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Thank you Chris.

I love the 53/54 Chevys this looks like it's going to be a nice build i will be following it. I have that kit i keep the box covered the photo on the cover was taken at a Super Dog that place is about a mile from me and is still going strong i go there a lot it's one of Chicago's top Dog place.

Interesting concept and great execution, well done.

At one time, Revell made a seriously understatement 34 Ford Coupe (with a rare roadster variant) based off of the John Buttera T sedan chassis. I seem to recall someone sitting building one with the Fiat body on it. While the fenders aren't prototypically correct, it did fit pretty well. If I had more convenient access to my stash, I'd pull my parts out, and grab a pic of the combination for you.

I believe in large part because the image of "truck" has evolved from "working man's tool" to "compensatory fashion statement". Who can you impress with your pretend masculinity driving a little truck?

Too hot to go anywhere today 30° I don't handle the sun very well. Black being my happy colour lol. So been busy

Awesome pictures of some really cool rides! Thank you for sharing.

Nice.

Nice.

Very nice!

Right, I'm finally calling this hot mess done... if this car had a name it would be 'Chain reaction', or maybe 'Disaster Area'. Let's start with the things I changed by choice. I added rear inner fender walls and stripped the chrome from the engine parts. the front wheels and tyres are from the AMT '49 Ford, rear wheels are MPC Dodge Monaco with the slicks from the Revell '53 Chevy gasser. These bigger tyres meant some radical radiusing of the rear fenders. I added brackets for the rear radius arms as they didn't seem to have any mounting points. This boxing of the kit didn't include the stock tail lights so I used some craft jewels. I also added a craft bead gear knob. The paint is a generic 'metallic purple' rattle can. Wheels, engine and rear axle are Ford Aztec Gold. OK, onto the problems. First off, the frame was twisted. I got it 99% good with some 'clamp it to a board and hairdryer' action. Next I decided to re-do the vague engine mounts. This may have been the cause of the next issue, when trial fitted the frame, interior and body together I found the trans fouled the tunnel. So I chopped it out and made a new inner floor/tunnel to fit inside the interior. This meant I had to modify the seats, roll bar and steering column to fit. (see what I mean about chain reaction?). Then when I retried it the R/H header fouled the fender, so I had to take a section out of that. Oh, and flexing the body multiple times to get it to fit the frame broke the vent window frames, hence the strips of BMF. Next up was paint, this was going great until I stupidly sprayed a coat of clear on a damp day with the garage door partly open and it 'bloomed'. With nothing to loose I gave it another coat which kind of cured it... I'm calling any milky effect you can see pearl... So after that it all went well, right? Wrong. When I tried to get it all together after fitting the glass I found there was a gap between the body and frame on the L/H side, I think the roll bar touches the thick one piece glazing. So I added a piece of plastic sheet to the top of the frame that side and filed it to shape, which meant I had to repaint that side of the frame. Given the previous issues I didn't want to risk masking everything up so I brush painted it... it turned out OK-ish. I'm sure there were other issues that I've forgotten, but here's the finished heap. I tried to take some better photos than my usual efforts, as the weather is good I tried some outdoor shots for the first time:

Thank you. There was even more there than I caught in the video but only so much time to walk around and talk to people. You're welcome.

Usually an internal structure would be easier to attach. I did it to this Jeepster when I changed the front clip and opened the hood. Also on this ‘51 Chevy when I chopped and channeled it.

Back in the 60's we lived in Essex Maryland. I was on an episode of Romper Room. It was miss Sally who was the on air teacher at the time on WBAL. It never went to my head and I never followed the path of Hollywood stardom.

Amazing results, I’m always blown away by how much detail you put into those little 1/32 trucks to make them look realistic!

Not a trade, but try this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/314234947954?itmmeta=01JZZJYQVM2V5M1JXNXSAFY65X&hash=item4929dcc972:g:V34AAOSw-9lfGMQo

I have a 2007 Silvarado 4x4 Crew Cab. No Kit at all 1987 Toyota Camry. No Kit at all 2014 Toyota Sienna. No Kit at all. So, while I feel your pain, at least you can cobble something together. I'm out in the cold.

Opps...double post???

What a kewl looking 40 Ford Coupe there Andy. I'm diggin those pipes sticking out from underneath the hood. Nice clean shaved body. Nice build dude.

I get mine via email so I don't have to go thru that.

My son and I ran karts at Flemington with Ace Lane and his sons ,Jimmy Blewett and Martin Truex Jr ,,,,late 80's early 90's ,, good times

A genius idea and extremely well executed. Love the new look !

Hey everyone...thanks for the kind words and encouragement. I agree with the post regarding Revell should have updated the Top Fuel and Funny Car kits. That would have been great to see and would have been relatively accurate to this day. Thanks again.

Cool build!