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She's My Little Deuce Coupe


Phildaupho

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This is a replica of the car that appeared on the cover of the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe record album. It was also known as Chili Cataloo’s Silver Sapphire

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BODY 

The resin body and custom nose came from Hendrix Mfg. Co. I had to make up lower side wings from sheet styrene, make a firewall and create the rear tube “grill” and taillights. Paint is Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue. Barris photoetched crest from Replicas & Miniatures

INTERIOR

Interior tub is from the Revell 3-W Coupe and was sectioned.

Foot boxes were recessed between the frame rails. [2nd owner made this medications]

Made up the square button stuff pattern by scribing and filing styrene sheet. Buttons are pinheads.

Dash was modified for extra gauges.

Steering wheel came from AMT 32 Victoria

Shifter sourced from AMT 25 T

CHASSIS

Frame from Revell Deuce with floor, front horns and fuel tank removed.

Z’d in back frame height

FRONT SUSPENSION

37 Ford tub axle from AMT 25 T using spring in front of axle so shocks needed to be reversed and swapped side to side

Steering used pieces front Revell 29/30 Ford, AMT 25 T and Replicas & Miniatures

REAR SUSPENSION

Rearend from Revell Deuce with input housing and back cap from the Revell Beatnik Bandit kit to make it look Oldsmobile

Transverse leaf spring, shocks and radius rods added

[Only photo of rear suspension I could find was of Danbury Mint Diecast !!]

FRONT BRAKES

Kinmont front brakes from Replicas & Miniatures

REAR BRAKES

AMT Ala Kart

FRONT AND REAR WHEELS AND TIRES

White wall front tires and chrome wheels from AMT Ala Kart. Slicks from Revell Tire Set

DRIVETRAIN

Oldsmobile engine from the Revell Beatnik Bandit kit

6-71 Blower assembly from Revell Willys Street Rod [Beatnik Bandit had a 4-71]

Carburetors Revell 29 Ford

Headers are aluminum tube

TRANSMISSION

La Salle transmission from Replicas & Miniatures

This is my final Deuce build leading up to Deuce Days in Scale July 21 in Victoria BC. Over the past year and half or so I have completed 8 new Deuce builds, redone 3 previous models and did the initial body modifications on two other Deuces for other modellers to complete.

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39 minutes ago, Peter Lombardo said:

Pretty cool..... one of the most iconic deuces ever.  Well done.  I have that album purchased the day it was released, so yeah, I know that car well. Very nice.

Thanks Peter

38 minutes ago, espo said:

This sure looks like the car on their album cover. Beautifully built.  

Thanks David

Just now, PappyD340 said:

Nice!

Thanks Larry

It was a real challenge but very interesting learning about such an incredible car.

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17 hours ago, zakdoggi said:

Now that is way cool ?

Thanks Geoff

16 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Outstanding work, this turned out great!

Thanks Bill

15 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Really nice.

Thanks David

14 hours ago, slusher said:

Sharp and impressive!!!!!!!

Thanks Carl

9 hours ago, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Nice rendition of one of my favorite Deuces. Looking really good!

Thanks Mark

7 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

I always love to see iconic hot rods and custom cars built as scale models and here we have beautiful example of that genre! Outstanding work!

Thanks Oliver

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9 hours ago, doctor phillips said:

Great job, Phil!  Your hard work really paid off... !

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What is so cool about the Hot Rod cover photo is that the photo used on the Beach Boys album cover came from the same photo shoot by Hot Rod magazine stall photographer Eric Rickman. Big Daddy Roth was at this shoot and offered his red jacket to add more color. Most of the custom work was done by the Alexander Brothers in Detroit. After Chili moved to LA, the chop and final paint job where done at Barris Kustoms. The blower was added around this time. It is fantastic that the car was reacquired and restored by the Catallo family. Like the lyrics in the song - They got the pink slip daddy.

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On 2019-07-13 at 7:31 AM, dragmodels44 said:

Your work on that is outstanding! A tough build for sure, great job. There’s a couple of the Danbury Mint models on eBay, definitely not cheap!

Thanks Steve

On 2019-07-13 at 7:31 AM, Curt said:

Congratulations, Phil!  Masterful job on a difficult subject.

Thanks Curt

On 2019-07-13 at 7:50 AM, vintagercr said:

Awesome!

Thanks Steve

 

 

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6 hours ago, TonyK said:

A lot of work but you did it. A very nice replica!

Thanks Tony

21 minutes ago, Art Laski said:

Looks great, Phil! Hope you have a great show.

Thanks Art - Sort of like your model car show at the  LA Roadster Show, more people will know about it the second time around so I am confident it is going to be well attended. Be that as it may, its going to be fun.

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