Welcome to my Model Car Website...
It's a Showroom of some of my model car builds over the past years.
REMEMBER... I do build Scale Replica's on a commission basis.
There are a quite a few options and features to choose from... and so prices will vary...
EMAIL me if you are interested ... JohnnySouthSide1956_yahoo.com
List of Friends who helped me....
FuelishSpectator,
Club 3.2.1.,
Floyd Lippincott Jr.
Charles Saglinbene
Tommy Ivo,
Chuck Poole,
George Barris,
Joe Tentschert "R.I.P"
Click on the link to see John's latest so far...
2009 Season Page
2010 Season
2009 Season
2008 Season
2007 Season
John's Publication Articles
John's Showroom
2009 Cactus Classic Victorvile, California
At the end of a season for model car contest. John grabs numerous awards... Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Detail and Best of Show which are all noted as Master Awards... Also John won many 1st , 2nd and 3rd places in various classes. Caption By FuelishSpectator
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2009 Cactus Classic Model Car Contest
Best of Show Tommy Ivo Wagon Master
First Place Miscellaneous
Chuck Pooles VW Wheelstander
First Place Trucks Purple 1941 Ford Pick-up
First Place Custom Class 49 Red Mercury
First Place Motorcycle Italiano Bike
First Place Drag Race Stardust Jet Truck
First Place Nostalgia Drag Race
Tex Collins Allison Motor Funny Car
2009 Route 66 Model Car Contest San Bernardino, California
Impossible but true... John won "6 First Place" awards and "Best of Show". This well could be a record for a number of first place wins at any model car contest that is known to any builder... "Best of Show" went to John's 2nd time round to build the Tommy Ivo Wagon Master and Hauler in background. Caption By FuelishSpectator
2009 Route 66 Model Car Contest Model Contest
2009 Lower Left NNL Show San Diego, California
Peoples Choice Award went to John's "Tex Collins" Mr. Cal Automotive for his V-12 Allison Ford Mustang Funny Car. The Lower Left Model Car Club from San Diego also pick the John's "Italiano V8 Drag Bike"
Caption By FuelishSpectator
2009 Lower Left NNL Model Contest
2009 So. Cal NNL Model Car Event Canoga Park, California
John only brought a limited amount of builds to this show . Less than 10 builds and still ended up winning "Best Drag Theme" for his most depicted scene in all of drag racing history. When Don Garlits have a transmission/ clutch explosion at the Lions Drag Strip. John even aminated smoke underneath the car to simulate like it just happen seconds later... Caption By FuelishSpectator
2009 So. Cal NNL Model Car Event
2009 Meet and Greet Tommy Ivo in Person...
After the So. Cal NNL Show... My buddy John invited me to photograph this moment in history for John and I to cherish and to remember that late saturday afternoon when we got to visit a legend in Drag Racing "TV Tommy Ivo". John gave to Tommy Ivo his 1/25 scale 4-engine Buick Wagon Master. That won "Best of Show" at the 2009 Citrus Nationals contest. Tommy Ivo brought us into what he calls the "Drag Racing Room" which was converted from a garage back in the day when he parked his fuel car. As Tommy says every thing that you see have a significant meaning to him and his career... From John and Me (Fuelish) We "Thank You" so much for the tour of your "Drag Racing Room" and all the gifts...
2009 Desert Scale Classic V Phoenix, Arizona
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2nd Place Competition Dragster and
Best Detail "Stardust Jet Funny Car"
2nd Place Diorama "Garlits Explosion"
1st Place Large Scale
"Bebee Mulligan Dragster"
2nd Place Replica King Kong Anglia
1st Place Replica "Garlits WynnsLiner
1st Place Street Rod 2 1941 Chevy Custom Truck
"Tommy Ivo Wagon Master"
Italiano Drag Bike
Newstalgia 32 Ford Flip-Top Funny Car
John Lombardo's Vette Funny Car
Chuck Poole's Dodge A-100 Wheelstander
DuraChrome VW Funny Car
Pat Foster's Beach City Corvette Funny Car
Hardware from the Desert Scale Classic 5
Due to limited space to travel to Phoenix, Arizona. John was limited to bring 15 builds to this show. Actually John snuck 18 builds with him and manages to bring home (2) Master Awards
(4) First Place Awards and (6) Second Place Awards. They are as follows...
Master Awards for Best Fit and Finish and Best Engineering
First Place for Street Rod No. 1 , Large Scale, Replica and Miscellaneous.
Second Place for Diorama, Competition Dragster, Custom, Motorcycle,
Nostalgia Dragster and Replica again. Caption By FuelishSpectator
2009 Ventura ModelFest Ventura, California
John brought 20 builds to competition. Out of 20 builds he won (3) 1st place and (2) 2nd place and (1) 3rd place . "3.2.1." ? There were discrepancy with the judging. John should have won 1st place in Diorama for his Garlits explosion build. John also introduce a new build something non automotive... KISS rock band figures. Here is a small slide show of John brought to the show.
2009 Ventura ModelFest Model Car Contest
2009 Citrus Nationals Riverside, California
1st Place Street Trucks 1941 Ford Custom Truck
1st Place Large Scale 1/20 scale Snoopy Funny Car
2nd Place Theme Class "Anything that ends in a 9"- 1969 Mustang
1st Place Diorama "Garlits Explosion"
1st Place Custom 49 Mercury
Best Interior 1932 Cadillac
1st Place Nostalgia Drag Race and
"Best of Show" Tommy Ivo's Wagon Master
1st Place Motorcycle Italiano Drag Bike
John as always "WOW" the judges with his exceptional building and painting techniques. John Place 1st Place in "Nostalgia Drag Race, Custom Car, Large Scale, Diorama, Street Trucks, Motorcycle" and OOPS a 2nd Place in "Theme Class" Which consisted "Anything Ends in a 9" Not to mentioned (2) Master Awards... "Best Interior and Best of Show" Caption By FuelishSpectator
2009 Citrus Nationals Model Car Contest
Joe Tentschert aka Joe T.
I met Joe T. at my local hobby Shop where he was employed at. Usually when I finish a build, I usually place them in the box that they originally came in and stored it away in a corner of a room. Joe T. mentioned that I need to show other people my builds as well. So he introduces me to my 1st model car show. "2006 The Grand National Roadster Show". At that show I won my 1st master award "Best of Show" for my 1950 Magenta Austin Gasser. Joe T. was also builder too. He usually builds 50s and 60s Custom Cars. He always manages to chop, channeled and lower his builds into the weeds. The picture at the top left is approx. 1 year before his passing when he was into Drag Racing Slot Cars at Buena Park Raceway. One small quality I notice about Joe T. was that he favored the Juniors of model car building. He always seems to be helping out some novice builder to get him or her interested in building model cars. Joe T. always gave away model car kits to the youngster who seems to be genuinely interested in building model cars. Only thing he requested was that he gets to admire the finish product. The next picture is one of Joe's favorite Car Customizer Mr. George Barris displaying the "George Barris Pick" at the Barris Car Show. Joe ... I want "Thank You" so much for being a close friend and allowing to attend my 1st contest that started me in meeting new friends of the hobby.
Joe may you "Rest In Peace" for Eternity. Johnny SouthSide Teresi
