Joe Lange Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Greetings All, I've had this Aurora kit for ages and was first put off by the overly complicated 6-piece body, but after years pushing it around on the shelf, I decided to attack it. For some reason, my kit did not have bumpers but after looking at several photos of the real thing on-line, it looks just as good without them. (Like a Porsche 356 or Ferrari 250 GTO). I tried using as much as possible out of the kit. Headlight assemblies, dashboard, seats, grill and windshield. Found a better steering wheel, and assorted accessories. The wheels and tires are from the 1963 Ford Cougar II, (AMT?), kit. The paint is Dupli-Color, Ford Dark Blue Metallic and a clear topcoat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Very nice. Reminds me of an AC Ace or vise-versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Very lovely car. What is its scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 That looks better than the real car, Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I like this very much. Always admired Cunninghams and have a book about their history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 4 hours ago, ea0863 said: Very lovely car. What is its scale? Thanks, Emre, There is no scale reference on the box or instructions. I'm guessing 1/32 scale. But the wheels and tires were from a 1/25 kit and I think they fit pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Oh yes!! I love any Cunningham and the C1 is hard to find. The Aurora is 1/32 but as you said the wheels work very well. Thank you so much for sharing yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Never heard of a Cunningham. That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Cool Cunningham! I never knew this kit existed. Nice, clean work. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I never knew this existed either. Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Great looking build of a model not often seen. I like the way the paint catches the light showing the body curves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lange Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thank you guys, for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluebomber Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Very Nice Work, Joseph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 This was the first kit that I built as a you boy in the early 60's but mine did not turn out as good as yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Very nice! I have been working on a glue bomb Cunningham off and on for a while now. Got it with a Ebay multi-model buy and I didn’t know what it was at the time and cut down the wheels for another project. I’ve since learned about Cunningham and have acquired a parts car and an unbuilt customizing kit sans the custom parts. (It did come with the custom roof.) I hope mine will look as good. BTW there’s an article on Cunningham in the current issue of “Collectible Automobile” I just began reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Beautiful little car! Definitely an. Eye catching.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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