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Trying to think of an alternate name for this... hmmm maybe 'people of facebook' ?

Here's another one, in a '69...

True. The only thing out there is AMT's retooled '63 grill that includes a '1964' for Ford's sales award truck trophies; the six bumper bolts would be wrong for '64 as well.

Scenes Unlimited had these... The bolt circle was common to Ford, Chev and Dodge right up to the mid nineties. Unfortunately, the new kit toolings represent the ugly, busy looking newer metric pattern wheels.

Lotsa jdm stuff out here; saw a cedric last summer.

Thanks Bill. Absolute goldmine of info for us detail guys.

Thanks Tim. I've got a sealed mono motorcraft t-bird here... guess I'm jes' gonna have to open it up. I certainly agree that the early aero birds are appealing, especially the ones cloaked in that blue metallic.

Tough to find a clear pic of an original... The oil filter was obviously located toward the back; maybe someone mistook the draft tube housing for it when it was tooled up. Those upswept manifolds were a good location to place a fish, irresistibly tempting at least one practical joker I've heard of. The first FE application in the F-series was the 352 in '65 .

'60 box and instructions...

I agree... pretty obvious how far from accurate the '67-'69 grills are, but also the 70-72 grills are at least 1mm too tall. The area that needs to be sectioned is directly below the headlight lens. Here's a pic with the real 1:1 measurements... A simpler way to do this one would be sans inserts; '71-'72 kit inserts can be cut out and sectioned by the modeler. The '70 inserts definitely need some attention from the aftermarket.

Nicely restored Mike; you sure know how to pick the ones worth your time. Reminds me of one a friend in high school had. Only difference was the 7 and 10 inch cragars mounted on his. Too bad AMT didn't match the headlight size from this on their new tool '67.

Sounds like a good opportunity for an agent/distributor south of the 49th. https://stsupplyco.com/

Haven't heard anything lately about the '68 conversion, but it will be easier to accomplish now when the reissue of the original 1/25 '68 GTO hits the market. Dashes from originals are pretty scarce and I don't know of any repops yet.

Great work on that one, Tim. Did you ever take time to compare the nascar body to the pro-stock '86 or stock '87 bodies just for the heck of it?

He did have a set with all the F series nameplates at one point. A prayer for him wouldn't hurt either as his partner/lady suddenly passed away last month.

Good thinking. Looks like they tried for a 351M/400 in this one; wonder how it compares to the '78 amt issue. Carb looks hilarious.

Beautiful work on those quarters, Claude. If there's any color that would put bodywork to the test, you certainly picked it.

Look what Hallmark finally added to their truck ornament line... https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/all-american-trucks-1972-ford-f-100-2022-metal-ornament-2199QXR9183.html More scale bumps here... http://www.fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45618

The glass and tub may fit but the reissued vans represent '78 up; they have a different grill than that early 73-77 one you have. Nice find.

That one is a reissue of the 1/24 monogram '68 and does not contain a true '68 dash. More here...

Interesting little album here of a vintage 312 deuce roadster... Looking pretty good here in about '62. Now it has a cheezy flame job https://www.tbirddeuce.com/index.html

Sure glad this one fell into your hands, Mike. Gonna be a beauty The original paint looks like the old amt peacock metal flake. Anyone know if there's a currently available match for those beautiful old turquoises?

Sounds like a dream gig to me

Yup... Wanting something stronger than currently available 4 spds (T-10 etc) Ford engineering came up with the toploader design in '64. It was named for the way all the internal parts were loaded through the top; the shifter position had nothing to do with it, as some might have you believe. Their three speed was based on the same design... with one less shaft sticking out the left side and one less bolt on the top cover. The 3 spd was such a durable design, GM even used these on some of their cars in the '60s. This is the style of trans that would be accurate for the 3spd '67-'72 F100s.