Phildaupho Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki With apologies to Brian Wilson and Dean Torrence I recently read an article about Jan of Jan & Dean finally driving a ’34 Woodie for the first time after changing Brian Wilson’s Surf City lyrics in 1963 from a reference to a ’34 panel to “I bought a ’34 wagon and I call it a woodie”. In the original video for the song a mid-thirties Ford pickup is used with Woodie written on the door! I decided to convert a Revell Speedwagon from ‘32 to ’34 configuration thinking it would be pretty easy but it ended up requiring numerous modifications. I wanted to stay true to the original Tom Taylor/Dan Fink Speedwagon design but giving it a fresh look as a ’34. - The door lines on both the ’34 and the Speedwagon are very similar so I cut away the cowls and rocker panels on both. - Because the Speedwagon would need to channelled, the ’34 cowl required a slight sectioning as well as the interior - The hood sides were made from sheet styrene as I wanted them smooth anyways - Sectioning the grill was a bit tricky and the V8 emblem was removed - The Speedwagon rear fenders were used mated to the outer lips from the ’34. The fenders were joined across the back with a fabricated panel mimicking a ’34 fuel tank cover - The wheelbase surprisingly ended up being shorter than the Speedwagon so the rear axle was moved forward and was actually raised slightly. - The engine was also moved forward so it would look properly centred in the engine compartment - All of this now needs finessing Edited August 2, 2014 by Phildaupho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Cool idea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Love cars and trucks from the 30's! Love woodies too! I'll watch this build for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Nice hack-'n-whack going on here. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Looks really good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Great idea - can't wait to see more. Which '34 kit are you using for those parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've wanted to do this for years, Phil, you've made a great start. Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki With apologies to Brian Wilson and Dean Torrence I recently read an article about Jan of Jan & Dean finally driving a ’34 Woodie for the first time after changing Brian Wilson’s Surf City lyrics in 1963 from a reference to a ’34 panel to “I bought a ’34 wagon and I call it a woodie”. In the original video for the song a mid-thirties Ford pickup is used with Woodie written on the door! I decided to convert a Revell Speedwagon from ‘32 to ’34 configuration thinking it would be pretty easy but it ended up requiring numerous modifications. I wanted to stay true to the original Tom Taylor/Dan Fink Speedwagon design but giving it a fresh look as a ’34. - The door lines on both the ’34 and the Speedwagon are very similar so I cut away the cowls and rocker panels on both. - Because the Speedwagon would need to channelled, the ’34 cowl required a slight sectioning as well as the interior - The hood sides were made from sheet styrene as I wanted them smooth anyways - Sectioning the grill was a bit tricky and the V8 emblem was removed - The Speedwagon rear fenders were used mated to the outer lips from the ’34. The fenders were joined across the back with a fabricated panel mimicking a ’34 fuel tank cover - The wheelbase surprisingly ended up being shorter than the Speedwagon so the rear axle was moved forward and was actually raised slightly. - The engine was also moved forward so it would look properly centred in the engine compartment - All of this now needs finessing Phil - Very, very clever! Thanks for sharing....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Paul - I am using the AMT 3-window - any version will do. - Phil Great idea - can't wait to see more. Which '34 kit are you using for those parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fractalign Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 This is a conversion I thought about my self but I gave up on the idea because I thought it would be too much of a challenge. Its good to see some one else taking this one on and I will be watching this one closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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