Patience does pay off sometimes

[Florida_Slotter]

Interesting info on Dan Gurney:

Gurney's unusual height for a race driver caused him constant problems during his career. During the 1.5-litre era of Formula 1, Gurney's head and shoulders extended high into the windstream compared to his shorter competitors, giving him (he felt) an aerodynamic disadvantage in the tiny, underpowered cars. At nearly 6'4",[citation needed] Gurney struggled to fit into the tight Ford GT40 cockpit, so master fabricator Phil Remington installed a roof bubble over the driver's seat to allow space for Gurney's helmet—now known as a "Gurney bubble". In a fortunate error, the Italian coachbuilder that built the body for the 1964 Le Mans class-winning closed-cockpit Cobra Daytona GT coupe, driven by Gurney and Bob Bondurant, mistakenly made the cockpit "greenhouse" two inches too tall — the only thing that permitted Gurney to fit in the car comfortably.

Perhaps with his "long drink of water" physical dimensions, he was one of if not the tallest drivers back then?

Most drivers today are little guys - kind of like jockeys.

[Ember]

As far as I know Dan's car was the only GT40 with the bubble in the roof.

[Modlerbob]

Well I guessed right but it would be too much like work to shave the bulge off the top of this one and fill the resulting hole with putty. If my goal on this was was to make a 100% accurate scale model I would have selected a set of decals of Gurney's car. Instead I have opted for a less well known livery and altered it to suit my taste. The decals are looking very good. Unfortunately Mr. Heller doesn't produce a wide range of decal sets. He did send me a couple of bonus sheets, one of which is for Danica Patricks NASCAR chevrolet. I have no interest in adding her car to my very limited NASCAR stable so if any of you are interested send me a PM with your snail mail address and I will send them to you.

[Modlerbob]

[balsaworks]

Nice work, it looks terrific. Good choice to paint it rather than leave it white. Fantasy liveries are fun to do, this one looks fabulous. :clap:

[Modlerbob]

[Modlerbob]

[TuscoTodd]

I like the gold base and high contrast colored decals - That turned out great! :D

[Florida_Slotter]