RancheroSteve

The shock towers and generator in the Trumpeter Falcons are about the only good parts in those kits, but it's probably not worth buying a whole kit for that. As far as the suspension, drive train, and chassis go, the AMT '67 Shelby Mustang is still the best bet for doing an accurate V8 Falcon, as far as I'm concerned.

Not sure if you've seen this - I did one a few years back:

I'd like to think the Indy cars of this era would be better sellers if they had decent tires. There's no hiding bad looking tires on a open wheeled car.

Yes, those were by far the best pieces in the Trumpeter Falcons.

Early Falcons also have the bayonet upper shock mount, but they can be switched for the Mustang crossbar type without clearance issues.

Pierson Brothers '36 Ford:

Just checked mine and it's working fine.

The closest thing I'm aware of would be the Monogram Chevy Luv - the Luv was a re-badged Isuzu.

I had one at some point and sold it. There's a basic body there, but everything else is lacking. Motor Racing Replica News did an article on what was needed (hint: a lot) to make it decent. But at one point it was pretty much the only game in town if you wanted a 1/24 M8 - until the Accurate Miniatures kit came along.

Unfortunately, those upgrade kits (including the wheels and tires) have been out of stock for what feels like forever. I keep checking, though! I have a Cady set to do the Zink car.

Here's shot I came across in my files - might be just a color version of the shot above, but thought it might be useful to you. Some other giveaways that the crashed car in the photo above isn't a 2C are the position of the steering column and the location of the brake reservoirs. I really like where you're going so far with this - hope you can keep at it!

Excellent!

Excellent build, outstanding detailing! On a sad note, Jochen Mass - one of the drivers of this car - died just a few days ago: https://racer.com/2025/05/04/jochen-mass-1946-2025/

Not sure if this fits the bill for you, but Slixx makes an Arnie Beswick set for the '64 Tempest: https://ecsvr.com/slx/shopexd.asp?id=3333

I built this one back around 2004 - from an earlier reissue when it didn't have all the correct parts, so I sourced a few things here and there. The decals are from Fred Cady; rear wheels and tires are from the Revell '41 Willys - so I can't speak as to what's in the current kit. Like it's said elsewhere in this thread, apparently the original parts have been put back in since, which is good news. It's a great kit as far as I'm concerned.

Excellent start! I've had one of these on the shelf for at least twenty years and I'm still trying to work up the nerve to start it. Fred Cady made a decal set for the Chaparrals that has the clear background you're looking for. Cady decals are long out of production, but the sheets pop up on eBay pretty frequently. You could also print your own ink jet set if you're inclined that way.

Just saying that the 1mm to 1" rule is a quick and handy way to find the right size of wire. For example, if I'm looking for a radiator hose that might be 2" in the full size world, I can go through my box of wire and look for something that's 2mm.

I built this kit a year or so back. It's a bit unclear in the instructions, so I see how someone could easily make the mistake, but the intercooler is actually supposed to sit vertically just in front of the steering rack.

A good rule of thumb - and a way to save a little time on doing math - is to keep in mind that 1mm is about 1 inch in 1/24-5 scale.

Thanks. Do you have any pictures of those traction bars (or similar) for reference?

Yes, there have been discussions of this phenomena in some of the decanting threads here. It's important to note that the gas isn't a completely separate element from the paint, but rather is dissolved in it. Agitating the paint - whether it's in the can or not - releases the gas.

I don't see many Ford low riders:

Dave Strickler’s 1964 Super Stock Dodge, built from the Lindberg Dodge “Color Me Gone” kit, with a roof transplant from the Lindberg Plymouth Belvedere. Since this was a manual trans car, I also used the engine from the Belvedere, as well as the bucket seats. Aftermarket stuff: Slixx decals and Fireball carbs. Paint is Mr. Color # 69. See the “Work in Progress” thread here for more details: Finally, a personal connection to this car for me comes from my father, a musician who was earning a good part of his living in the commercial advertising business in 1963. I’ll let him tell it from his (unpublished) memoir: “Then came a jingle writing gig for Will Lorin, “Wheaties’’, recorded at A&R Studios, and a jingle date of my own for BBD&O, a large Madison Avenue ad-agency, on “The Dodge Boys”. The agency had been started by four guys named Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne, which prompted humorist Russell Baker to write that the name sounded like someone falling down a flight of stairs. BBD&O had two songwriters on staff, Joe Hornsby and Ted German, who I’d met through Bill Fredericks, and after several fruitless months of cordial meetings, they had decided to recommend me to Lloyd Oppenheim, the producer, to do the jingle. Bill contracted the all-star marching band that included Doc Severinsen, Mel Davis and Jimmy Maxwell in the trumpets, Urbie Green leading the trombones, Don Butterfield on tuba, and Charlie Russo, Joe Soldo and Phil Bodner in the reeds. To top it all off, Bill had hired the eight male singers who did the “Sing Along With Mitch Miller” TV show, and we recorded at A&R, with sound engineer Phil Ramone. I was especially happy with a musical section written to keep the jazzy 6/8 march feeling under the announcer. Starting with the trombones playing a Count Basie type line, it culminated with a stop time fanfare for the whole brass section. It was taking a chance to do something that powerful in a place that was supposed to be underscore, and although Oppenheim wanted to cut it he was over-ruled by the writers, fortunately for me and the future of the jingle. “The Dodge Boys” was originally planned by BBD&O just for the dealers’ association in New Jersey. Because of its effectiveness commercially, though, it was soon picked up by the dealers in Connecticut, New York State, and then across the entire country. Naturally everyone was very pleased, including all the singers and musicians who had played on the date, and because it was all over the radio, the whole gang at Jerry Bruno’s would sing it whenever Pam and I walked in the place. It was gratifying, of course, but also a bit embarrassing; we just weren’t used to that kind of minor celebrity attention.” After my father died in 2020 I was able to digitize his reel to reel tape archive and set up a Bandcamp page for his music. Here’s a link to his commercial presentation reel: https://ronroullier.bandcamp.com/track/ronnie-roullier-presentation-reel Jump to about 52 seconds in to hear two versions of the "Dodge Boys" jingle. Thanks for looking and reading.

Not a decal exactly, but here's a thread here that might be helpful in case you haven't seen it:

And it's done! I'll do a more detailed "Under Glass" post tomorrow.