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Pete Phillips: "Short Sweetie" on the Bench: 2/6/17


John Teresi

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Hello.......this is on the Bench: Pete Phillips "Short Sweetie" from the 1960`s.......I was asked by Mark Gustavason .......if I would like to build a clone of  Pete Phillip`s: "Short Sweetie"  for the "Clone the Past" program........when finished it will be added to the "National Model Car Builders Museum"........all the parts were donated by Gordon Clark......thank you Gordon .......I will have this done for this years GSL presentation of the "Clone the Past" program.........I have built one already for the "Clone the Past " program it was Jack Herndon`s: "Hybrid Special" also from the mid 1960`s..........it sits in the museum as well........the last couple of pictures are of Jack Herndon`s : "Hybrid Special " that I build 2 years ago.......thanks for looking

 

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Hello......thanks guys for the interest and the kind comments.......I really do appreciate it:)........I modified the front fenders to add headlights using the Ford Rear Bumper that Gordon provided.......I attached the skirts and  cut open the roof for the Sun Roof........I will chop the top tomorrow and open the doors.......thanks for looking

 

 

 

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Hello.......thank you all so very much for the kind comments......I really do appreciate them:).......I cut the doors out and chopped the top 1/8 of an inch  like the original model.........I hinged the tailgate........I modified the firewall like the original model......the firewall that Pete used was to small and did not fit correctly .......so he used a postcard and alluminum foil to fill the gap around the firewall that he used..... I used the same method since the Clone program  wants almost everything exactly like the original model .......I will hinnge the doors and work on the grill tomorrow.......thanks for looking

 

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