I've been working on a 1957 Ford race car for some time now. I learned to drive in my Dad's 1957 Meteor Rideau 500 way back in 1957. The Meteor Rideau 500 was the Canadian equivalent of the Fairlane 500 in the US. Anyway, I had a 1/32 scale Revell '57 Ford model kit and a Scalextric Chevy Monte Carlo NASCAR White Kit and I decided to put the two together to create my own '57 Ford race car.

I used the body, interior tub, glass and bumpers from the Revell Kit. The chassis, motor, wheels, tires, driver, steering wheel, roll cage, fire extinguisher, front splitter and rear wing came from the Scalextric kit.

Two tone paint is Krylon yellow and Nissan Metallic Blue sprayed straight from the can. I need to learn how to do better masking and painting!


I used the interior tub from the Revell kit and then installed the racing pieces from the Scalextric kit - driver, roll cage, dash, fire extinguisher, etc. Everything fit pretty well.

The Scalextric NASCAR chassis fit as close to perfect as I could hope for. The wheelbase was right on for the '57 Ford. Lucky me.

Now it's time to do some detailing on the body and get this race car ready for some test runs on the track. Next post will come soon, I hope.
I used the body, interior tub, glass and bumpers from the Revell Kit. The chassis, motor, wheels, tires, driver, steering wheel, roll cage, fire extinguisher, front splitter and rear wing came from the Scalextric kit.
Two tone paint is Krylon yellow and Nissan Metallic Blue sprayed straight from the can. I need to learn how to do better masking and painting!
I used the interior tub from the Revell kit and then installed the racing pieces from the Scalextric kit - driver, roll cage, dash, fire extinguisher, etc. Everything fit pretty well.
The Scalextric NASCAR chassis fit as close to perfect as I could hope for. The wheelbase was right on for the '57 Ford. Lucky me.
Now it's time to do some detailing on the body and get this race car ready for some test runs on the track. Next post will come soon, I hope.
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