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Thanks Eric, I appreciate your kind comments.

I have a detailed chassis already built up on my work bench. It is intended for a speedster so is equipped with Chevrolet disc wheels,a RAJO head,dual carbs and a two speed rear end. I may just have to set those togeather next week(on vacation a Lake Erie this week) for a photo op session. Further thought along that line tempts me to cut up that AMT '25 coupe,paint the panels bare metal and lay some of them around just for added intrest.

Of all the styles that model T's appear in speedsters are my very favorite. Do you have photos you can post or PM me?

I should have added that any and all comments are welcome including those of a critical nature. I'M a big boy and will not be crushed by what someone else thinks.

Thanks Charlie. I appreciate the comment.

Most of the bass wood I used was 1/16th" thick as it is what I had on hand at the time and also anything any thinner would have been very fragile. I have read articles about these frame work systems and the people that rebuild the real cars have to very cautious when they replace wooden parts as there is no telling which one of at least fours body builders Ford bought from made the body you are working on. As a result there is usually a lot of cutting and fitting done on the real wooden structures. Mine is a generalization of what could have been used and not intended to be 100% accurate to any brand or manufacturer.I simply had never seen anyone else do one and thought I would build one.

Any further progress?

It's now considered obsolete technology with the advent of digital stuff so unless you find who's been in the business for a long time you have a difficult time locating any.

Sounds like the staging lane on your work bench is starting to get a little backed up. You better get moving! Glad you're back at it.

Hope you find the inspiration you are looking for here on the best forums around.

Always great to have another builder on board.

Thanks for your expert help Stewart !

Looks like those dis-similar panels went together rather well. Thanks for showing us the steps you used to get to this point.

Claude.I just sent the photos but am not sure they went. Computers and I do not get along the best most of the time.Let me know whether or not you get them.

Sorry about the name mistake. I do course have my pix that I will email to anyone that will PM me their email address.

Charles,I have looked everywhere and evidently I do not have "Word" o my system. In the past I have had people send me things that I can't open and I get a message that tells me that I can't open them because I don't have "word". Strike two! This is beginning to not be worth the effort.

Thanks Charles,I'll try to work my way through that and see what happens.

I have to agree. I tend to look at the stuff I'm interested in and add comments where I think they are appropriate.

You could be correct about that,I never thought of it from that point of view.

Ya gotta love that laser straight sheet metal!

Very interesting and complicated build. You probably have to modify your engine cover canopy to accommodate the updated engine set-up. Thanks for keeping us updated. .

This thread reminds me of some of the comments I remember hearing while standing in line waiting to get into the model contests in MPC contest series days. Potential entrants would line up with model boxes in hand supposedly excited about entering the contest and of course you got into the real car show for free that day and got free entry pass for the next day to pick up your models. I vividly remember people asking others if they were going to actually enter the contest. Some would say they were going to walk around the real car show and stop back at the model contest to see what was on the tables before they decided whether or not to enter. If what they saw entered wasn't too good then they would go ahead and enter. I hope that lack of confidence in what you've built doesn't keep builders from posting their creations here. I am constantly amazed by what I see posted here and as a result learn something every time I visit.

White without a doubt. That adds a layer of ellegence to a large custom bodied sedan like this one.

I like your wheel solution. The styrene centers could use some cleaning up on the outer edges but otherwise looking really good.

I do not have or use a cell phone. All my images are taken with a Cannon Powershot camera.