Koellefornia Kid Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Hello everyone, I think the following two pictures are showing a vehicle that might look familiar to most of you: Pete Chapouris´ „The California Kid“ ´33/´34 Fords are my favorite Hot Rods, so I just had to build this one! I used Monogram´s ´33 Ford Street Rod kit with a couple of modifications: AMT ´34 Ford grille and door handles, transplanted louvers for the hood, hood sides and rear panel, headlights and correct 302cui engine (wired) from Revell´s ´32 Ford, resin Halibrand wheels, steering wheel and bucket seats from ThePartsBox, scratch built rear bumper, front nerfbar and license plates. Flame decals and window tags were custom designed after a Fred Cady decal sheet and printed by a decal printing service I found online. The California Kid was a must-have for my ´33/´34 Ford collection: Thanks for looking, comments are welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 You sure got this one right. I'm betting that the decals were a real treat to apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Really nice. I think the California Kid is an excellent example of a 34 Ford Street Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 The quintessential '34 rod. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahshu Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Very nice! You captured the feel of the thing. Model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 You Have done an admirable job of capturing the features of a hot rod that is certainly on my list of the top 10 hot rods of all time [which makes me wonder what would be on the definitive list of the 10 hot rods of all time !!??] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Very very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Nicely done, that Sedan look real nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red318 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Really nice, I remember watching the film years ago, I had never seen anything like that 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Great to see this one built! One of my favorite movie cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Thanks a lot! On 11. November 2018 at 3:03 AM, Phildaupho said: You Have done an admirable job of capturing the features of a hot rod that is certainly on my list of the top 10 hot rods of all time [which makes me wonder what would be on the definitive list of the 10 hot rods of all time !!??] Making a list of the top 10 Hot Rods of all time would be a tough task. So many cool Rods were build in the past 60 years... hard to a pick top 10. But I have a top 5 that I definitely want to have in my display case somewhere down the road: 1: The above shown California Kid (obviously done) 2: Billy F. Gibbons Eliminator (done) 3: Jim "Jake" Jacobs´yellow ´34 Coupe (will be built as soon as I find some adequate wire wheels) 4: The SoCal Speed Shop ´32 Roadster (Pete Chapouris again. I got a roadster kit in my stash, so someday...) 5: Steve Caballero´s ´30 Model A "Coupe de Cab" (will hopefully be built soon, when the ´48 Caddy and the ´72 Blazer projects, which are currently on my desk are finished) Any additions to the list? Edited November 13, 2018 by Koellefornia Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 8 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Any additions to the list? Oliver - As soon as I made the comment about the Top 10 Hot Rods, I started to think about my personnel list. This is what I came up with. I am sure many of the cars on my list will be on others as well but maybe not in the top 10. They are all hot rods that definitely have made an impact on me and all closely associated with a particular and influential individual. In no particular order 1 - Pete Chapouris California Kid 34 Ford Coupe 2 - Doan Spencer 32 Roadster 3 - Norm Grabozski Kookie T-bucket 4 - George Barris Ala Kart 5 - Ed Roth Outlaw 6 - Tom McMullen 32 Roadster 7 - John Buttera 27 T Sedan 8 - Chilly Catallo Silver Sapphire Lil Deuce Coupe 9 - Jimmy Shine 34 pick up 10 - Boyd Coddington Smoothster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Very cool and one of the most iconic hot rods of all time! You should do Jerry Slover's pro-street California Kid II as a companion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 17 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Oliver - As soon as I made the comment about the Top 10 Hot Rods, I started to think about my personnel list. This is what I came up with. I am sure many of the cars on my list will be on others as well but maybe not in the top 10. They are all hot rods that definitely have made an impact on me and all closely associated with a particular and influential individual. In no particular order 1 - Pete Chapouris California Kid 34 Ford Coupe 2 - Doan Spencer 32 Roadster 3 - Norm Grabozski Kookie T-bucket 4 - George Barris Ala Kart 5 - Ed Roth Outlaw 6 - Tom McMullen 32 Roadster 7 - John Buttera 27 T Sedan 8 - Chilly Catallo Silver Sapphire Lil Deuce Coupe 9 - Jimmy Shine 34 pick up 10 - Boyd Coddington Smoothster That´s a nice list, Phil! I might add some of them to mine. How could I forget the Ala Kart and the Lil Deuce... 5 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said: Very cool and one of the most iconic hot rods of all time! You should do Jerry Slover's pro-street California Kid II as a companion. Do you have some pictures of that car? I could´t find any... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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