damodelguy az Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 33 ford coupe, with back of 40 pickup cab and bed, thanx built back in 1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Still looking sharp after all these years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 That looks really nice. It makes me wonder about the same idea with a closed cab. I'm curious, though. Was the word "Phantom" used back that far? No criticism at all, I'm just fascinated by slang and its history. Thanks. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Very natural looking body and bed combination. I know Ford made Roadster style trucks but I'm not sure when they stopped. This is very nice looking and if Ford didn't offer it then they should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Cool build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 There's something really nice about that 80's style when done right, and this is definitely done right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Looks great! I wonder if the AMT 36 Roadster windshield would fit that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustyMojave Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) The term "Phantom" as it's used here is a modern, like 1980s-90s+ term. It refers to a car built in a version that the factory did not originally sell. It's most used on hot rods of the 1920s to 1940s. But has more recently been applied throughout motorsports. Like a phantom 2010 Firebird Trans Am. Or a phantom 1934 Ford C400. Or one of my ideas, a 1937 Ford T-Bird. This pickup falls right into line with a phantom I've had in mind since the 1960s. A 1933-34 Ford pickup using the coupe/sedan front with a pickup bed. In some years, Ford built the pickups with the same front clip as the passenger cars. But in 33-38, the trucks were quite different. I've also had in mind '36 and '37 pickups built this way. Hard tops as well as convertible cabs. Back IIRC in the 90's, a Contest Annual issue of that other model mag showed a similar '37 Ford pickup with passenger car front clip. Nice job Glen! What cab back did you use? Is it scratched? The bed looks like Revell '37. Those questions were answered right in the 1st post...derr... Edited May 9, 2018 by DustyMojave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 This looks so right. I did the same transplant back in the '80's and combined the same '40 parts with a Rolls Royce body by Entex.I actually used some left over Pontiac Grand Prix interior parts including the dash and they fit surprisingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damodelguy az Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 the rolls sounds interesting, ill have to give that some visual attention since i do have a built kit i picked up few years ago, thanx this is another i recently finished. it was started by a fellow modeler (Dean) RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Interesting combo there. I wonder what it would look like with a windshield frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Very cool project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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