A.R.C. Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Finished this the other day for the Cannonball CBP. Its an AMT 3N1 57 Fairlane that I found in a discount store still sealed for $10. I went for a stripped down,no frills, lived a rough life, bad as you wanna be street racer look from that era. Removed the body trim, drilled trim mount holes then filled them in with intentionally bad body work. Scratch built a few pieces....really big gas tank, rollbar, seat mount, hood scoop, exhaust, supercharger plumbing and air intake, rad hose (because the only one it had was on the intstruction sheet) added a straight axle front and a few other things that I cant think of right now. Put a coat of semi gloss clear over hot rod grey primer and a flat black hood. Threw a few spares in the back and some borrowed license plates to help out with getting across the country and then hit the road in a race car thats got no problem fighting dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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henry57 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 That thing looks mean. Where did you get the front rims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.C. Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks Henry. Mean was my goal. I got the rims from Model Express. They have them on sale right now. .98 cents for 4 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Really cool build, very nice work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 As said in the CBP topic, this is absolutely one of the Coolest '57 Fords I've ever seen. The stance is just perfect, and I like the scoop hood. Nice job with cutting those rear wheel openings also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 That looks really cool ! I like the Gloss over Primer paint job . Good luck in the CBP . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Looks good, nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMDesign Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 That's one wild ride man, excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Threw a few spares in the back and some borrowed license plates to help out with getting across the country and then hit the road in a race car thats got no problem fighting dirty. Heh, heh, heh. Go ahead, you can say that with a sinister grin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Adam, I am liking this, it has some real attitude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Nice job, congrats, I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.C. Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Heh, heh, heh. Go ahead, you can say that with a sinister grin. I had a sinister grin the entire time I was building it . Thanks for the nice comments everyone. It was a fun build. I was under a big time crunch but it was still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pullin Gears Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachineDOG Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Man this car is fantastic. Absolutely perfect for cannonballin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.A.K Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Holy cows that bad @$$ lookin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Loved this one. The grille looks great. Also liked the air cleaner, and the cool Thunderbird Special valve cover decals. The exhaust is also a cool touch, it looks like to be a 3 inch tube in 1:25 scale. The supercharged 312 will sound Chevy killer trough that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadracer Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 That's way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLes Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Love it Adam, really did an outstanding jon on the '57. Always like them, my first car was a Custom 300. I'm so glad they finally came out with the kit. You gave me more ideas for a couple of builds with the '57. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vekasiini Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Angry Fairlane. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I don't know about angry, I think it's really, really, pi$$ed off, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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