{"id":15584,"date":"2011-05-15T19:18:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T02:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:06:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:06:09","slug":"motown-missle-70-challenger-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmotown-missle-70-challenger-painting%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2Fmotownmissile.jpg&amp;description=Motown+Missile+70+Challenger+One-of-a-kind+Painting\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[15584]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" data-text=\"Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting\" data-desc=\"Drag Racing Art by Liz Northrup Liz Northrup is an artist and true hot rod and drag racing enthusiast. This article is written by her and features her newest hot rod art piece, the legendary \"Motown Missile\". -pikesan In the midst of looking for ideas on a project, I was referred to seek help from a\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/motownmissile.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Drag Racing Art by Liz Northrup<\/h3>\n<p>Liz Northrup is an artist and true hot rod and drag racing enthusiast. This article is written by her and features her newest hot rod art piece, the legendary &#8220;Motown Missile&#8221;. -pikesan<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of looking for ideas on a project, I was referred to seek  help from a fellow artist named Bill Stinson. Interestingly, I\u2019ve  learned that Bill has a unique past as a writer and cartoon artist  for various hot rod magazines such as, ISCA&#8217;s \u2018Show Stopper\u2019,  \u2018CARtoons\u2019, and the original \u2018Hot Rod DeLuxe\u2019. Bill currently writes for  \u2018Cruis\u2019news magazine\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15666\" title=\"Motown Missle picture from Bill \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/motownmissile.jpg\" alt=\"original motown missle, 70 challenger motown missle\" width=\"400\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/motownmissile.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/motownmissile-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/motownmissile-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bill was kind enough to send me a few pictures of some of the  most legendary drag cars in history. Out of that collection,\u00a0  one car in particular caught my interest: the Motown  Missile, a \u201870 Dodge Challenger. Being a Mopar fan, I was intrigued to  learn more of it\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>Bill is friends with Ted Spehar, who owned and built the Motown  Missile. Teddy (as Bill likes to call him) is a master in building high  performance engines and had extraordinary success with the Chrysler  Hemi\u2019s. Teddy was commissioned by Chrysler to build a Pro Stock  Challenger. Arlen Vanke who tested the car came up with the name \u2018Motown  Missile\u2019 which Teddy liked and decided to keep.<\/p>\n<p>The car was first driven by Dick Oldfield then later the late Don  Carlton was hired to race the Missile. The team had great success having the quickest Pro Stock car of it\u2019s time!  Documents show ET\u2019s of 9.4 seconds at 145 mph!<\/p>\n<p>With the fuel crunch of the early 70&#8217;s, Chrysler and Teddy decided  not to race the Missile anymore for Chrysler had other plans for him to  do. So Carlton moved on to another team and since he didn\u2019t own the  license to the name Motown, he went with \u2018Mopar Missile\u2019 which started  with the \u201872 Plymouth \u2018Cuda.<\/p>\n<p>Bill interviewed Teddy back in \u201809 and I\u2019ve had the greatest  pleasure in reading his story! The Missile team made history in the  sport of Pro Stock racing, which will be forever remembered. I only wish  I could have been around at the time to witness their great success!<\/p>\n<p>A huge \u2018THANKS\u2019 to Bill in providing me the reference photo,  documents and the inspiration for this project! This has been a real joy  for me in learning about your friend, Teddy and the limelight he had  with the Motown Missile! Thank you Bill!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now here&#8217;s the painting!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Referring to Bill&#8217;s photo, here&#8217;s how Liz Started and she&#8217;ll walk you through what she was thinking as the painting evolved:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15667 alignleft\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Motown Missle painting step 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-1.jpg\" alt=\"motown missle, drag race art\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-1-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I took the reference photo into  Adobe Photoshop and made one other copy, turning it into greyscale mode,  then sharpened the contrast of the original. I overlapped the original  over the B&amp;W version, then deleted the background for the greyscale  to show through. I wanted the cars to be the main focal point. They&#8217;ll  be painted with 1-shot enamel giving it that vibrancy, demanding  attention from the viewer.<\/p>\n<p>The canvas is a 2X4 ft. sheet of dry erase board. After I sketched out  the drawing, I first applied the lightest color of the background as a  base coat, using acrylic paint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15668\" title=\"Motown Missle Painting Step 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hot rod art, drag race art, motown missle challenger\" width=\"400\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-2-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-2-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I usually start my projects first using black paint, get the basics down  and use as a guideline when I go back to make my final touch-ups. The  Motown Missile lettering I used 1-shot metallic silver. Nothing too dark, yet  easy to see through my layering of yellow, orange and red. The layering  of colors took some time in between coats as I would dilute the paint  with thinner and brush light strokes across the board, then giving it  time to dry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15669\" title=\"Motown Missle Painting Step 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-3.jpg\" alt=\"challenger race car, mowtown missle dogdge challenger, drag race art\" width=\"400\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-3-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/progress-3-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once I finished the layering of colors, I went back to do the Motown Missile lettering, mixing metallic silver and white enamel. The silver by itself  was too dark. Then I applied the black with a toothbrush, giving that  spotted look under the letters.<\/p>\n<p>I saved the sponsor decals for last as I knew they would be more time  consuming. It&#8217;s a habit of mine to save the hardest for last, just one  more big hill to climb before I can rejoice and breath again. Lol<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Finished Painting <\/strong><em>(click for full size)<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15584]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15665\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Motown Missle final painting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting.jpg\" alt=\"drag race art, hot rod art, motown missle challenger\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/final-painting-575x287.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the greatest pleasure doing this project! I learned the cars&#8217;  history and about the people who were involved. I hope it serves its purpose&#8230; to bring a smile among those who love the drag racing and those who created  and campaigned the <strong>Motown Missile<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>by Liz Northrup<\/p>\n<p>Contact Liz at her website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetlegendsstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">www.streetlegendsstudio.com<\/a> or by email here:<a href=\"mailto:&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#x65;&#x65;&#x74;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x67;&#x65;&#x6e;&#x64;&#x73;&#x73;&#x74;&#x75;&#x64;&#x69;&#x6f;&#x40;&#x67;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"oe_textdirection\">&#x6d;&#x6f;&#x63;&#x2e;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x61;&#x6d;&#x67;<span class=\"oe_displaynone\">null<\/span>&#x40;&#x6f;&#x69;&#x64;&#x75;&#x74;&#x73;&#x73;&#x64;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x67;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x65;&#x65;&#x72;&#x74;&#x73;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If nostalgia drag racing Mopar&#8217;s are your thing, check out this <a title=\"The Real \u201cSilver Bullet\u201d \u2013 2007 Woodward Cruise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/the-real-silver-bullet-2007-woodward-cruise\/\">Silver Bullet Plymouth Belvedere GTX<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fmotown-missle-70-challenger-painting%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Motown+Missile+70+Challenger+One-of-a-kind+Painting\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/motown-missle-70-challenger-painting\/\" data-text=\"Motown Missile 70 Challenger One-of-a-kind Painting\" data-desc=\"Drag Racing Art by Liz Northrup Liz Northrup is an artist and true hot rod and drag racing enthusiast. 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