"The Tin Box" '32 Bantam Competition Coupe

[Bernard Kron]

’32 Bantam Competition Coupe

(More pictures below)

This is the fourth and final build extracted from a single AMT Double Dragster Kit “Tin Box” Special Edition. It’s a competition coupe based on the two single engine side rails from the Double Dragster kit and a resin ’32 Bantam coupe body shell I recently found on e-Bay. This kit contains an extra dragster chrome tree which gives you much of an additional dragster. The kit also comes with two sets of dragster frame side rails, a twin side-by-side engine set, and a set for a single or in-line twin setup. This got me thinking that it should be possible to build at least three, and perhaps four cars from one tin box if you were willing to raid your parts box and do some scratch building. The other three were a ’25 T Altered using the Fiat Altered frame from the kit, along with an’25 T Altered trans-kit and a blown Pontiac from the AMT Competition Parts Pack, a Fiat Altered using a scratch built frame with most\ other parts from the Double Dragster kit, and a side-by side twin Chevy rail with top mounted blowers.

Needless to say on build #4 the old tin box was getting pretty empty so the hemi I used came from an AMT Hemisphere kit with the eight ‘97’s and manifold from the Double Dragster kit. The Double Dragster kit also supplied the frame rails, the slicks, the front suspension and the seat and interior details. It could have supplied the quick change rear axle, too, but I decided to save that for a future build and substituted a rear end from a Revell Deuce kit. All the chassis cross members and the x-brace for the roll cage are scratch built from styrene rod and tubing, as is the push bar, the suicide perch at the front and the steering gear. The front wheels and tires are from a Tony Nancy Double Dragster kit. The rear wheels are from an AMT ’36 Ford kit, with the axle covers drilled out and the chrome treated to a coat of black wash.

I figured the final “Tin Box” build should have a bare metal look so the body paint is Testors Metalizer Magnesium finished off with a rubbing of Wave Kosutte Gin San “magic dust” chrome powder to sharpen the metal highlights. The Tin Box No. 4 decal set is home made.

Thanx for lookin’,

B.

[Bernard Kron]

And a few more detail pics:

And one last batch:

[Chuck Most]

Great job, Bernard, on the model, and getting every last ounce out of that double kit!

[LAone]

came out fantastic bernard. whats even cooler is that you got 4 builds out of one box kit.

[Dr. Cranky]

Nice builds and models.

[High octane]

Great jjob on ALL of those builds Bernard, as you certainly got your moneys worth out of that Double Dragster kit!

[Raul_Perez]

Another cool build, Bernard!!

I like the two full bodied cars the best!!

Later,

[Bernard Kron]

Thanx for all the kind words, guys. I really enjoyed every one of these builds. I had always wanted to build the AMT Parts Pack T the way AMT outlined in the Parts Pack instructions. That's what got the ball rolling (since it meant I no longer had the Fiat chassis). Someone pointed out that I still have the streamliner body, which theoretically leaves me with No. 5! But so far the streamliner body hasn't "spoken" to me (although I admit I briefly considered it). Overall, this is a great classic kit, and the extras Round2 threw in in the Tin Box just make it that much better.

...I like the two full bodied cars the best!!...

Thanx Raul. With these types of cars "full bodied" is definitely a relative term!

Edited August 14, 2011 by Bernard Kron

[Raul_Perez]

Yeah...let's go with "ones that have a roof"!!

[Bernard Kron]

Yeah...let's go with "ones that have a roof"!!

Now that's too funny. When you said "full bodied" I read that as meaning the T-bucket and Fiat, vs. the two rail-type cars. BUt it turns out you meant the Fiat and Bantam (right?... ).

[W-409]

COOL! Nice to see Old School stuff being built, and this one is really great model! I like the metal look of that body, and frame looks good in red. Engine is really nice also, I like the detailing. Great build!

[funhouse1]

Great stuff! Can't have too many DD kits...

[Bernard Kron]

Thanx again, guys! :lol:

For those that are curious here are links to the first three Tin Box builds.

Tin Box No. 1 - AMT Competition Parts Pack T-Bucket Altered

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=29668

Tin Box No. 2 - Henderson Bros. & Jack's Fiat Altered

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=30833

Tin Box No. 3 - Blown Side-By-Side Twin Chevy Dragster

http://www.modelcars...showtopic=46305

[Danno]

Nice stuff, Bernie!

[bsoder]

Those are some old school racers there man!!...nice work on all of em'

[Ace-Garageguy]

Hey Bernard...I just came across these as I was doing some research on a Fiat Comp Coupe project. Love these old drag cars of yours.  

[Hubert Rollins]

Sharp dragsters!