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They're already in the works.

I never measured or drew anything. I just started cutting and filling until I liked the shape.

I'm leaning toward a Lincoln V12, although I have a Cad V16 I could use. My first thought was to build a V16 out of two 302 Ford V8s. I might scratch build some overhead cams for this engine. I would post some pictures, but I can't find my camera battery charger.

There never was a 354 Olds. The sizes of this series were; 303, 324, 371, and 394.

I'm sure most of you have heard of the old coachbuilding firm, "Figoni y Falachi". Well, I've decided to build my own version of what they might have done with a 40 ford convertible if it was built recently. I will be posting pictures soon of my work in progress. I haven't settled on an engine for the car, so suggestions are welcome. Remember, it will have a long hood.

Olds built a prototype overhead cam engine using their big block, but never produced it. That's probably what your engine is.

I began with a Revell roadster and added full fenders from a Revell coupe. The engine is a 392 chrysler that is a cross between the one in a Revell 41 Willys and one from an AMT 53 Studebaker kit.

More pictures: As you can tell, I managed to scratch build some passable fender skirts. The engine is a 56 Olds 324.

Yes. The only difference between a 47 and 48 is the side trim, so modifying it was no big deal. More pictures to follow

I just noticed I need to trim the foil on the rear of the trim.

I've built a set from scratch and am painting them as we speak. As for the loach; yes, thats a much skinnier version of me.

Another picture:

The first picture is of the one I was copying. It is a 47 Ford built by Dick Graese in Loveland, Colorado in about 1959. It was the most important influence on me when I was a teenager. I am trying to get the fender skirts done in time for the show.

I buy and build kits of models I want, regardless of who built it and the quality of the kit. I honestly pay no attention to the maker. I have many AMT kits which I can't get from any other mfr.: for example; the '57 Ford, which is really an atrocious kit as far as mold slippage. I love the kit anyway.

Very nice build of one of the best looking American cars ever. You have inspired me to buy a couple of these and try my hand.

This system has been around for at least 50 years. I have old magazines with advertising for the kit. It was advertised as a patch for scratches on bumpers, etc. I have never tried it, but have used similar systems for recoloring carburetors. Following the instructions to the letter is crucial. I have a how to article on how to do it somewhere in my collection.

Nancy and I will be there. We'd like to meet as many of you as possible. I'll be bringing my recently completed deuce and my candy apple Ford convertible.

This is to thank Txrat for his prompt sending of the paint I bought from him. I heartily recommend him as a trader.

I agree with all the above. This is one of my favorite genre. I'll be getting back to road race cars after NNL West.

The AMT '34 Ford kit parts should work just fine.

I, for one, would love to see it. I have a junkyard Ford I'm going to section.

I have never been influenced by "trends". In over 50 years of hot rodding, I have usualy built what pleased me at the time, disregarding what others considered "cool". In 1953 I saw my first hot rod in Maryland. It was a tail dragging '37 Chevy coupe. I wondered why it was lowered the way it was. I saw a channeled roadster in Rockville (my county seat) and loved it immediately. I bought a Highway Pioneers kit of of a roadster and modified it to look as close to the one I had seen as an 11 year old could. My first real car was a '32 convertible (not a roadster) channeled the width of the frame. I lived in Colorado at the time, and there were other similarly channeled roadsters in the state. I was 15, and that's the last time I cared what others were building. Now I have a couple of Cutlasses built for drag racing. Neither has been influenced in any way by what others are building. The 70 is also built for the street, and has been little modified on the outside. It certainly looks out of step with other street machines (15 wheels, for one example) but I don't care. It pleases me.

Actually it just might, if they hear from us enough.

I agree wholeheartely. I have already begun my own boycott when two kits I ordered from my favorite supplier went up $8.00 apiece. That is truly excessive, but not the fault of my supplier. He gives me the wholesale price of kits from Great Planes. I didn't cancel my order when the price went up because my supplier had already taken delivery. The rest of my purchases will be made on Ebay, where I can still get used kit prices. I have no sympathy with mfrs who shipped jobs overseas in the interest of greed. They are truly hurting now, and the hurt is actually going all the way through to China. The word is that manufacturing is way down in China. I am trying to buy made in U.S. only now, but it's difficult at best.

We have corresponded, but I have never met him. I find his book to be pretty fanciful. He was in a different part of Vietnam than I was. He is a self promoter in the same sense as was David Hackworth, with whom I was well acquainted. If you are interested, I have written a bit on the subject of my service also. It is on my website;http://www.deadcamel.net/