Derby Talk

Following up on the Daytona Coupe, the plan for the car is to enter it into the SEMA/HRIA Pinewood Builders Challenge which is later this year. It's a neat event. A select few car builders (1 to 1 scale) from around the nation build pinewood derby cars. They are raced in July at a national event and...

Following up on the notes, I used a scroll saw to cut them out. Another interesting note, the colors used on the Daytona are the same as the original car. Using the original paint codes, the local paint/body shop matched both colors. Kind of salty on the price though. The smallest container they sol...

Greetings, I just recently completed a few interesting cars and would like to share them. First, the mammoth was a challenge. The skeleton was carved from one block of wood. The second car is a replica of the Daytona Coupe CSX2299. The third is one that I have been wanting to do for some time. I fin...

Greetings All, Just an FYI, I'm the one who built the '54 Corvette. It's interesting to see/hear the reaction from people who think it's a plastic model. Well,I can tell you that it's not. Granted, the chrome pieces are from a model but the car itself is from the standard pinewood derby block and si...