1964 BILL STROPPE Mercury Marauder

[gami8630]

Thanks, MarkJ、satterwhite78.

The racing footage from the time is very impressive, with dogfights between cars that look almost identical to production cars.

 

[Ragtop Man]

FWIW, the AMT (R2) 1964 Galaxie Modfied Stocker has a bare interior and several excellent, vintage-correct parts to build a '60- '64 Galaxie GN or Permatex car / '61- '64 Mercury... (or for that matter, a '60 Edsel (!) but I don't think one ever campaigned.)  The engine is an excellent rendition of the 427, with correct long-branch exhausts, and the interior is stripped out for racing. The roll cage is quite good, batwing air cleaner, etc. are all aligned with period reference that I've found. For a wire axle kit, it's very well done. Snatch a few bits from the JoHan Petty Plymouths (oil coolers and other small items) and you have a winner. 

The current issue of the Mercury is not underprivleged, either. The cage in the kit is quite good, maybe even better than the Galaxie, and can be enhanced easily with Evergreen rod and a little patience.

Original issues of the '64 Mod Stocker also have the exhaust system removed; watch ebay and the swap meets for original builds which are generally available for a good price and can be easily stripped down. 

I have the mold to cast the chassis, but no place to pour them now. Might have a dozen or so in stock, reach out if you think you might need one. 

[CA Whitecloud]

I'm working on the same car as we speak. I would enjoy hearing more about making the interior believable by modifying the dash and cage.

 

Paint is not finished. FYI

Edited March 5 by CA Whitecloud
Clarity

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great job! Great driver, great-looking build.