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Yeah, you don't see too many open wheels after 1934. The first one that I saw was at a Barret- Jackson event. Below. I thought it was odd at the time but I think they're fair game now. It's a new look.

Coat hangers are a no-no ? but oxy/acetylene welding isn't easy. I built a set of headers, way back when, using a torch.....it wasn't pretty and at the time I was welding for a living. The headers on my model look like they were found at the bottom of a creek. They do look like they were cobbled together by a kid just learning to gas weld.? The top is a piece of ribbon that I saturated with dull-coat and after it set I hit it with flat black and then laid it on a simulation of the top stringers and rubbed over them. Ders

Thanks, gents. My chopping on this body is due to watching youtube videos of 1:1 chops. It works for them, so I did it very much like it's done on a 1:1. I'm pretty sure there's not much that can't be done with styrene, super glue, and Bondo ☺️ below is the inspiration for this build.

The fact is I have not seen the rear of the 1:1 so what I did back there is pure fantasy. I don't know what's under the hood either so I took the liberty of powering with a very docile flathead for lack of a better idea ?...pure fantasy.

Thanks, all. I wish I could remember what kit I stole that big block from. I guess it'll be a surprise. ?

That blue is Testor's Arctic Blue. And yeah, I love it too. I've had a lot of luck using that those paints (Testor's and MM). Good stuff.

Thank you all! And Rusty is right. It was all about the chop for me. Stretching my limits on this sort of modification. I tried sectioning on a couple of kits too. The sections worked OK but the other stuff, not so much. ?. You will not see them. ?

Thank you all!

There was surprisingly low production of this car - under 3000. Go figure ? . You are welcome to post yours here. All 8! I would love to see them, Mario. That also goes for everyone! GTXs, Satellites and Road Runners too! Bring 'em out! ?

Thanks, Mario, but there's not much to remember other than the car. ?

Yeah, man....I'm grabbing these Boyd's when I can. Thanks, Mario ?

All I had was these 2 photos my wifey took for me while we were traveling on route 17 in Gloucester county, VA a few years back. It was difficult for me to get a good look at it but I knew right away that I needed to build it in scale. My version isn't a true representation but inspired by the unusual style of this 1:1. I tried to use the elements I observed and faked the rest ?

Some of you may have seen this one on another forum several years ago and there's one shot in the RUST! Thread. This '30 coupe was inspired by the 1:1 I saw in a Coker Tire ad. My rendering is not an exact model but an attempt to capture the general look of the fantastic Hemi coupe pictured below. OKI wanted to cap off the carbs with those little snorkels but never got around to it. I must do that.....

I'm calling this one finished (sans battery). I tried to get photos in natural light (from inside my back door- ? it's cold today) in order to show off the Boyd's Orange Pearl paint. My photos are as good as they ever get ?. Sorry. The paint job was botched twice. Once on the front left fender which I managed to fix and the other one is the right door; that was sorta fixed but the shade is off so I'm not showing that! The main thing is the chop and how I was able to work the C pillar. The rest is pretty average but I got what I wanted out of it. I figured if I could chop this one successfully I would attempt a fastback '47 Chevy. Thanks for looking!

Thanks, TooOld and Grumpy...I appreciate it!

Thanks Bernard and Phil ?

Thanks for the Intel on that, Rick. Stude is top of my want list.

Naaah.....all the cans are different and many won't work. Now if there was a set of pistol grip spray things, I might be interested ?

That's a mighty fine chop! ?. Gotta stay tuned on this one.

I've been wanting this kit and almost ordered one from HL but then I read the note below saying "you may not receive...." I was wondering about the "salt" option. How is the chopped roof accomplished? In the photo above the body has it's stock height roof. Is a chopped roof included in the kit?

Thank you all for looking!

I'm really surprised by the interest in this build and the 1:1 inspiration that spawned it. I now see the flat roof and it could be that the chop isn't for looks but rather for the specific purpose of aerodynamics. OK, it probably is for looks but to look like it's a lakes car. Am I reading too much into it? A car built strictly for street use would show concern for esthetics and would look like mine. Truthfully, I had absolutely no clue.? And thanks for noticing the missing frame horns. That was intentional. two examples below. I really like this look and plan to use it more.

Maybe it wasn't obvious? I dunno. The look of the car in general was that of a weekend lakes/street racer/ kid working in a garage sort of thing. The push bar was just in case.l

Yup...I'm in too. Got a gasser waiting. Great stuff, Steve!

You and me both, Hector, you and me both! They went through the trouble of creating a new body but they couldn't come up with a stock engine for it? Unbelievable. Thanks for your comments!