Phildaupho Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I assembled this ’41 Ford Custom Convertible while on vacation but I started building it a number of years ago before the Revell ’48 Ford Custom Coupe was released. I like the look of the ’41 Ford front end and needed the woody body from the AMT kit for another project so the ’48 became a ’41. The chopped Carson top that came with the kit was smoothed reminiscent of the steel lift-off roof on the Ohanesian/Westergard/Bertolucci ’40 Ford convertible sedan. Housings for both the headlights and taillights were frenched and the fenders molded to the body. In order to get the car as low as possible, the body was channelled about 4 scale inches. Both front and rear suspension cross members were replaced with flatter ones to gain additional lowering. The Sombrero hubcaps came from the Revell ’49 Mercury while the fenders skirts are from Replicas and Miniatures. I cannot remember where I sourced the Desoto bumpers. The engine is the stock flathead. I will have to wait until I get home to find an air cleaner that will fit under the hood. The paint, which I did have untypical problems with, is Testor’s rattle can Honduras Maroon lacquer topped with Testor’s lacquer clear. The interior is Testor’s leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Very sharp looking car Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I agree with Rich. Very sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nice to see someone willing to invest the time and effort to replicate a period custom like this one. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Sharp build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Very nice build-looks cool !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Very cool Phil, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMan Collections Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That looks great. Good job, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That is a great looking Kustom. Your build looks like the early post war customs you used to see in the "little pages". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Phil, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 That is a great looking Kustom. Your build looks like the early post war customs you used to see in the "little pages". Thanks everyone. I have always had a fondness for customs since I first discovered there were cars other than stock. I devoured "little pages" mags that I bought super cheap at a used book and magazine shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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