Brian Austin Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) This creation represents an Argentinian-market Ford Model A Phaeton (four-door convertible) that had been been modified at some point in its career into a pickup, as was common there. Mine is a composite of several I've come across on various vehicle sales sites. Condition of vehicles in those listings vary from nice restorations to rusted out hulks. Mine is somewhere in the middle. This project is a combination of Revell "Rat Rod" pickup and AMT woodie/pickup kits. Because of the mix, some components came out a bit less than straight and true, such as the front axle. It would appear that cars in Argentina were assembled with RHD up until the '40s, so I converted the Revell front axle and steering gear to RHD. The curved cab back wall is actually the front seatback panel. This was represented by a Monogram '60s Corvette Stingray windshield. Modern aftermarket turn signals have been added, and weathering was accomplished using rust-colored paint along with artists' pastels and colored pencils. (BTW: I have no real connection to South America...I'm just fascinated by the variations of vehicles down there.) More images can be found here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian_w_austin/sets/72157634893359388/page3 Edited April 19, 2016 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 One more<img src=https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1639/25869954924_33b2109050_b.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Intmd8r Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nice looking A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very nice work truck. Going so far as adding right hand drive really ads to the realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Nice old truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I looked it up. You are correct. Argentina converted from RHD to LHD in the 1940s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Nice to see an unusual take on a classic model truck.Thanks for posting your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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