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Hi Bob Praying for your mom as well. My wife was diagnosed with Parkinson's last year at age 54 although we think she has had it at least 10 or more years undiagnosed before that. It is an insidious disease

These are the 1:25 size to fit the AMT tires

Just got them in the mail from the caster will post some pics tonight Since a few asked if I would do sets of 5 instead of 4 I decided to do it this way. $3.00 minimum order of 4 so 4 for $12.00, 5 for $15.00, etc. Shipping in the US should be $4.00 per order with a padded envelope with tracking number, anywhere else ask me. PM me how many you want and your email address and I will send you a invoice. I need to pick up some shipping supplies and will start shipping Thursday. I only had 100 made to start with.

Cool project can't wait to see it progress

Subjective but it doesn't get much more classic than this

Nice, really nice

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/02/13/planning-begins-for-largest-museum-display-of-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-models/

Is there anything you haven’t done to a cobra? Pickup truck perhaps? interesting project can’t wait to see how it comes out

Really cool and excellent photos showing how to

The link I posted to the Wonderwell expedition details two model T’s That actually did the Paris to Peking run in the early 1920’s. From the article they drove to the following: Together, the two Ford cars covered Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Ro mania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, crossing the Red Sea then to India, Burma, Indo-China, Siberia, Japan, the Sandwich Islands, and arrived by steam ship January 5, 1925 in San Francisco, for the last leg of the around the world tour.

I know I am a bit late but this is a OHV Frontenac with add ons like water pump and oil pump which would be really valuable. The Frontenac OHV came in multiple versions the "T" was the touring, the "S" was the speedster, and the "R" was the racing one but visually they were the same. All are a contemporary to the 1920's you might want to read this as well I came across it when researching Disteel wheels http://www.tmodelman.com/wanderwell.php

Back about 1980 when I was 18 I had a 1973 Olds toronado with a 455 and a front bumper that came to a point. I was turning left, let a truck in the opposite lane pass, then turned. Behind the truck was a little econo car and we hit head on both of us going under 25 mph. My toronado dented the front license plate holder some. But it’s bumper cut through the front of the other car, split it’s radiator in half, bent the drivers side wheel all to hell, and just totaled the othe car. That was almost 40 years ago and I haven’t driven anything without at least six feet of steel in front of me since. I miss that car though looked like this one

I had a 73 trans am. Imron black paint no decals, 455SD bored .030 over, high compression, edelbrock intake, 4:88 posi 12 bolt rear, etc.

Yes it looks like the AMT kits contain the DOHC head. I am working on a set for the more common OHV version like shown below. I am sort of deciding between just offering the head, intake, exhaust, and valve cover, or the entire engine and including the oil pump and water pump. Plus the magneto. I would like to offer all the hop up parts separately as well. Then maybe the duel intake OHV head.

In my quest to get documentation for making the Frontenac engine and parts I stumbled across this website. Might be old hat here but figured I would share it the early speed catalogs are fun to look at. If you look around there are lots of pictures of early board track and dirt track racers including a fun one in WWI camo colors https://www.chevroletbrothers.com/fronty-catalogs

It is impossible to pin down to a year but 1932 from Ford to Duesenberg was just magical BTW, despite the $20,000 price on the Duesenberg the Ford sold new for a hair under $500

Fantastic

The masters are printed and on the way to the caster. What I do is print them in plastic to check the size and detail then print them in brass (actually if I understand correctly they print in wax then do a lost wax casting in brass) to use as models for the molds. This way the masters should last indefinitely and I can offer brass or white metal versions as well (someday I hope to do an all brass model T "kit" with proto etched frame, springs, etc. and lost wax cast brass parts) I am thinking 4-6 weeks to have them in hand and ready to ship

Remember under TROG rules the following applies: NON-COMPETITION CLASSES: Half of our race weekend is dedicated to bracket racing of the competition classes, but the other half consists of: Grudge Matches: run for fun, race your friends, banger vs V8, sprint car vs motorcycle etc., anything goes. Exhibition Class: This is also a run for fun class reserved for unique or historically significant vehicles. All cars that do not fit into the 4 cylinder or V8 classes, i.e.; 12 cylinder, straight six cylinder, etc., will race in exhibition only, no bracket racing, sorry. *Note: If you want to enter a pre ‘53 six or twelve cylinder motor and your car is approved, you can run as exhibition only. Personally I would not be surprised that some of the pictures that do not seem to follow the other rules are grudge matches or exhibition class vehicles

gotta love TROG cars this one is really nice

This looks really cool great job

I had some blips with the painting the masks didn’t go exactly as planned but I am going to try to touch it up as opposed to redoing it all- the seats are still wet in this photo

Thanks. With enamel I usually go a week or longer but this is sort of a metallic lacquer and I hadn't used it before

It's in the "paint booth" now. I am going with a modern scheme of Testors Extreme Lacquer Graphite Dust over Charcoal Dust. The seats, tank, tool box, wheels, and fender panels will be the lighter diamond dust and the chassis and balance the darker charcoal, with a wood grained firewall and black floor mats, etc. Going to try for gold leaf pinstriping and trim, if I can do it Will post more photos as it progresses

I am painting my Model T Speedster with a two tone scheme using Testors Extreme Lacquer (Graphite Dust over Charcoal Dust). How long do I give the first color to dry before I can comfortably mask it off for applying the second color? I would prefer to be a bit on the conservative side and I don't have a dehydrator to speed it along. I am in Georgia so it is warm and sunny but humid