Greg Myers Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) With a little work and some different kits you could build some "in progress" versions in scale. http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Dave_Stuckey%27s_Lil%27_Coffin Maybe even a look into the future Well, the '90's anyway. Edited July 5, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I always liked the Coffin...especially the cantilevered-roof and the overall lines. Lately though, and unfortunately I suppose, the face has started to remind me of this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlguy Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 It started out looking like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 And then later: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 It started out looking like this. Actually, I think it probably started out looking like this - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Yep. Guess the link showing all of those pictures was buried between the pictures, or you guys didn't look very hard. http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Dave_Stuckey%27s_Lil%27_Coffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Wow, that car has been through some changes! I like the version they made the model of best of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsixty Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 the Lil Coffin/Dexter Demon was one of my favorites as a kid. any one remember the Hot Wheels cartoon from 1968/69. the Hot Wheels vs the Dexter Demons. go to 3:16 for a good look at the Demon. if you can look at the whole episode, notice how detailed the cars are drown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) the Lil Coffin/Dexter Demon was one of my favorites as a kid. any one remember the Hot Wheels cartoon from 1968/69. the Hot Wheels vs the Dexter Demons. http://youtu.be/LjrWvfzK57A go to 3:16 for a good look at the Demon. if you can look at the whole episode, notice how detailed the cars are drown. First Hot Wheels cartoon I've ever seen. Typical bad animation of the time, but the cars at least are fairly recognizable. Kind of cool for that reason alone. If it wasn't for that, the cartoon would have been unwatchable. Scott Edited July 6, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Wow, that looks like a cut rate Scooby Doo, was this another Hanna~Barbara cartoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 the Monogram version of the Lil Coffin is not the first "kitted" version of this car to be sold in plastic. Any guesses on what model kit maker sold a version of the Lil Coffin without using the name Lil Coffin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsixty Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 would you be asking about this one? the whole cartoon was nothing but a commercial for Hot Wheels. if Hanna-Barbara had done it, it would have been a whole lot better cartoon; however, the cars would have been lost. ahh, the Jack Rabbit Special, the Demon, the Woodie...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 nope, that's not the one. Hot Wheels was not the maker of the kit I'm hinting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 the Monogram version of the Lil Coffin is not the first "kitted" version of this car to be sold in plastic. Any guesses on what model kit maker sold a version of the Lil Coffin without using the name Lil Coffin? Aurora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Aurora and Greg is the winner again. I have a couple of these so I can make the pre-Monogram version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Pretty cool seeing the evolution of Lil Coffin. Thanks for the link Greg. Glad it's back to it's 1962 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Wow, that looks like a cut rate Scooby Doo, was this another Hanna~Barbara cartoon? No, but the guy in the lime green outfit was voiced by Casey Kasem, who also did Shaggy in Scooby Doo. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 and Greg is the winner again. I have a couple of these so I can make the pre-Monogram version. Please post a build thread when you do - I like seeing those sow's-ear-specials made into something resembling a real car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 No, but the guy in the lime green outfit was voiced by Casey Kasem, who also did Shaggy in Scooby Doo. -MJS So was the character of Tank. Mike Wheeler sounds like Tim Matheson, but IMDb lists someone named Michael Rye. Real kicker: Albert Brooks was Kip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnwildpunk Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I never knew this car went through so many incarnations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Please post a build thread when you do - I like seeing those sow's-ear-specials made into something resembling a real car! I plan on posting a thread on my project "Pre-Monogram Lil Coffin", here's a link to an example of what I have done previously with a sows ear: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=85335&p=1159792 Edited July 11, 2014 by blunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Very interesting stuff that I never knew! My favorite versions are the one kitted by Monogram and the early version with the Deuce radiator shell which looks pretty much like what Aurora kitted. Some of the other versions can cause severe eyestrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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