tim boyd

….that a modeler could make into a 1960's era drag racing Junior Stocker? A forum search revealed some mentions of a 1955 SD from Bandit Resins, R&R, et al, and I see that AAM had cast one in the distant past too. But I'm looking for a reputable source or sources for newly cast tri-five Sedan Deliveries that I could recommend to someone who wants to build a Junior Stocker replica today. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.....TIM ;

The engine in the Stake Bed kit is a dead-nuts replica of the largest displacement version (534 cubic inches) of the Ford "Super Duty" truck-only engine family introduced in 1958. This Super Duty engine was never available in the C600. It was, of course, available in the C800. Not to mention all the AMT C-Series kits I've seen include the "C800" emblem Hakan mentions above. TIM

Thanks again everyone for your comments and your interest. Very much appreciated. Fun project, and a bit different than my more frequent build categories. It's always fun to try a different sort of model car genre now and then....TIM

I've considered building another, Richard. Believe me, I've considered it! TIM

Glad you guys enjoyed the pixxx…..now it's "Headbone Nats" time, as Tom Woodruff calls it. To me, that means choosing a new model project inspired by, or influenced in some way by, all these cool 1/1 cars.....TIM

Paul....great to hear you took the top-chopping plunge.....and with excellent results to boot! I too am stoked with your results! Way to go....TIM

That's a bit of an "apples and oranges" comparison as there were two intervening corporate repurchases with Lawman tooling, vs. none with the Vega redo. I don't know when John G. first scheduled the Round Two Lawman project, but my guess would be that the period between program inception and delivery would be more like three years. What model car builders and collectors often don't fully understand is that there are always lists a mile long at the model companies of future projects, but only a certain number of tooling dollars available each year, and further intervening priorities that emerge. Sometimes long planned projects do take years to emerge at the hobby stores. I know of at least one other major project at Round Two that is of a similar scope as the Vega bodies, and last I heard it was still in the plan but has yet to materialize. Difference being, of course, that this project has not been revealed publicly, vs. the Vega project which was apparently publicly listed several years ago. TIM

Superb model builder Jim Kampmann had a 1/1 scale Vega Panel Delivery with a 350 SBC back in the day...maybe someone can get him to tell more.....TIM

Thanks everyone for your comments. Interesting about the wheels and tires. The ones on the car are clearly era-correct. Still, I wonder if I should change them to the 18"/five spoke alloy style modern wheels and tires. But then if I do that, I might want to swap in the better detailed 425 Nailhead from the AMT-Ertl 1966 Riviera kit,,,,,and then dechrome the front and rear bumper units, tweak them for better fit, then send them out for plating. Still, if I do that, I might never get the model back to finished form. Of course, I could do a second model in its entirely and fix all those things I don't like about the first one. But then that would have to take its place in the future projects list, and to be honest it would be well down the list. Best then, to probably leave it as is. Glad to know you guys like it as presented. Best....TIM

Yes sir....check this out.....TIM

Recent completion of a project started about 15 years ago. You can read about how I chopped the top in the "How To" section of the other magazine's website, or check out the June, 2006 issue of the same magazine. The model was built mostly box stock other than the scale 3" top chop. The paint is airbrushed Cobra Colors Sunrise Pearl Yellow over Gloss Black, followed by rattle can gloss clear. The interior is white pearl with BareMetal Gold Foil accents. The entire story on completing the project is covered here, along with more photos of the in-process and completed model. Meantime, here are some photos.....and thanks for looking. TIM

I believe I read that the two-door RR was cancelled by Land Rover a few weeks ago. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has been in a world of financial hurt the last several quarters and this was one of the projects underway that was cancelled to try to stem the financial bleeding.....TIM

David...I've heard from a number of car owners at GoodGuys Columbus that the GoodGuys Heartland Nationals in Iowa (the week before the GoodGuys Nats) has become a really first rate show.....don't know exactly how far that is from KC but might be worth a trip next year... TIM

Click here for 600+ pix from the 2019 GoodGuys Nationals at Columbus... And yes.....it's an LS powered VW bug.... Enjoy....TIM

John...more interesting C-body tidbits about this 2 door sedan bodystyle (I suspect you already know most or all of the following, but for others who are less familiar with the fuselage era C-bodies): The two door sedan was in the 1969-71 Plymouth Fury product range as Fury 1 and Fury 2 trim style choices. The same roofline was also available in the Fury 3/Fury Sport/Fury Brougham trim levels as one of two different 2-door hardtop roof choices. I believe but cannot confirm that the roof sheetmetal itself (but not the supporting structure) was shared with both the Plymouth and Dodge C-Body 4 door hardtop bodystyle for those years. Further, this bodystyle was introduced as a new 1970 1/2 mid-year "Gran Coupe" which was basically a Fury II 2-door sedan upgraded with some Fury 3 content, the Fury Sport/Fury Brougham Hidden Headlamps, and the infamous "paisley pattern" vinyl roof and interior seat upholstery (for those of you not familiar with this, it sounds awful but actually looked pretty good and was a good value that year for the full size car buyer). While I don't know for sure, I suspect you are exactly correct in your supposition about how the Sedan (vs. hardtop) body style was "created". That is exactly how my '74 Road Runner E58 "Coupe" was configured. In fact, if you upgraded to power windows in a Road Runner in 1973-4, it "magically" became a true hardtop as the rear windows rolled down (i.e. no B-pillar post in either window configuration). TIM

Jonathon is exactly right. When given the choice, and based on over 25 years of sales data, the overwhelming majority of SUV buyers chose four doors over two. In the end, the business case for continuing two door SUV's just didn't make financial sense given the extra costs to engineer and produce, and the fact that most two-door intenders would move to the four-door if the two door was not produced. Made me kinda sad, as I thought the original Explorer 2 - door Eddie Bauer was a way cool product. I've seen published rumors that the upcoming new Ford Bronco will be built in 2 door and 4 door configurations, as is the Jeep Wrangler. I hope this is indeed the case. But I have no insider info that would verify this (the Bronco was added to Ford's product plans after I retired.). TIM

Guys.....just so we are clear, with this post/thread I am not "protesting" or expressing any disagreement with how hot rod pickups are categorized on this Forum or by the Moderators. The sole purpose of this post was only to remind anyone who likes hot rod models where the pickup versions of those builds are posted on the Forum......thanks.....TIM

…..that the Policy on this board is that completed Hot Rod Roadster and Closed Cab Pickups are posted on this board not in this section, but instead in the Under Glass: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial section. There are some very cool projects posted in the first couple of pages of that section of the Forum right at the moment....TIM

John.....that is very, very cool. I wonder who is going to pull out their Galen Govier code books and figure out what the original engine was from the serial number/tag? TIM

Yeah! I can hear the idle rumbling from my laptop right now....enjoy! TIM

Thanks Chris and Mark! TIM

Gerald is exactly right on this point, and this is one of the corrections I have planned on my "accurization" project....TIM

This was a "mod-style" turn of the century build that was a two-part how-to story in the British "Scale Auto Modeller" magazine. The kit combined the chassis and body (with substantial modifications) from the AMT Ertl "Vicky Phaeton" kit, with a pickup box, Chrysler Showcar Wheels (with AMT 1932 Ford stock version hub caps). Reflecting my work as Ford's SVT Team Leader from 1995-98, I also included the SVT F-150 Supercharged engine from Revell's 1999 SVT Lightning kit, and the highly detailed IRS from Revell's 1999 SVT Cobra kit. The paint was real Mopar Turquoise Engine paint from Summit Racing. ----------- Thanks for looking. TIM

Me too, Scott...me too! Thanks for the update.....your model makes me want to drag out an AMT '34 Ford pickup and do something very similar! TIM

So, so cool.....TIM