Extreme Detail in a Scale Replica Tells a Race Car's Story 

What an honor making the replica for the original owner

Instant winner at any contest, "OUTSTANDING".......

The details and work put into this build is insane! Awesome job Doug!!

Man I love the day Man i loved thouse days. now here we are

Man oh man, the detail is so incredible. Even the tires. You go to a model show and none of the tires looks real. These look like the real thing

Wow! The attention to detail is amazing Doug. I remember this car in SAE it was an amazing build.

We used the big Chrysler six in several modified racers back in the day and it was great to see one in such a fine model. I have been involved in building and racing slot cars for fifty years and racing real cars for about forty. This particular model has been an inspiration for many of my "hardbody" slot car builds ever since I first saw it on the cover of one of the model magazines. It is always a joy to look at, thanks for letting us see it again.

Fantastic Modified. Time to get building again. Beautiful work!!

I have loved this build for quite sometime. My father and uncle both worked on cars at Danbury, some of which have been the subject of my builds. I saw the cover of the magazine long after I got into the hobby seriously and had to track down a past issue to dig into the details and use as inspiration for my builds. Doug, your craftsmanship and efforts on this channel are greatly appreciated.

Doug, What an absolutely beautiful vintage modified! (Reminds me of Auggie's work.) I remember the magazine article, being stunned by the detail work on this car. (Then hearing about building it twice, at different times is pretty amazing in itself!) I love when you review your own work, you are just really humble about it even though you've attained the top spot many times. There is absolutely no air of superiority in your voice or the words to describe it. It's just a hobby. We build replicas for the love of all things automotive, not specifically to compete in "the Big Show". Competing against our modeling peers isn't the real reason why most of us build, shows are fun, the comradery is better, winning is great, but it's not the reason we built it in the first place!

Outstanding level of detail Doug. An inspiring build.

Man have I got alot to learn.. very nice example of history... thanks Doug.

Beautiful Stock Car build!!. Impeccable details!!

I have that magazine in my collection also. It shows what is achievable in scale. Building replicas is quite rewarding. Thanks for 'guided tour' of the OO race car. Cheers

That build was amazing the first time I saw it! Loved that car, way above my skill level.

Beautiful replica most have taken forever to build with all that detail

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱‼️‼️‼️ Absolutely " STUNNING " Work Doug !! Such " INCREDIBLE " Detailing. My God She's " GORGEOUS " !!! Thank You For Sharing Your " God Given " Talents With Us Sir. Have a Blessed Wknd Ahead.

Nothing short of a masterpiece

What an incredible job you did on that engine!!

Thats really incredible!

I am a fan of the old circle tracks too! In fact, my Father raced on the dirt tracks in central N.Y. We would go to the races every weekend. Start out on Friday, right through Sunday night. I am a model builder. Mostly race cars(Dirt & Asphalt)but I do build street cars & trucks too! So I REALLY do appreciate these kinds of videos. All of your videos are great & inspiring, but I particularly love these kinds of videos!!!! Thanks again Doug.

WAW what an inspiration Doug, i love to do replica cars but never tucked one to this level of details, thanks for sharing this

Just wow Doug, that is superb modelling right there.

Outstanding Doug!! Love it!! A stunning replica!!

I grew up by all those places...Chase Parkway Garage!! I probably saw that car on a hauler.. that was really popular stuff back in the 50s n 60s Superb details! WOW!!

Fabulous model, Doug!

You never cease to amaze me Doug. Just when I start to think I got stuff half way figured out, I see you explain this. What an incredible model, and insight to how it was built.

Truly amazing! A masterful build; brings back my memories of the Danbury Fair Racearena in convincing detail. Kudos to you, Doug! 👍👍

Really enjoyed Doug .................. 🙂😉👍

Amazing Build - Stunning!

Doug I would love for you to do a video of chopping a top with your wood burning tool instead of glue. Love your videos, I've been building for40 years, still learning new methods!

Absolutely incredible! The level of detail is out of this world! Looks like you could hop in and go racing!!!

This is next level. Hats off to you on this caliber of detail and thoroughness. Fantastic

Ich liebe die Details, unglaublich. Sehr gute Arbeit 👏

The details are amazing !

Hello from CT. I just discovered your channel and after seeing this build, subscribed immediately. I am looking forward to delving into your other videos. Brilliant workmanship - thank you for sharing it...

That is brilliant.

A cool 😎 piece of history of your local area in Connecticut too!!

Doug, what a gift you have!! I'm so amazed with even the smallest detail!! So cool!!

Great video Doug

WOW! Talk about detail! Fantastic buddy, absolutely fantastic!

What an amazing model. That detail is second to none. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Doug, really dig this whole series. Thanks!

Fantastic model. I can barely get my hands to do what I want them to, and then to see what you are capable of, I never cease to be amazed.

Wow! Totally amazing!

True masterpiece! Thanks for sharing.

A most excellent story.

Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing with us

Excellent build great tribute to history

After seeing this i am thinking of getting back into it after 60 decades .. (i was 12 when i started) still have many of my models from back then too stored away someplace! ... THANKS DOUG!

Uh, WOW… Truly an amazing build… and you did it twice! 👍🏻

Another broadcast level production quality video! The level of production quality of your channel’s videos make it so much easier for people who aren’t into model cars to appreciate the talent, skill and hard work that go into these works of art. For those of us who ARE into model cars, your videos are a source of boundless inspiration. Seeing and hearing The Masters of our hobby (yourself included Doug) discuss their work and the passion behind their creations is something many of us look forward to seeing on this channel. Thanks very much for another great video!

Awesome video Doug! I had to watch it twice to enjoy all the details. I also attended races at Danbury when I was a kid - it was a great place to grow up! - Jim

Incredible build! Love your videos😎👍

Wow man, great details, great story!

Sir you are one fine craftsman. After watching your video I am disappointed in myself for putting the hobby aside for the last 40 years. I hope the builds I plan to start soon are 1/4th as nice as this.

A straight-6 motor was raced in the old days...the Hobby Division @ Pinecrest & Flamboro Speedways in Ontaio, Canada...

Wow I’m blown away

I was inspired by your video. Many thanks. I wish you success.

I don't know if you can hear it but I'm still shaking my head in amazement. lol

You did an Amazing job on 00!!!! I remember the mag. article. Nice Work!!!!

Incredible build Doug, amazing detail. I’m extremely impressed mate.👍

Awesome stuff Mr Doug!!!!

Great content for the model community. There isn’t anything out there like this. Keep it up 👍

Glad to see a new vid! That model is so beautifully well done. It's amazing.

I was greatly appreciative when you included Early Racing Classics in playing a small part in this build. I had seen some of your builds in magazine contests and was blown away by the skill and detail you achieved. What surprised me the most was finding out that we grew up in the same town and both were able to enjoy going to the Racearena Saturday nights.Knowing that you are a professional photographer, I must say that I am a little disappointed that you couldn’t find a way to capture an image of the piece of used chewing gum stuck on the underside of the dashboard that you included in this build. Just because it doesn’t have Dan’s DNA doesn’t mean it’s not worth mentioning!😉

This is fantastic!

Truly remarkable. 👍👍

What an amazing build! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful!

Awesome job

Great build and video. Let's talk about that sweet old Walker Turner drill press back there.

You did a great job!!! Buzzie Reutimann also drove a #00 at Nazareth Speedway, PA, Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown NY, Reading Fairgrounds, Reading PA

Fantastic Doug! Great story about the racer and the stunning replica you built! Wow, thank you for sharing this, I did not see that issue of SAE magazine

Fantastic work! Details on another level. 👍🏼

Amazing work, motivating and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

What a great build and story. Would consider doing a video on the Art Barry #21 modified you built. Thanks for the videos.

Simply breathtaking Doug....how did you make tge hinges... I would like to try it

Awesome 👏

Awesome!

OMG that is top of the class , vary cool

Dang Doug!! 🙌

Doug, truly amazing model. From Danbury, CT eh, you should watch the Netflex film on the Danbury Trashers hockey team. Take care...

Beautiful work. Idea for your next video: machining techniques.

Great model I remember this from sae

i grew up with my dad racing that type of car. and i have that scale auto as well .shocked you have not done the 711 Don Lajoie car yet

It turned out great! All that's missing is some "gooey" rubber spots. Some of that hot gummy rubber never comes off the body. Overall.. I love the detail!!

Omg I have found my new model car builder to get ideas from. I grew up driving asphalt and dirt track circle track cars since I was 8 I'm 29 now and my first race car was a vintage modified class fiber glass bodies that was replicas of this body on this car metric frame chassis and a big 460 HP sbc 350 it was a beast we raced this series on dirt and asphalt traveling series min. Age was 13 but after showing series promoter I can drive he let me race and I ended up winning 12 races and the championship and rookie of year

Perfection

That engine looks almost identical to the engine in the 41 Plymouth kit I built a couple of months back...

WAAAW prachtig 👌😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Watching your videos are giving me ideas on things i wat to try in future builds. I mainly make Mad Max inspired post apocalyptic car builds and haven't seen many super detailed ones yet, at least on RU-vid or the few Facebook groups I'm part of. What kind of advice you might have for some one who's been back at the hobby only for two to three years now and what kind of approach you might take on if you yourself would make an Mad Max inspired build?

PS love your channel. Have you ever used Jimmy Flintstone resin bodies...

Hey Doug, fantastic video. This car is amazing! Huge inspiration for me. You mentioned machining the brass radiator, the pulleys, and the battery caps. What's the process for this? Are there specific tools for scale machining or are you using full sized stuff? I've wanted to get into scale machining for awhile to learn a new skill, but I don't have any clue of where to start, what equipment is used, where to look for information, scale machining communities or companies, etc, etc. If you could point me in the right direction (or any direction) on where to find some of this info, it'd be greatly appreciated.

Was driven by han$um Harry Brasee.Hope i got the last name spelling correct .

Hi Doug, where can I get one of the 5 window coupe bodies?

I'm curious on your feelings for the 2nd car you built, was it easier or harder to build, and was it as enjoyable? Also, you did such a truly amazing job. It looks it would fire right up.

WAAAW prachtig 👌😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻