Howard Cohen Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 A few years ago I bought several built models from a collection. I didn`t buy everything but I did buy several models of show cars, many of which were scratchbuilt in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I may bring them to the Toledo NNL this year, just to show what other people build. I will show a different model every once in a while This is the Illusion, a model of the 1:1 car built by Dave Puhl many decades ago. It is completely scratchbuilt. Although it is not a museum piece nor a contest winner, it is unique being that it is scratchbuilt and may be the only one of it`s kind. If you are wondering about buying it, I have had two different people offer me money and I still have the model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon wagon Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdrag1 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hey Howard , why have you never showed these models before ? I thought we were friends?? what else do you have that I NEED to see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Hey Bigdrag - my friends live in civilization, not Cambellford Now go to the cheese outlet and have an ice cream This, and others, came from a collection about 4 years ago. Some of them are in the Showrods Models book. Edited July 19, 2015 by Howard Cohen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Very cool and unique model Howard.. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Very nice work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Yikes. That door "fit"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Hey Howard , why have you never showed these models before ? I thought we were friends?? what else do you have that I NEED to see..... Ya Howard, don't keep these under wraps. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Don Koolkat Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Make that 3 people that want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Yikes. That door "fit"... Harry - your comment is not appreciated Edited July 19, 2015 by Howard Cohen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 In your opening post, you said "A few years ago I bought several built models from a collection."Is this one of them, or did you scratchbuild it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Never ever git rid if them But ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 'That door fit' was not uncommon in the earlier days of radical custom modeling. It's one of the ways you can easily identify an original, period-built model as opposed to a more contemporary model. I'm not sure why it happened that way so much, but it seems to me it was a matter of style over substance. Just as most of those early radical customs paid no attention to practicality or real-world function, I guess the builders just didn't concentrate much on details such as oversized or exaggerated door frames, misfitting components, etc. They were just seeking swoopy and wild forms. Later, as more perfection-oriented builders raised the bar ~ even within the radical customs genre ~ these kinds of faux pas faded into oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Don Koolkat Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'd suggest those that critique vintage models like this post their own version of the Illusion. Oh... I see... nobody else has attempted to build one? Too difficult, I presume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsrus Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Very cool looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Amazing, Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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