Greetings and thanks for reading this most recent posting...

Although marketed as a 'Tribute Car' with few Trans Am-specific parts, ACME recently released a 1:18th diecast '68 Shelby Racing Co. corporate blue #2 Dan Gurney/(Horst Kwech) entry that is being sold new as this is written. The model isn't perfection for being less flares, etc., but all the same the exterior livery has been sensitively replicated and cleanly applied. In particular, I doubt I'd find the correct font style for the #2 reproduced accurately anywhere. Seen below is a wheel and tire conversion recently performed consistent with making things appear more accurate. Very special thanks to 'Oldtimer' for his great generosity for which this project would not have been possible.

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...the most recent release then. To my knowledge the mid-season livery change to Corporate Blue was never combined with the Daytona and Sebring-specific 'TA' class identification or ever featured 'Shelby Racing Co.' fender top identification - so off it came! Careful masking and acetone scrubbing accomplished with a fistful of cotton swabs made short work of these markings on the model seen below.

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...Titus on the move in '68, perhaps at St. Jovite given the hilly terrain?

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...oh, and why not a '68 Watkins Glen grid shot? You can kinda/sorta see #2 just behind #1 Titus.

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Wheels are ACME 1:18th '65 Dodge altered wheelbase American Torque Thrust rears cast in resin and mated to 1:25th Pegasus turned aluminum 22 inch 'barrels' cut down for use here as exterior wheel lips. Cast resin reproductions of the GMP 1:18th '67-'69 Penske Camaro wheels were used to mate the first two-thirds of each wheel assembly to the old GMP Trans Am tires seen employed here, whereas hub and mounting material was likewise recycled from the old GMP Trans Am wheel and tire set to attach each to the model chassis proper. The resin GMP brake discs seen here were not used, but rather replaced with chromed washers picked up at a big box hardware store.

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...although basic at this point, '68 specific headlamp fill panels have been fitted, ride height has been altered as well as track, a fuel cell housing has been fitted, whereas a modified GMP fuel cell inlet has been added to the deck lid.

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...seen in profile then, with the chromed washers employed as brake discs showing to good effect. More to come in the usual split and schizoid style that is my hallmark. Thanks for examining this most recent posting...

Mike K.