Shelby Cobra Daytona with Coventry-Motors livery

Having fun with a Cobra Daytona Coupe h0 Slot Car Custom

I had been collecting used AFX Cobra Daytona’s for a while when the idea struck to adapt liveries from the Cobras 427. Over the years the Coventry livery showed up frequently searching for images on the internet. I always like the looks and applied the graphics to the Daytona. Like before, researching the logos and lettering was time consuming. In these situations, I wonder why there is no better information on the cars. Even finding images of the real cars has proven difficult.

A Shelby Daytona passes around the corner

The newer Tomy AFX bodies can easily be stripped by using Isopropanol (99% alcohol). Otherwise, all the bodies underwent the same treatment after the paint was removed. After priming and painting the base color all the details were hand painted. Because I had planned more to make more than one Cobra Daytona, decals for all windows were designed and printed. Adding the marks for rivets on the rear window and windshield wiper made live a lot easier.

Shelby Cobra Daytona near Start and Finsh at Forest Hill

The AFX G-Plus chassis came with yellow rims. I decide to keep the rims, even the RRR Cobras make the cars look more grown up. Sometimes I like to point out that these are slot Cars. In this case the yellow rims do the trick. Maybe I will change my mind and the rims at one point.

Shelby Cobra Daytona with Coventry-Motors livery

For now, I like the looks of the Coventry livery on the Daytona. You might have seen some of the other Outlaws that were customized around the same time. They all share a similar approach. There are no plans for the future to customize other Cobras Daytona’s. But if I did, I would like to use clear bodies. It is a shame AFX no longer makes them.

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coventry-Motors livery h0 Slot Car

The picture is one the rare images of Alan Grant in the Coventry Motors Cobra 289 Comp car. 1963 Riverside Grand Prix weekend.

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Shelby Cobra Daytona with Coventry-Motors livery

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