[Ken]

It’s been a while since I started something for myself. Time to dust off the machinery.

I found this cool photo of a Watson Indy in metallic orange. That was the inspiration to start this car.

I just painted this today. Super nice day outside. The build begins.

 

[f1nutz]

Looks good so far! Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[Ken]

Thank you kindly, F1Nutz.

Gary came by today to spin a few laps. He was witness to the 5-minute paint job outside in the driveway. We need more weather like we had today.

[Art]

Excellent livery and colour choice!

[Ken]

Thank you kindly, Art.

Yesterday was even better for outdoor painting. There was zero wind around 7pm. I was able to get a nice coat of Tamiya clear over the metallic orange. The chassis is next.

[Porsche911]

“Gentlemen, start yer Engines!” Love the colour, would look great on a Hotrod/Ratrod, or a nice mate to your Blue Corvair too!

[Ken]

There’s a race coming this Saturday. Time to pull up my socks. The chassis is complete. The wheels and tires are squared up.

[Art]

Lovely colour!!!

[GI]

That’s what I call “Slammed”.

[Ken]

Thank you kindly Art and Gary.

Here’s a real Watson Indy car slammed for the salt flats. I’m not the “original slammer”. I do my homework, and copy what I see.

It will come up a bit for body float.

[Ken]

Paint is drying. Epoxy is hardening. It’s close.

I did a little more homework on the original 1:1 metallic orange Watson in the first post. It raced in 1961, ’62, and ’63. It was a different colour every race.

It was known as “The Titanium Roadster” because it had several titanium suspension parts.

The car was originally owned and driven by Ray Crawford.

[Art]

Can’t wait to see it go tomorrow!

Cheers!

[Author]

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