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Thanks very much. i posted my Hubley 61 Ford wagon a few months ago. It's on page 21 of this heading if you didn't see it.

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I really liked this model except for all the printed on silver trim and black dots in the headlights so I decided to get out the Bare Metal Foil and see what I could do with it. I also got rid of the ugly black dots in the headlights and detailed the interior. I also narrowed the whitewalls a bit as they looked too wide to me. I think this model is much more accurate than the Danbury Mint ones which had a number of issues (rocker moldings too high, spare tire well hanging way too far down, etc.). I fixed those issues on one of my Danbury models (including removing the continental kit) and still like this one much better even though the chassis and interior aren't as nice. I love the Sierra Gold color too. It's much nicer than in the photos. These are easy to find and can be had for very little if you are patient. I paid $15 for this one, new in the box. They made it in a number of other colors too. This was a very easy modification and to me it made a huge improvement. Any and all comments are always welcomed. Thanks for taking the time to look! -Rich

This was one I bought already built and then restored. I removed the third tail lights as the kit came with triple rear lights. I used original 1960 AMT/SMP tires rather than the soft tires it came with. I also added side glass to the doors. Of course I foiled and detailed it. My late brother used to be picked up every day to go to high school (early 60's) in a wagon just like this. It brings back great memories. I have another of these I'll probably build someday too. Comments and/or suggestions are welcome. -Rich

Thanks very much, guys. I love these Hubley Fords and have at least one of each built in addition to the NOS ones. -Rich

Thanks to all of you guys for your kind comments. I appreciate them. I still have a couple of Modelhaus PMC 58 Ford wagon copies that I'll build if I live long enough! -Rich

Thanks Al and Mike. The Rancheros and wagons come up on Ebay from time to time. Just be sure to get a styrene one (no interior or windows) if you don't want it to warp. They usually bring a pretty good price.

I'm still practicing with my new camera. This was a built model I restored to look similar to the car used in the first year of the. Andy Griffith show. I try to restore models any time I can rather than go into my stash of NOS kits. I repaired the body as needed. I used Franklin Mint 1960 Falcon hub caps and Monogram 1/24 tires from a 58 T-bird kit as I feel the Hubley tires were undersized. The roof blinker and decals were aftermarket. The antenna is from an old AMT kit. The blinker and antenna are attached with putty, not glue. I put a 2 way radio in it that I had in my parts boxes. Thanks for looking and all comments are appreciated. -Rich

Thanks Lee. And I know it's a Country Sedan, sorry for the error. -Rich

Of course I meant to say Country Sedan, not Ranch Wagon. Sorry about that. I don't know if I can edit or not. -Rich

I haven't posted in quite a while as I've been busy with work and needed a new camera. I'm trying to get used to the camera but am not happy with how the color looks in some of these photos. I'll keep trying. This was a PMC toy molded in styrene, not acetate. It had no interior and no opening hood or glass and had a metal chassis. I decided to graft on the upper fender section from a Revell Skyliner. The last photo shows the piece I cut off the PMC model. The front and rear windows are from Modelhaus. The tires are original hand painted AMT's from 1959 I used the Skyliner. chrome, chassis, interior parts from 2 Skyliners and a Revell Ranchero, and engine. I made the fender ornaments. I added tailgate hinges (they were on the promos but not the styrene toy), and added the chrome trim on the tailgate (between the backup lights). I also cut the optional chrome sections off the sides of the front bumper and molded them to the body to give a plainer look. I know the interior is not correct for the Ranch Wagon but that doesn't bother me, I've also never been one to do a lot of detail on a chassis. It's partly because most of the models I build are early ones which have a fairly plain chassis. Please feel free to comment, good or bad. -Rich

I have a friend in France that had placed an order well over a year ago. He had all but given up on receiving it but I kept reassuring him the order would come. It did, a couple of months ago, and Jeff even included a bonus part. I'm confident he will make good on all the orders as soon as he can.

I build mostly old kits from the 50's and 60's ,so I save all the boxes. Some are worth a good bit of money. I also save all my extra parts. I usually build factory stock models and am happy to give parts I won't use to other modelers. That's one reason I finally joined this forum.

Good eye, Brian! Thanks ,Peter. I have thought of doing that. I have a couple of photos of my mom and aunt standing by the car when it was new but would have to check to see if the plate is visible. Like you say, even period Mass. plates would be an improvement.

Thanks David. I really like these models and also the Lone Star Impys, Huskys, Siku V's , Line Mars, etc. I have many of them. -Rich

Hi Jim, The Revell plastic stake truck kit is listed as 1/48 and the cab fits these buses perfectly so I'm guessing they are close to 1/48 but I've not measured them. They made quite a few cars and trucks also which I would guess are about 1/60. I've read that Hubley acquired the Real Types line form Burslem of Canada and then expanded it. They made models of cars from 1958 thru 1960 and a number of truck models that were all 60 Chevys. I think I still have NOS examples of them all and also have restored quite a few of the cars. They were quite accurate for the time. I'm not sure how far into the 60's they were sold. I'll probably post more of them at some point. -Rich

Gene, what a great deal on a beautiful model! Thanks for posting.

Here are 6 Hubley school buses. Three are original and 3 are redone. The first 2 photos shoe the redone ones. The second 2 photos show the original ones. They were called Real Toys in the USA and Real Types in Canada. You can see the different names in the chassis photos. Next there are photos of all 6. I guess you can tell I like school buses! The last 5 photos are of one I changed to a 57 Chevy using parts from a Revell Stake truck model. I rode to high school in one like this back in the late 60's. I added more accurate tires to the 3 modified buses and made interiors for all of them as they did not come with an interior. Feel free to comment or ask questions and thanks for looking. I have a lot of the Real Toys and Real Types cars too that I may show at some point.

Thanks, I've made a few of these.

Thank you both. The large decals on the side panels are leftovers from some Coke models I was making back in the 80's.

Jim, those are all original paint. I did a slight bit of touchup on a couple of them. Thanks for asking. I agree Dinky made some nice cars that were quite accurate. -Rich

All very nice builds. The Challenger looks a lot like my 1:1 but not quite the same color green.

Thanks Gene

Thank you Gary.

Mario, I like everything about it. Great color choice. Great photos. It looks like a real car!