Cpt Tuttle

Very nice, especially the paint finish is impressive.

Hats off to you for building that nice Merc in such a short time. The rest ain't bad either.

Odd idea, but what's not to like? Well done!

You pretty much nailed the look of the 1:1, good job!

Nice comeback!

Really clean build that sits and looks just right, I like it.

With a result like this, "Pathetic" is never the right word.

This one did put a smile on my face! Very nice execution of a great concept.

Yes, it has a very interesting look, like it could have been some design study for 69. I like it!

Duct taped the torn seatback on the drivers seat, an american flag blanket covering the worn back seat and the beer carton ready for the weekend.... (Note that I do NOT think that this is a respectful way to use the flag, it does NOT represent my opinions in any way, it's just the way it will probably look in real world way too many times, keep in mind that we're talking about stupid swedish idiots now....so I hope that this doesn't offend anyone since it is a representation of how it could look in a real car....but if it does I will remove my post, so just tell me) Red rear axle is of course a good match to the red front suspension and wheel wells...

Well, since I am going for kind of a rough look, nobody would have ordered an expensive replacement windshield as long as it passes safety inspection. Red wheel wells.... And a white interior, about as filthy as they use to be in cars of this kind...

I think I will give it a try again with the Volvo 850 turbo wagon that I never built last year... After all, it has an inline 5 cylinder.

Buick Riviera 71-73 Any 40s/early 50s Buick 1975 Dodge Charger 1977-90 Chevy Caprice Willys Jeep Truck/Station wagon Nissan Hardbody pickup Volvo PV444/544, Duett 445/210, Amazon 122s, 140, 164, P1800 Saab 92-96, 99 Peugeot 203, 404, 504 pickup VW split window, 1302 (early flat-windscreen super beetle), type 2 baywindow, type 3 notchback, fastback, squareback, ghia, type 4, thing. ANY Mercedes not produced in 1:24/25-scale BMW E12 or E28 Opel Rekord /Commodore/Senator/Monza/Omega (any year), Kadett (any year), Ascona (1970-81), Manta (1970-75), Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat (Any year), Corsa (1982-00), Olympia (1936-52) Ford europe Taunus (any year), Granada (any year), Cortina (any year), Fiesta Mk1

Interesting to see how this conversion is turning out...

It's sold in Sweden by an automobile parts chain called "Biltema" so I don't think there is a huge risk that anyone else here will use it....however I used it on an El Camino before, and that worked well... Quick transformation into a flat black beater. :P

Unusual and therefore nice.

Doing this for a christmas buildoff I run on a Swedish forum. It has to be done between christmas eve and new years eve. Fresh from the box. I had a spraycan with a color changing paint and it turned out great. Until it started to etch the plastic. So it went into the bath and I think I will do it flat black since the body is not in so great condition anymore and I don't have the time to sand it smooth again... Finally found the right wheels and tires in the parts bin.

Hmmm....interesting!

Yes, single lamps.

Wow, the paintjob really pops and the interior looks impressive.

Great save, I'll be following with interest.

I was searching for a Sierra Cosworth hood but I found out that the Cosworth was curbside. So I decided to fit some louvers myself, cut from the tailgate of a gluebomb 1940 Ford pickup. Not 100% like Cosworth louvers, but the same style at least, and since this is not a Cosworth nor a stocker anyway......

I wonder if the I4 turbo really was a tradeoff compared to the ancient pushrod N/A six with its roots in the 1964 Ford Taunus 20M? However, from what I read, the european OHC engine (the same as the 2,0 in early Pintos, and because of that called the "Pinto" engine at least in Europe) was a better engine than the Lima.... can't say if that was true or false though. To be honest I think that the gem was the Pinto based "YB" engine in the Sierra Cosworths.... Later 4 cylinder Sierras got a DOHC engine without much character or soul that seems to eat headgaskets for breakfast and I don't know if any USDM model ever got that one.... As an european, I wonder if the big mistake was to target the Merkur XR4ti and Scorpio as some kind of BMW competitors? Because I have gotten the impression that was the case.... and just because it is german doesn't mean that it is exclusive in any way.... If someone here would compare a Sierra to a BMW he would be laughed at. The Sierra was not much more than an european equivalent to the Tempo, so was the Scorpio to the Taurus. Sure, loaded V6 Scorpios was in one kind of way competitors to the entry market Mercedes and BMWs of the same size (Audi still was something in-between back then, around the Volvo/Saab territory) because you got a larger engine and much more equipment for around the same money. But Sierras was not much more than economical and practical family cars...its main competitors among german cars was the Volkswagen Passat (Quantum in the US), and I have understood that USA mostly got 5 cylinder Quantums which were rare here, most of them was the 4 cylinder version with a quite spartan equipment, and the Opel Ascona which was nothing more than a german built Chevy Cavalier.... In Sweden, kind of a competitor to entry level Volvo 240s and Saab 900s (which were quite cheap compared to the cars size, but keep in mind that you still could get a 240 without power steering and a 4 speed stick shift in Sweden in the 90s!). And of all the cars I have mentioned, the build quality was worst in the european Fords.... Instead, on the Swedish market, the Granada station wagon (european Granada then!) had been a huge success, but the first years of the Scorpio production run, you could only get it as a hatchback. So Taurus wagons was imported to Sweden, and sold for about the same price as a Mercedes station wagon, and that also was a flop. Maybe if you see it that way? Would you pay Mercedes prices for a Taurus?

Found some nice front seats...I think that they are from some cheap die cast, but they will look good anyway. Painted the rest of the interior black to match them... Maybe grey is more correct but on a car that you don't build factory stock, there is some artistic freedom IMO,

Yeah, but mine was a late one with the low compression and catalytic converter, I believe that the earlier injected 2 litres had more guts. But since they are quite lightweight you can still drive them sideways on the tarmac so enough power I guess.