1976 Coyote, AJ's back up car

[speedracer]

  I found (back in my stash) a model I was sure was lost a long time ago. After a few days I decided to finish the K.G. It was in rough shape and needed a lot of re-gluing, puttying, etc. I also repainted it and put new decals (Indycals mostly) The K.G. wasn't very accurate and I have the Jorgenson to do the 77 winner. After a bit of research I decided to do the 1976, #1 backup car that AJ loaned to Janet Guthrie for shake down tests. This is the result.
During her unsuccessful bid to qualify for the 1976 race, many of the drivers in the male-dominated sport stated that the reason she did not qualify was mainly due to her gender. These comments angered then three-time champion A. J. Foyt to the point he lent Guthrie a back-up car to conduct a shake-down test. Her top practice lap in Foyt's car would have been adequate to qualify for the field. (from Wikipedia)

[racerbrown]

great job on the build!
i always loved the fact that it was AJ who gave her the chance to prove herself.
duane

[robh]

Excellent model and figure! Really interesting back story too.

[indy]

Good result and I really like the Janet figure to round it out. Impressive result given what you had.

Jordan

[speedracer]

This is the only pic I could find...

[Gary Davis]

This is very cool! What a great build and tribute to AJ and Janet.I didn't know the back story and is it good. Where did you get the girl Driver figure. I've got a few Janet Gutherie and Lyn St James builds coming up and a few figures would be a great addition.

[jj66]

Very nice Lew! What paint did you use for 'coyote orange'?

[speedracer]

Jun 11, 2018 12:35:22 GMT -5 Gary Davis said:

This is very cool! What a great build and tribute to AJ and Janet.I didn't know the back story and is it good. Where did you get the girl Driver figure. I've got a few Janet Gutherie and Lyn St James builds coming up and a few figures would be a great addition.

Thanks for the kind words, Gary. The driver figure is a modified swimsuit girl from the Hasegawa racing drivers set. I "shaped" her with sandpaper taking her bust down a bit, (ouch) then reposition her arms and with milliput built up her arms, legs, then with the same method made the uniform, building it up, making the belt, collar, boots, zipper etc. Let that dry overnight and shape as necessary. I sawed her head off (holy Marie Antoinette!) and added the helmet, nothing fancy, from any AMT Indy cars from the 90's Decals are homemade on the computer.

[speedracer]

Jun 11, 2018 15:35:37 GMT -5 jj66 said:

Very nice Lew! What paint did you use for 'coyote orange'?

I read somewhere that chevy engine orange is a close match to Foyt orange. That is what I use on my Foyt cars, it is spot on to my eye and is cheaper and much easier to come by than the correct color, 1964 Ford poppy red. I'm not sure about in Barcelona but here in the states it's easier. Hope that helps, my friend...                                                                  

[jpeeler]

Now that's a model right there. Janet talked in her book about A.J. letting her take that car out and how wonderful it drove, and his kindness to her at a time when so many other folks were giving her grief. I really like the model and the figure of Janet next to it only makes it that much better. Well done!

Jodie Peeler

[Gary Davis]

Hey Lew...Thanks a million for the tips on the Driver figure. I've got a few of the Fujimi sets that I will use your technique on.