junkyardjeff

I built one back in the mid 70s while on vacation,chopped the top a little but kept the stock tires but when i got hone changed the wheels and adapted a Triumph Tr3? front suspension. Shortly after that I robbed the wheels off of it so it sat wheel less for over 35 years and was almost going to get tossed in the trash but found some wheels and tires and saved it,

I remember building one and I think it was called something else and molded in orange.

I got a order in before they shut down but it might be a very long wait to get the parts.

I would like to have a fleetside bed and do have paint left over in case I do find one,this stepside was very close to being thrown in the trash since I almost ruined it in the 80s and glad I could save it.

During the winter I paint at work.

For the one wanting to do a AMT 56 as a gasser I am building one using the chassis from the MPC 57 Chevy gasser and it fits good and can post some pics.

Looks good and I need to get mine out and do something with it.

Its getting close to being done,it will go on the shelf before the hub caps arrive from Modelhaus and I find a pair of tail lights.

Ooops I put it in the wrong spot.

I started this a few years ago and finally finished it a couple days ago,I changed the wheels to try to get rid of the 70s streetrod look. For some reason the project with less painting got pushed back many times and took way too long to build.

Now that its cold I am back in the basement finishing what I started last winter.

I do not know what color the top on my dads car was,I am thinking it might have been black and thinking about repainting the top to black as I doubt they were maroon back then.

Using a couple junk 50 convertibles and a 49 grille I built a 49 like my dad had back in the early 50s,as far as I could tell from those old faded color pictures it was a pea green with a maroon interior. Its not the best restoration that I done but did not have much to work with and probably should have found a unbuilt kit. Its still missing a couple small parts but done enough for now.

I can not believe the positive comments.

I wonder if any are being sold.

Its starting to cool down so I will be back at it soon.

Looking through ebay last night I found a Hawk and the remains of one like mine.

I see them on ebay like that and no way would I buy one unless I needed parts.

Its definately bigger then 1.24,I have no idea on what I am going to do with it since its out of scale with any models I have. Its just out of a over 50 year storage.

It was in a box with built airplanes and a warped 60 Falcon promo.

I do not know if it was a kit or just a old dime store toy,it has a electric motor and is made of plastic. No manufacture marks at all.

Here it is and its just good for parts,I was hoping to use the chassis but its warped too but it does have mint bumpers,wheels,glass and maybe the interior.

I will use it for parts,I was looking on ebay and it seems the 61 and newer promos do not warp.

Everything else is mint including the chassis so I am going to see if I can get a newer early 60s falcon body to fit on it.

Looking through a aunts attic today I found a 1960 Falcon promo that is mint except the body has the usual warping,is there any way to fix the body or time to find a better body.