Rotorbolt73 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Built this one a year or so ago for a club contest..got what was left of a cut up Lindberg 53 Ford victoria body shell from a friend . Pieced it back together and used a hood from a AMT 56 Ford and custom pieces from the AMT 49/50 Ford kits. Found a Revell 89 Thunderbird SC parts kit at our club show in Memphis . Kit bashed the two together based on an old early 90s SAE magazine feature of a light blue AMT 49 Ford using the same Thunderbird kit. The 53 is similar dimensions as a 49 and I knew it work just the same to build a updated version of a 53 Ford. I used the complete chassis, engine bay, wheels and interior from the Thunderbird kit . The fit require very little mods to work the two together..the t bird donor kit was missing some of the V6 engine parts..notably the factory supercharger setup..so I substituted it with a parts box Ford FI V8 from a mustang kit I think. I used the T- brid optional wheels with monogram tires with handpainted whitewalls. Color is Testors firey orange and duplicolor silver. Edited April 5, 2020 by Rotorbolt73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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espo Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Great looking build. I like how you utilized so any parts from different kits. Looks like you even used the exhaust and interior from the T-Bird kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Looks great, nice color scheme!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Beautiful restomod!! Love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Excellent Rod . Your intended look is what you acheived . Kudos .. God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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