tim boyd Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Heh guys...this is the type of street rod that was makin' the grade in the mags back around 1980 or so. So I built something similar for my "Modeler's Corner" column in Street Rodder magazine back then. Back in the early 1980's, "fuel efficient" engines were the big thing in the 1/1 scale street rod world, and the Buick V6 was among the most popular choices.I was pleased to "discover" the same engine in 1/25th scale, as part of the MPC Jeep Jeepster kit series (the 1/1 scale Buick engine tooling was sold to AMC in the late 1960's, and then reacquired by GM in the mid 1970's after the first Arab Oil Embargo).I built this model for my Street Rodder magazine "Modeler's Corner" column to show that a scale replica of this latest 1/1 scale trend was fully possible. In addition to the Buick V6, I added four-bar radius rods up front, and a ladder-bar style traction bars/likns at the rear. The wheels shown here, btw, came from the late 1970's AMT Indy car kit series, and the tires were stolen from an Eldon kit replicating one of the famous late 1960's show rods. The pickup rails were built from real wood, and feature a cut/paste treatment of the decals from AMT's 1972 Chevelle "Red Alert" kit. The paint was an off-brand pale yellow aerosol, with a Testors Yellow chassis. Plenty more pictures here....thanks for lookin'....TIM Edited February 4, 2019 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Really cool street rod. Don't see too many in yellow, but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Sweet! I like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I like it! I love odd engines in street rods, no matter when the era! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I have a set of Red Alert Decals, to use on one of my builds just because of this kit. Those "Branch Motor Express" markings seemed just perfect to me. Thanks for the inspiration, Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Good looking pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Nice! Good choice (and fun) powerplant choice! I also like the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Hey guys...thanks for the feedback. And Alan....very cool to hear stories like that! Best regards....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I have always liked the resto rod look, this is no exception. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 nice old truck, & NO wheel well on the right front fender... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Tim "trucker" Boyd, great work as usual. Always a pleasure seeing your models now, and over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool4x4 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I've always thought that truck looked better with the Cragars that you had on it........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Great looking pickup!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 4:30 PM, Oldschool4x4 said: I've always thought that truck looked better with the Cragars that you had on it........ Interesting....I had long ago forgot about that, Robert. And you may have a point, too! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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