Build direction...

So I've been thinking about where I want this build to go since I bought the Hornet. Pro Street-esque cruiser... Kind of cool look. Part-time track day car, barely streetable driver... Really leaned that way for a while. All out racer, maybe for the NASA American Iron class... Cool to think about, but probably not realistic. Then I started thinking Vintage Racing. After doing a lot of surfing, I came across a few pics of an IMSA RS Series Hornet. Gene Felton Racing, campaigned from 1973-1975 by Bob Hennig. The better pictures were owned by a photog named Mark Windecker. I sent him a message through his web site, and he graciously sent me the following three photos...

Number 21 is the Hennig car, number 12 is the Felton car. The cars run by Felton under the "Team 21 Racing" banner were 1973's, but I'm hoping as a "tribute" car, HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing) will be content with a "spirit of the original" rendition. Here are the other two Windecker photos...

Really nice to have front/rear, profile and rear 3/4 views. There are a couple other internet shots of the car. I'd like to get permission to use those as well. If I can't find a copy right holder, I might have to pirate the others.

I believe Gene Felton's racing page has a couple, I will start there. Not all of the pictures I've found are from the same racing season, so mine will be an amalgamation of liveries/sponsors. The primary sponsor on this version was DeWitt American (AMC) in Akron, Ohio. The dealership is long defunct, and represented numerous makes over the years.