Revell Fireball Roberts '57 Ford Plastic Model Kit
Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. loved baseball and car racing. Baseball got him his nickname, "Fireball," but his victories on dirt tracks turned him to racing full time. His most famous racer was a 1957 Ford with a "Thunderbird Special" supercharged 312 c.i. V-8. In it, he won eight races. His victories were second only to his personality and he was voted "Most Popular Driver".