1935 Miller-Ford Indy 500 Race Car
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Cape Coral, FL, USA
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The english wheel only goes so far, and my inexperience using one is part of the problem, but the hammer works too. Like the saying "death by a thousand paper cuts", this little flare on the cowl was bent by a thousand hammer blows. Probably more than that, but who's counting.
Anyway, the cowl is coming along. There's still a long way to go. The real car has an asymmetrical flare, because it's a two passenger car and the riding mechanic liked having debris hit him in the face. Also the cockpit sides were radically different, the left side being much lower. I'm making mine symmetrical, which is why it looks a little different.
The bottom end and the angled portion on the side of the cockpit will have tabs that will be inserted into the slots in the body support skeleton, and be bent over on the inside. All just to avoid using rivets.
It's a lot of screwing around, but the hope is the finished product will look as cool as the real deal.
Anyway, the cowl is coming along. There's still a long way to go. The real car has an asymmetrical flare, because it's a two passenger car and the riding mechanic liked having debris hit him in the face. Also the cockpit sides were radically different, the left side being much lower. I'm making mine symmetrical, which is why it looks a little different.
The bottom end and the angled portion on the side of the cockpit will have tabs that will be inserted into the slots in the body support skeleton, and be bent over on the inside. All just to avoid using rivets.
It's a lot of screwing around, but the hope is the finished product will look as cool as the real deal.







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