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HI bill. thanks for the feedback. I think I am going to update the frame with a lot of stuff from the Monogram 69 Talladega. The issue there is that the Talladega is a large 1:24 scale so a lot of cutting and pasting will need to be done to get it to fit and look "in scale".

This is what I started with

Converting an AMT 69 Torino fastback to a 68 hardtop. It will be a replica of the car my sister owned. Leaf green with black interior and vinyl top. So far I roughed in the top using the Starsky and Hutch 76 Torino top as a starting point. The deck lid is a portion of the 64 Mercury Maurador deck lid and part of the roof is also from the 64 Merc. I narrowed the 69 Torino tail lights and wrapped them in aluminum wire to replicate the 68 hardtop tail lights. The tail light inserts are also aluminum wire. (The tail lights will be embedded into the back of car once I finish the bottom of the trunk lid.)

Glad I ran across this thread. The blue tape guide is so much better than what I was dong.

Thanks for commenting Chris. Glad you like it.

Thanks Bob. I have seen some of your work on the forum. All very tastefully done.

Hi Mike. Thanx for commenting. I am glad you like it. I have seen others do 48 Rancheros and thought they looked "real". I hadn't seen one with a big back window so I thought I would give that a try..

The weathering is very well done. Especially in the bed.

Nicely done. The wrinkled front fender is a nice touch.

You captured the era perfectly. I especially like the tonneau cover and interior.

Hi Rusty. Glad you liked it. Thanks for following along and commenting. I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks to all of you who have reacted to this thread. I really appreciate all the interest that you have shown for this project.

Thanks for noticing some of the extra stuff I did on this one. Glad you like it.

Thanks for the feedback Scott. Glad you like it. It was a fun one to throw together.

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like it. This was one of those builds where it all just kind of fell together.

thanks for the feedback. I checked out your Fotki link. Nice collection of cars and trucks.

Thanks for the feedback. Wasn't sure about the back window but I have gotten a lot of positive feedback about it. The back window dictated the size of the cab because I wanted the Foose FD100 window frame to fit into the body with no modification so I could use the kit supplied window piece.

Thanks for commenting. Glad you like it.

Thanks for your feedback. glad you like it. Wasn't sure if the big back window was a good idea but I have gotten positive feedback about it. BTW I may be going to a model show in Grimes on August 19th. I think it is about halfway between you and me.

Glad you like it. I agree, Henry should have offered one.

There are more pics in "under glass,pickups vans, 48 Ford Ranchero "

Thanks. I am on to another project.

Revell 50 ford with testors 48 Ford front end. Body stretched 3 inches, box shortened 3 inches. Foose fd100 frame and motor, scratch built front and rear suspension.

Very nice. See you in Salt Lake.

Hi Francis. I hope the other things in your life are working themselves out. Beautiful work on the doors. The window post that is "not in the correct position" according to you is not noticeable to the rest of us. However to make it get closer to the rest of the window trim it may need to be thinner. You may consider cutting about a .1 mm groove into a .15 mm piece of plastic and gluing a small stiff wire into the groove to give the plastic some strength (I use piano wire for this) and then narrowing the piece of plastic to the width you need for the post. This is a technique I use around delicate window sections of doors I cut open so that everything stays in place during the build and painting process.