Jon Haigwood

Greg Back in the day 4drhdtps were very common and no Car guy would ever have a 4dr anything, in fact a 4dr Charger would be laughed off the street and would be relegated to secretaries and nurses to drive I admit to the shame of chopping up a nice 57 for $50 in scrap metal and fear many other nice cars fell to this fate. I tried to do some research on the names of car styles over the years and just found it more confusing than when I started . I referenced to the term "Sport Sedan" because that is what Chevrolet did in57. Some define a Sedan as having a pillar and a Hardtop as having no pillar. This makes Sports Sedan a confusing term. I have always called them four door hard tops. I sometimes reminisce the "old days" when a you could buy a slightly used 67 Camaro SS350 for $1,900 and a new muscle car for about $3,000. Next time I post a similar question I will try and consider the younger builders to avoid confusion. Originally Hard Tops was the term used for cars build with a Hard Top as a apposed Soft Cloth Top. Using those terms a Hard Top could have a post between the side windows. I see were the Mini Cooper refer to their four door as a "Four Door Hard Top" when in fact there is a pillar. These terms change over the years as do others Thanks for the replies, they told me a lot.

Can't seem to find any kits for 50's/60's Sport Sedans aka Four Door Hardtops. Having owned at least two 1:1 cars with four doors and no post I just noticed a lack of kits for these. My first being a 57 Chev (that I bought for a penny from a friend that said he would never give anything away, hence the 1 penny price). As I remember it had a straight body, nice red paint and a white top. It had all the chrome and gold trim and fair interior. There was no title, engine or trans. We chopped it up with a axe and hacksaw and sold it for scrap. If only Second car was 58 Pontiac Chieftain I had for a short while, I think I traded it in on a new 67 Merc Comet. Just thought it would be fun to build something a bit different.

Congrats on a great build , black paint came out perfect

Very Kool. I love these Old Sckool Customs

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Well apparently nobody wants to buy it at this time

kinda like this

Since this is a rebuild , was it molded on or glued on ? It looks like it has a belt pulley on the front and if anything needs to be moved forward so it can be driven from the harmonic balancer that also appears to drive the alternator. I can't find any reference to it or any pictures of it on the 1:1 car

I build for the bonding experience

That's just Patina, it will sell OK

Congrats and nice build

Mine is going this route

like a kidney stone it too will pass, and a lot less painfully

You beat me to it Steve. I believe there is also a model contest at the Portland Roadster Show. March 20th-22nd at the Portland Expo Center

A panel Delivery is different than a Sedan Delivery Sedan delivery Panel Delivery Town Car Delivery (unsure if any 32's were made)

Finish A model

Works OK unless your tool bits have a different shaft size. I use various tool bits and drill bits and most won't fit and the Dremel keyless chuck has different threads

I go there for glue, wire (beading wire section has great wire for plug wires) and other building supplies. I have only bought two kits there and they both were the Revell 32 ford coupe, using a 50% off coupon. I will most likely pick up a couple more.

I have a lot of Dremel bits, tools, adapters etc. so when my Dremel wen awol I bought a Harbor Freight Corded Vspeed. None of my Dremel stuff will fit on it. I owned a Sears (made by Dremel) for years and never had a problem. Put a keyless chuck on it and threw away the wrenches.

Very nice, I like it

Earlier issues of the kit in bottom right photo in post #1

I am thinking about going this route with my Switcher Kit Or maybe this

Interesting, I thought I had a lot with about 200 Hotwheels stangs

What about using chrome BMF and going over it with something like a black felt pen. Red chrome ?????

I had to have the hobby store order me some gold BMF for a project, It's been 3 weeks so far.