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  1. 03-28-2008 03:48 PM #1
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    Vintage Drag Car Replicas

     



    Here are three projects under construction at my friend's metal fab shop. Sorry about the crappy pictures, I was using a crappy camera.

    First, an altered wheelbase '63 Pontiac LeMans. Both the front and rear axles have been moved forward. This is a replica of the old "Tameless Tiger" drag car from the '60s.




    Second and third are a pair of front-engine dragsters.




    Here is the hand made aluminum rear body section for one of the dragsters.



    It's always a treat to visit Kurt's shop. I'll post more pics as these projects come together.

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  3. 03-28-2008 07:13 PM #2
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    That is some very nice stuff, Joe!!!! The body for the FED is absolutely killer!!!!!
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  4. 03-28-2008 08:48 PM #3
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    Nice work!!Keep us updated!
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    Your friend will make Arnie proud. Kool stuff goin on.







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    I love the Lemans! I think those old drag cars are cool!
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    Does He have a website ? what shop ??? the work is unreal!...like to get my Spray guns and lettering brushes on all three !
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  8. 06-01-2008 11:43 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by dino the weirdo
    Does He have a website ? what shop ??? the work is unreal!...like to get my Spray guns and lettering brushes on all three !
    The shop is called Creative Metalworks

    His web site is http://www.creativemetalworks.net/

    He is done with the metal work on the Le Mans, but he already sold it to a guy who plans to finish it elsewhere, so I probably won't get to see it finished.

    Amazing things come out of his shop on a regular basis. Streetrods, nostalgia race cars, and classic hot rods, even classic farm tractors.
    He's made several replacement panels for these extremely rare and collectable Minneapolis-Moline UDLX tractors.

    (BTW this thing is 100% street legal - this one has an Iowa license plate)

    Check out his website to see pics of some of the cars he has built. He is truly an artist.
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  9. 06-02-2008 12:42 AM #8
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    BTW Dino,

    Nice website...and awesome paint!
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  10. 06-04-2008 01:09 PM #9
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    Joe G ...thanks for sharing. Respect good work and this stuff is awesome !
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    Love that 'nostalgia' look to the LeMans .....and the FED's - really brings back memories - but every time I look at one with the diff in your lap, the family jewels just kinda tingle
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