Straightliner59 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I built this a couple of decades ago, and ran across some photos of it in the computer, so, I thought I'd share some of them. It's my take on Boyd's Aluma Coupe. Since I rarely stray far from my drag racing "roots", I incorporated elements of '50s-'60s gassers, but kept it low to the ground. It's more or less a "slammer", given the blacked-out windows. The paint scheme is loosely based on the old Santa Fe Railroad "Warbonnet" scheme (although not the colors!). I used a dropped tube front axle and added front brakes. The wheels are from a Johan funny car kit. I found some old dried out and separated duct tape, stuck to something, and cut the surface film into strips to create the tape over the headlight lenses. Those, along with the capped headers were employed to create a street/strip look. The front wheel dust caps were turned on the lathe. Shocks and radius rods are scratched from brass tubing and HO scale model railroad handrail stanchions. The paint separations are a little rough--c'est la vie...Anyway, it was a quickie build, and a lot of fun, and I like it! Comments/criticisms welcome. Thanks for having a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Now that's just plain old cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Cool for sure! Nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Looks sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Superb take on the Aluma, it comes together nicely with the different parts and graphics, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Very nice !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Thanks, guys! Your kind words are appreciated! Curbsides and slammers are a lot of fun, for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Yes, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I like it for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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