Here is a picture of the real car at a car show last summer:
So I created a plan for Eleanor:
The assembly started, start out with a block, add the top, cut out the weight reduction pocket. Cut out, and shape, the wheel wells, glue the sides on and trim the block.
Then it is the fun part, finding the car that is contained within the block and letting it out:
On the real car the exhaust comes out ahead of the rear tires, and there is a large rocker panel cover. To replicate this I sliced a dowel down the center on the band saw and glued it over the rocker panel.
Here it is sanded, ready for primer:
Being this car was for a friend I decided to make another for myself, or I’m seeing double again:
Then the priming and sanding portion of the program:
And then the decoration:
The driving lights were added after the race, ran out of time before the race. The axles were polished, the wheel bores were polished and waxed, and it was lubed and run down the test board. It was set to steer 3” in 4’, it was ready to race:
Eleanor only raced in the Real Street class, it took 1st place for speed and won the Most Resembling a Car trophy. Fast and pretty, that is how I like them. Pinewood Derby cars, that is.
WOW!!! 
