carbuilder1950 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) I love all the custom front and rear pieces, and all the chrome custom pieces, that come in the kit that we never use. I grew up going to the early custom car shows, when Car Craft Magazine was little. I've' never built anything like this before, just using what was in the box, but just one piece slipped in from the 1959 Cadillac box... The rear bumper, that was narrowed...carefully😉. The interior I had a blast with, I searched the internet for an upholstery pattern that would be just right. I printed them out on decal paper, and assembled the interior. Maybe no one else likes it, but I love it Hood got hinged, and the engine got warmed over...nothing fancy. Out of the box again..accept that rear bumper. Edited September 18, 2021 by carbuilder1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 That's a looker. Great foil work and the color is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Now that's a show winner in any scale! 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Hi David! I agree with you: people won't LIKE it... They'll LOVE it! Quite a showboat, and the Caddy rear end suits it very well. Bravo! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Geer Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 You sir have a real knack for creating customs that not only echo those long ago magazine feature and show cars but go so far beyond. All it's missing are the floor spotlights and angel hair! Great work, fabulous interior . . . that is one sweeeet shoebox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi David! I agree with you: people won't LIKE it... They'll LOVE it! Quite a showboat, and the Caddy rear end suits it very well. Bravo! CT Thank you @Claude Thibodeau. I built this as a kind of "Tribute car" to the 50's style of car building, and a tribute to my 2 older friends who kind of adopted me and mentored me, through my teenage high school school years, as I didn't get along with my dad. Great guys that I still think of often, many, many decades later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Steve Geer said: You sir have a real knack for creating customs that not only echo those long ago magazine feature and show cars but go so far beyond. All it's missing are the floor spotlights and angel hair! Great work, fabulous interior . . . that is one sweeeet shoebox! @Steve Geer Angel hair....Huuum😉. I'll have to think about that 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I’m digging the interior!! Gorgeous car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Very well conceived and built custom; period perfect and unique; pays homage to many others but is its own entity. Interior is very nice and subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 10 hours ago, Fantom said: I’m digging the interior!! Gorgeous car!! 8 hours ago, bisc63 said: Very well conceived and built custom; period perfect and unique; pays homage to many others but is its own entity. Interior is very nice and subtle. Thank you so much guys. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Sweet, clean, and SHINY 🙂🙂🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kren Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 This might be the nicest custom AMT ‘50 Ford I’ve ever seen. Both the execution and workmanship look first rate. The color choices and interior pattern are perfectly suited to it. The narrowed Caddy rear bumper is not only a unique idea, it also looks totally rad! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Looks like it was built in the 50's, well done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 OUTSTANDING!!! That's arriving in style when you pull up in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Beautiful looking body work and the paint looks great. I always liked the half roof style parts. Nice looking interior and I like how you even detailed the back of the front seat as well. The 1:1 car was a little stubby looking to me anyway, but the way you used the custom body parts makes it look much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 14 hours ago, bisc63 said: Very well conceived and built custom; period perfect and unique; pays homage to many others but is its own entity. Interior is very nice and subtle. Thanks @bisc63 I saw a lot of cars similar in magazines when I was a kid. Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said: This might be the nicest custom AMT ‘50 Ford I’ve ever seen. Both the execution and workmanship look first rate. The color choices and interior pattern are perfectly suited to it. The narrowed Caddy rear bumper is not only a unique idea, it also looks totally rad! Very nice! Thank you @Dennis Lacy The ol' girl was a "Hoot" to build, as I thought about all those cars from my past, at the car shows almost 70 years 😵ago. Yeah, I'm a "Dinosaur in the hobby. Did I really say that....YIKES😱. Edited September 19, 2021 by carbuilder1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, espo said: Beautiful looking body work and the paint looks great. I always liked the half roof style parts. Nice looking interior and I like how you even detailed the back of the front seat as well. The 1:1 car was a little stubby looking to me anyway, but the way you used the custom body parts makes it look much longer. Thanks @espo While I was building the old girl, it brought back a lot of great memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 4 hours ago, crazyjim said: Sweet, clean, and SHINY 🙂🙂🙂 2 hours ago, thatz4u said: Looks like it was built in the 50's, well done... 4 hours ago, Tom Kren said: Great job! 2 hours ago, mr moto said: OUTSTANDING!!! That's arriving in style when you pull up in that. Thank every one of you. Great to share this hobby with all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Kool kustom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Kustom d'Elegance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Awesome! A beautiful, period perfect kustom showboat! Great body work, paint and interior and the Caddy rear bumper is the whipped cream on top of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Awesome! A beautiful, period perfect kustom showboat! Great body work, paint and interior and the Caddy rear bumper is the whipped cream on top of it! @Koellefornia Kidmy friend. Thank you. It's so much fun to create these imaginary vehicles, that we would love to drive on the street. So much talent here on the forum. I really enjoy seeing so many pieces of rolling art, draped in beautiful colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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