Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums

Thanks, try to keep the stories short so as not to bore anyone. Fond memories of the early 60’s probably because I was under 10 years old
And had no worries !!!
But now older and “retired” and ...

Looks even better yet! New owner should be very pleased.

Yes don’t mind doing all these models then “giving them up” to a new home.
Mainly to guys in Jax that were around during the early 6 ...

added a few more period correct decals for this car. Time to pack up
and send to new owner...
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Easy to build. Get the overall look period correct after that most anything goes. K&S aluminum tubing, sold at Hobby Lobby, works great for headers &
Side bump bars. Easy to bend & shape ...

There was some debate rather the Red Moore car that Piggie
Bennett drove was a 32 Ford or 34 model. I originally ordered
a 34 Ford off EBAY but Fed X lost that one. Ordered another one
and this is ...

From memory.
No photos available of this Red Moore #39.
Piggie was Piggie long before the Green Pig Restauant was
a sponsor. Piggie never got even close to the fame
of Red Moore's future driver ( ...

Up close after a few races these cars could show some
Wear and tear. But from the grandstand they looked fantastic.
Track public address always warned to watch for jagged metal and hot tires when g ...

Yes don’t much care for the “kit car” modified cars of today.
These 60 era cars were built with backyard knowledge. Watching
My neighbor bringing in bits & pieces at a time and putting one ...

The black/red is a good contrast. Plus the interior is a “natural “ evergreen plastic unpainted white. Seat is black & the steering wheel is red. The Victoria was a little more roomy inside wh ...

From memory. The modified era was about to end. As far as I
know this was David Ezell's last modified. Probably 1965. Was
the only modified I ever saw using a Ford Victoria body. I liked it's
looks ...

Piggie was before my time.
Retired from driving in 1958. Have never heard any good stories about the significance
of the monkey.
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Next post when complete.
such a good photo.
Painted this morning, Don' know
much about Piggie or the monkey
but the car has an interesting history...
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Kind of anyway. The full fendered cars made way for the faster
and smaller cars of the late 50's to the mid 60's. Red Moore
built three of these "JR" cars. This was actually the first in t ...

Very nice-looking build. Good job!

Thanks.
40% off at Hobby lobby this week.Picked up another MPC 36 Wild one.
Got a Hobby Lobby gift card at Christmas.

Numbers were to small, these are an improvement.

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Has that NASCAR raced on the beach look. But don't think this one
e ...

I would assume just standard automotive paint of the day, same as a body shop. Cars would be sprayed inside the garage or even outdoors on a warm windless day. Lots of bondo used, sometimes the sheet ...

Black was not a popular color when the cars
ran mostly at night on tracks with poor lighting.

But even cars painted black were (generally) painted a brighter
interior color, or not painted at all ...

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1953 ? This would be a good choice. Don't overdo it, safty was not much of a concern.
Also most of the short trackers back then were full bodied, skinny truck type tires.
I use evergreen .062 rod, e ...

Good job, really like those Chevelle late models.
I’m a big believer in models from the “local” level.
I have posted 50 plus I’m sure & always have another
One in the works.
ARCA has b ...

added the drivers name to the door

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Guess I’m a child of the 50’s. Some of these cars I did not see run but just work from faded pictures. My neighbor in Jacksonville built cars for the track in his back yard. Was a great learning e ...

From the mid 50's.
AMT 39 Ford. Ron Coon tires/rims. Chevy V8 engine.
Testors spray paint. Evergreen plastic for the bumpers, roll bars etc.

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Usually only around $15 when on sale at Hobby lobby.
My daughter just asked me last night didn’t I need to go to Hobby Lobby. One of her favorite stores also.
I think the 29 is really a 37 Ford. T ...

Great-looking build. Nice stance and detail. Good job!

From your posts this must be your favorite model to work from.
Me too! I like to add add rear fender flares. Lots of other good parts in thes ...

This Pirates Cove is way up the St. John's River near where it empties into
the Atlantic ocean. I always fished at Sister's Creek fishcamp. Caught a 12lb
drum there when I was around 10 years old !! ...

Driven by Herb Spivey, who was later killed driving a late model at the JAX speedway (1971)

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A few additional photos. Bumpers, roll bars, firewalls etc made from Evergreen plastic. Tires/rims from Ron Coon resin & Mikes decals. Decals are custom made & laser printed. Never go for 100% ...

Another Florida modified. Posted other versions of the 29,
but this one is new.....
Done from lots of leftover parts and decals.
Body, frame & engine are from an MPC
Modified.
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Posted some other photos of the gold 14 a while back.
My neighbor worked on this car in his backyard garage when I lived
In Jacksonville.
As I recall the car didn’t have any floorboards. Could ...

These three are a bit of a contrast in how to built one of these 60 era modifies. The 12 was built with
a lower center of gravity, used "stock" headers turned up side down (later changed), ...

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Nice modifieds! On the #19 what wheel/tires combo did you use? I just bought a Revell 40 Ford that I want to make into a late 40s - early 50s era modified- I don't think the PPP wheels and tires will ...

Larry Flynn. Ran up & down the East coast for 40 years. Started in the Carolinas, ran the Jacksonville/Daytona tracks in the early 60's, then moved on to the Tampa bay area by the 2000's driving l ...

Thanks for the extra pics of the 55 Chevy. Rex's 55 looked just like it except it was gold and white. I won't post it here, so I don't hijack your thread.

Have seen pictures of the real car. Feel f ...

Really liking the 55 Chevy. Puts me in mind of Rex White's 55 Chevy sportsman that he drove in 1965 after he withdrew from Grand National racing. He won like 26 races in a row with that car.

Here a ...

Last of the 39 cars. Built with the idea LeeRoy would return to JAX on Saturday
nights but as far as I know he never drove this one. Busy with his Grand National career & running late models at C ...

Red Moore built cars and ran at Speedway Park in Jacksonville from the
tracks opening in 1947 until the switchover to late models in the mid 60's.
This model is an early version of the #39 cars that ...

While never reaching anything close to the fame of
his older brother. Eldon was a fine driver but never
really got the opportunity to run NASCAR Grand Nationals.
Modifies were so cool back then. Bu ...

Great stuff! Both very nice builds. I've been going through the archives of this part of the forum, love checking out all the Modified posts. They are my favorite kits to build. Yours' are great.

T ...

4 or 5 is enough for me, but it seems to be unlimited.
Just check out smart64 posts. So many I can never get through
Then all !!!

During this era most of the race teams "created" their own headers. No two were ever alike. Even from one side to the other on the same car.
Tubing also works well on the side bump bars, an ...

NEAT! You captured the original quite well. Did you make the headers yourself? If so may I ask what you used?

1/16' aluminum tubing. Easy to bend & cut. Drill holes in the engine & super ...

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!955 Ford Regency Purple. Lee Roy was a Fireball Roberts fan and that was the color of Fireball's last rides.

Yes that was a well know fact. Even named his son after Fireball.
Every color photo of ...

posted on the Modified forum.
Plus Lots of other posts i"ve made from the early days. Check them out...

I spent a very enjoyable amount of time yesterday looking through all your past builds, ...

The pink color is from the same spray can I used painted this
XL-1 several years ago. Painting is my least favorite part of
model making, especially two tones. But they usually turn out OK.
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posted on the Modified forum.
Plus Lots of other posts i"ve made from the early days. Check them out...