Early Racing Models by Bill McDonald!!!

Johnny Thompson's 1940 Ford Modified

Note From Bill:
"...a 1940 Ford driven by Johnny Thompson around the Jacksonville, Fla area in 1950. Thompson won 16 events, including 12 of the first 15 in this car. Thought the faded paint look gave it a feel of the full fendered era. From an early AMT kit."

Note from Mr N:
I got this nice intro from Bill, felt it was worth sharing. This guy's been around the sport a while! Thanks, Bill!)

"Bill McDonald of Inside Motorsports.net here. I thoroughly enjoyed the pictures on your website. I, too, have been a modeler since my youth, ...with the requisite time out for girls and college. I prefer the "dark side" as your contributers call it. My Dad used to own the old modified stockers in the fifties and early sixties, with his drivers racing against the likes of Ray Hendrick and Ted Hairfield. I grew up on the early NASCAR of Richard Petty, Fred Lorenzon and Fireball Roberts. I have been a racing reporter for the past 14 years doing NASCAR radio programming both local and syndicated."

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