nice hand lettering on all of these.

I still need to try one of your bodies some time.

Bob
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: gator on December 27, 2017, 11:33:48 AM
Thanks everyone! Trying to finish a couple more before the new year gets here and then it"s on to 2018.
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: Bill in MA on December 27, 2017, 03:02:04 PM
Wow!  Looks like "Gator Claus" was busy this year!  Cranked out some real beauts, too!  Outstanding work as always, Jackie! 8) 8)
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: john2 on December 28, 2017, 04:01:33 AM
 :)  Jackie, you are my champion.   A master of the hand lettering.  They are all great as usual.

That little red 6 car  --  what is that ?  Almost looks like a go cart with a homemade body.

Reminds me of  a time when we made downhill coaster racers with wagon wheel parts, rope steering,  and card board box bodies.
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: gator on December 28, 2017, 01:18:54 PM
Thanks again to everyone that looked and I really appreciate everyone that took time to post a reply. John2 these are what began about twenty years ago as a cheap simple entry level four cylinder class. They used stock autos, mostly Pintos, and were a big hit. Fast forward to the present and all the "stock" cars are gone. They are  not cheap or simple and everything is fabricated. They cost more than a lot of V8 classes to build and race. They have become sort of a mini latemodel.  I miss the old days myself. Here's a picture of the actual car.
(https://images59.fotki.com/v1653/photos/6/1464386/7200962/_2074248676130444_949209251_n1-vi.jpg)
Title: Re: Month of December
Post by: john2 on December 28, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
 :)  Thanks, Jackie.  I have only been able to see one race since 2008, that being 2011.  Things sure have changed since then.

I remember the days of the Pintos.  We called them mini stocks.