dodgefever Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Early '50s Stude and early '60s Dodge for me - not so keen on the '65-up Dodge grilles. I like that '30s Stude Coupe Express too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 19 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said: Rob, you want funky styling? Here you go. AMT 40 Plymouth coupe with an old p/u bed grafted in. Easy Peasy. Sounds doable, who's gonna do one first? Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 How bout a 1947 Crosley Pick Up truck ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1972coronet Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Toyota Stout , please : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 And the Powell was based on a '41 Plymouth, so in theory, AMT's kit could be used as a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 13 hours ago, 1972coronet said: Toyota Stout , please : That's handsome! I like the Crosley too. It looks like something you could stick in your pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Over on Hemmings right now https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/studebaker/champ/2180639.html?refer=news#&gid=1&pid=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 And now for something really obscure...Russia's GAZ M-415 pickup truck, based on the GAZ M-1 passenger car. The good news: model kits of it exist. The bad news: only in the scales 1/72 and 1/48. And a very hard to find 1/35 scale kit from the Russian company Maquette, released around 2004. Maquette had already done the GAZ M-1 car in plastic; the pickup kit used its chassis, but Maquette made up a new resin body, fenders and interior. Sounds weird, but it's a nice kit. The resin parts are almost as thin as the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I would buy these, but I can see how the market might not support them as full detail kits. Maybe they could be done as a series of simplified Promo style kits? That way they could be sold as kits and also as built up collector's items for those who collect vintage trucks and cars. Something I wonder is why AMT hasn't put out a variation of the 50 Chevy and 55-57 Chevy trucks as GMCs? The bodies are basically the same and it would give them some new kits to release with not too much investment. They already have a license from GMC. At least Moebius is filling the shortage of Ford trucks. I'm eagerly awaiting the '65 stepside and hoping they come out with a 61-63 to knock the eBay prices down on the old AMT ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike999 said: Looks like they ripped off the design from a 34 Ford. But at least we could use that as a starting point. Nice looking truck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 1:09 PM, Bainford said: Not as pretty as the Hudson or Stude, but another 'off the beaten path' pick-up is the Powell. There is a lot of slab siding and few compound curves, so scratchbuilding one should be doable . … and just dig that cool built in fishing rod compartment (though someone has added compartment divisions to this example).. I believe they used 41 Dodge chassis so a build would be easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Looks like they ripped off the design from a 34 Ford. But at least we could use that as a starting point. Nice looking truck though. Well...not exactly a rip-off. Ford Motor Co. and the Soviet Union signed a licensing agreement in 1929, and Ford shipped unassembled Model A's to be bolted together in a Moscow assembly plant. Ford also agreed to help the Russians build a new car factory in Nizhny Novgorod. That factory was the Gorki Automotive Plant, or in Russian Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod - GAZ, where those "Ford-skis" were built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 1960-1966 GMC with the GMC V6 (305-351 , ad seq.) . Jeep Gladiator with Tornado OHC Six Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 9:42 AM, Ironman63 said: There is a die-cast model of the 1957. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Eastwood-Automobilia-1-25th-scale-1957-Dodge-D100-Sweptside-pickup-limited/173578614999?hash=item286a1778d7:g:umoAAOSwgd1beaZ3 Tempting... good thing I'm trying to stay focused on my favorites. I've seen Mercedes and Rolls Royces converted into pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 3:10 PM, Oldcarfan27 said: Looks like they ripped off the design from a 34 Ford. But at least we could use that as a starting point. Nice looking truck though. Not a rip off. Henry Ford sold all engineering designs for the Model A, and its successors during a certain amount of time to the Russia, and also included in the contract was the accessory in building the Gorkovskiy Avto Zavod plant (GAZ) and fine tuning the first production lots of the GAZ-A in 1932. The engineers from Ford cooperated with the engineers from GAZ during a long time. The Russians tested in super tough conditions (like the Siberian winter, that turned tires into a fragile glass like material) a lot of stuff that latter Ford included in their cars. The GAZ M21 Volga was the last car done under this cooperation. Looks like car guys can cooperate a lot more than others. A lot more info can be found on the book "Cars of the Soviet Union" by Andy Thompson. He actually spent a lot of time digging stuff and documents both in Russia, and USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 There are a few die cast replicas of the Willys pick up, that continued in production in Brasil up to 1977. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Forgot the picture of the diecast... 1968 Willys Rural by CCCP Digital Studio, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 How about a 59 Dodge 4x4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 1:01 AM, Richard Bartrop said: And the Powell was based on a '41 Plymouth, so in theory, AMT's kit could be used as a starting point. Powell's were built on '41-'48 Plymouth chassis and driveline, which Powell did a full rebuild. As for the bodywork, that was pretty much all done with flat sheet metal stock, run through a rolling brake, then welded together (no Plymouth sheet metal there). Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Is it impolite to mention that a model of any current pickup is missing. There's a Raptor snap kit and after that you have to go to the 1999 (?) Silverado, the Meng F350 and the 1997 F150. And what's the most recent Ram Pickup, the 1995 (or so) Revell show truck w/Viper engine? Pickups are the largest selling vehicles in the US but are unrepresented. And let's not talk about Explorers, Tahoes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, The Junkman said: Is it impolite to mention that a model of any current pickup is missing. There's a Raptor snap kit and after that you have to go to the 1999 (?) Silverado, the Meng F350 and the 1997 F150. And what's the most recent Ram Pickup, the 1995 (or so) Revell show truck w/Viper engine? Pickups are the largest selling vehicles in the US but are unrepresented. And let's not talk about Explorers, Tahoes, etc. I'd definitely like too see some current pickups kitted. And SUVs. I'd love to see the new Ram, Wrangler, Grand Cherokee (Trailhawk and Trackhawk versions maybe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 That Powell looks an awful lot like an old land rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 '37 Terraplane pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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