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10/07/2024 9:17 am Â
Chuck Ostrich of Nevada, Iowa was a builder of racing engines and MOPAR drag cars driven by son, Gary. One of his cars was the first to break the 10 second barrier. Here's the '68 Hemi-Cuda car at the '69 Winter Nationals:
H-61 did a great job on this model replicating the ostrich skin pattern as well as incorporating foil into the livery rather than silver paint.
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10/07/2024 9:32 am Â
I love the colors, and the paint on the model is drop-dead gorgeous!Â
And here's an interesting bit of trivia: The Tesla Plaid, straight from the factory, would beat this full-out, purpose-built race car in the 1/4 mile. Cars have come a long way in the past 1/2 century. Â
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10/07/2024 10:32 am Â
@marty-johnson 4 cylinder Japanese tuners can easily take on a Hemi. The amount of horsepower you can squeeze out of a liter of displacemt these days is mind-blowing.
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10/07/2024 11:48 am Â
....I've said it before, of all the HW 61 'Cudas, this is the best looking. It's an incredible finish. 😎 😎 😎Â
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10/07/2024 11:39 pm Â
If I was still collecting 1/18, I would have to get this one.
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12/07/2024 12:28 am Â
@rich-sufficool - Yep, and it must also be said, that most of the Japanese 4-cylinder engines are Hemis as well.
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