Here are some pics of the original cars that we took "bits and pieces" of the lettering, and combined them with a couple of "modern sponsors" who helped with this car specifically.

A car like this when I wasn't retired would have taken about six hours. Due to the things that made me have to retire, it took about ten hours, spread over three days. Mostly the eyes.

There's a story to the "red fender" car. Ray, one year was just having a horrible year. He wrecked two cars in one night, I fact the "red fender" car he wrecked TWICE! All in the same area of the track. It was during Twin 100 lappers. The 1957 car first. While the crew was fixing that car, he finished the first 100 in their new '64 Ford. Wrecked the '64.

Started the second 100 in the "repaired" '57, this time flipped that car, then decided it just wasn't his night and let the guy driving the repaired Fairlane to finish it out, instead of jumping back into that car again.

Flash forward to the next regular Thurs. night show. The '57 was fixed right this time, except for the body. The only thing they had time to do was make sure nothing was going fall off and replace the fender. No time for paint. Darned if he didn't win that night. The next week, they replaced and repainted the rest of the body. Except for the now "Good Luck" fender. It stayed red the rest of the year.

Again, ahead about 12-15 years this time. Ray son, John was having a horrible year, blown motors, finding wrecks, etc. One time When HE had to replace the right front fender, he replaced it with a red one. Cue the Cinderella ending. John WINS HIS next night out. Red fender, of course, stayed on his car the rest of the year.