I would also omit the fins, my friend @rory : not only the model will be more accurate for a Le Mans machine, but it also looks cooler without them, a win-win situation.

Great start indeed, Rory @rory
I agree that the car looks much better without the vertical fins.

Good day Ladies and Gents. A bit of work done on the Le Mans car over the weekend. Finished all the filling after taking the rear fin stanchions off with a Dremel. Drilled a hole for the fuel filler which was omitted, primered, flatted of and then the colour which was a mix. Thanks for looking and happy modelling.

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Very good progress indeed, Rory @rory
Agree on the removal of the fins, even more streamlined this way.

Great work, @rory, that shade of blue looks just right.

YouTube has lots of info on this classic. Some of the early cars where hitting 243 mph on the straight of ways and drivers refused to drive them because of rear stability problems. Which may explain why there are so many different rear end set ups for different races as the cars where being fine tuned and developed. My favorite YouTube short has James May showing off the car. Old guy who was once young and remembers how cool these cars where and our. Rory, the paint job looks fantastic and is inspiration. You got me hooked on this build.

Thanks for the info and kind comments Stephen @stephen-w-towle. I have seen the James May video...superb! George @chinesegeorge, unfortunately Dick Atwood never drove the Gulf car. He won in the red car with the wavy white stripes, but yes, up there with legend status. I have used the long Easter weekend to make some progress. Most decals are on except for the roof. I decided to mix orange paint and paint the air vent on the top as I just knew I wouldn't get the decal over it. I will now cut out the decal and apply it. Thanks for stopping by to take a look and happy modeling.

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Very neat work on the air vent @rory, the orange seems to be a perfect match.