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I too started a similar project a few years back using the Corvette body with a shortened nomad roof as I felt the original 1:1 looked a little long to me. Never got much further than this stage before it went onto the back burner. Good luck with the build, it has inspired me to get mine back on the bench.

Fits real nice under the AMT Thunderbird too.

Garry, your assessment of this kit is pretty accurate from my experience, as I attempted to build the Matchbox version a while ago and found the same issues. Fortunately I had built the AMT Tall T and was able to use all the running gear and chassis under the original body. I was still underwhelmed by the finished model and it was soon packed away in a box. I have been considering setting the body on the Lil John tourer chassis.....

Terrific, looks perfect on those ‘32 rails & great weathering.

Thank you all for your comments, the Revell front suspension/ steering is far nicer than the AMT offering but pretty fiddly to get right, it must have frustrated many a young builder back in the day.

Found them in my parts box mate, no idea where they originated from I’m afraid.

Originally started with the AMT ‘29 kit that I had kicking around, this build quickly escalated resulting in parts from 4 older issue kits, including the Cherry Pie and Woodstock donating to the cause, with only the body from the initial kit being used.

Thanks everyone for your positive comments, here’s the build thread for those that may have missed it.

Build now complete and in the Under Glass section.

Calling this one done, AMT ‘33 body meets shortened Revell ‘41 Street rod chassis. Running boards are modified Revell ‘32, trunk lid recess filled using part of a ‘36 rumble seat lid. Paint is Vauxhall (GM) Caribic blue metallic. Pretty pleased with the result as I usually shy away from body mods.

Bit of an update on the Willys, struggled to find a engine/trans/ header combo that allowed the body to fit properly and clear the flip front. In the end it’s a sbc with injection stacks from the Impala kit. Also found time to toss some paint on the body at last, artificial light doesn’t do it justice, it’s more of a teal colour in natural light. Now I can finally start real assembly and put this one to rest. Thanks to everyone for their kind comments so far & humouring a rank amateur.

Here’s mine based on a 1:1 Lark I saw at the 50th Bonneville Speed Week.

Having used the ‘33 chassis under my Jeep build, I decided to update AMT’s offering with Revell’s pro street underpinnings. The chassis is a pretty good fit under the body needing only the rear overhang and body mounts removing, shifting the front suspension forward and narrowing to get the front wheels tucked inside the arches. I opted to fill the roof insert using the kit piece, modified Revell ‘32 Ford running boards to fit, then used part of a ‘36 Ford rumble seat lid to fill the spare wheel mount in the truck lid. This last modification was necessary as it fouled the wheel tubs in the trunk. These mods are pretty straightforward for many of this forums members, but were major for me as I hate performing bodywork of any sort. I have hinged the flip front and the trunk lid and they both seem to fit well when mocking up, time will tell when it comes to assembly. The Revell Willys engine was too wide to fit under the flip front so the motor shown had to be substituted, I have no idea of its origins. l have had to form my own headers from aluminium rod due to space limitations, they are unfinished because I’ve yet to decide where they are heading. The interior is mostly from the ‘41 that has been narrowed to fit, it’s a surprisingly good fit. and that’s where it stands as the filler dust and styrene swarf settles. I have no idea on colours or even if it’s street or strip at this point, I’ll just see where it takes me.

Nice build Andy, loving that Chrysler colour.

This was based on a 1:1 Lark that caught my eye while at the 50th Bonneville Speed Week.

Thanks guys, the Tweedy Pie is quite short but lowering the roof height seems to help the proportions. The colour is from a cheepo range stocked at a local hardware store, these are the only metallic colours they keep. They seem to cover well with a really good finish, the ‘34 has a coat of the gold.

This is my take on the Revell Tweety Pie 2 kit that I have just completed. The Olds motor & trans are from the AMT ‘40 Ford sedan kit, headers from the Slingster, rear wheels are resin items, the screen and hood were chopped while the 3 diamond rear window was swapped for an AMT 29 pickup slotted frame. My only real criticism would be that parts you would expect to be chrome such as the front axle grille and headlights are not, while parts unnecessarily plated require stripping prior to paint.

Thanks for clearing that up for me Bill, they say every day is a school day.

Beautiful build Jason, can I ask what the 2 large aluminium boxes either side of the exhausts are ? I don’t recall seeing those on another GT40.

Sorry Rodney, I missed your question. Baps are soft bread rolls, which when placed beside each other bear more than a passing resemblance to a woman’s assets. Every product mentioned on the van doors have subtle double meanings....

We had several V8 Mk 3/4 Escort race cars here in the U.K. here is a example that ran in Super Gas class. There is even a tubbed street driven van variant here too.

Having used half of the chassis from this ‘33 under my recently completed Jeep ‘gasser’ it seemed only right to rob the chassis from something else to replace it, enter stage left the Revell Willys street rod. I can see this will be a vicious circle with who knows what frame ending up under the ‘41 body. With some modification to the front suspension and shortening the rear of the frame, it looks to be feasible and the stance looks good. This will be a slower project than my usual builds as I’ve been sidetracked modifying a Tweedy Pie 2 at the same time.

Truly stunning, amazing workmanship, thanks for sharing.