Dennis Lacy

Love it!!! Killer repurposing of that frame and chassis parts.

I can’t believe I didn’t leave a comment gushing all over this back when you posted it because I certainly remember seeing this thread. Better late than never, then! I absolutely LOVE this, Tim!! ?

I think the stance looks right-on. Good tire tuck and perfect rake. Those Boyd wheels look really good with the truck, too. I love these F1 trucks. Grew up riding around in my Dad’s all original ‘50.

That’s awesome! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Thanks a bunch, Phil! Thanks so much, Steve! Thanks! We’ll have to wait and see if I get asked again. Thanks! Bucket list line crossed off!

Nice, clean work on all but it should be no surprise that my favorite is the ‘33 Coupe. Runner up is the ‘69 Camaro.

Nice work on the 4-door conversion!

This kit has such killer styling and it looks awesome in yellow! Ver nice, Roger! ?

Nice work, Bernard. You really got the patina right on the De Falco tribute roadster. ?

You took on quite the ambitious project trying to cover all of the ‘32 Ford body styles. Wouldn’t blame you if it made you feel a little burnout. Take a breath and maybe take a chiller approach to 2023.

I remember all of them well. You had a heck of a good year! My favorite is the Henry J. You nailed that one. Not that you didn’t nail the others but the Henry J is especially impressive considering what a crummy kit it is to start with.

You had quite a year, Tim! Not something I usually pay attention to but the VW Camper is so awesome. Killer attention to detail throughout. I enjoyed that article. Now, I absolutely LOVE the Pro Street EXP. That is just bad ass! It looks perfectly 90’s period correct.

The Camaro is absolutely WICKED!

Absolutely incredible! The more I look the more details I notice. Definitely the best factory stock AMT ‘36 Coupe I’ve ever seen.

Like the title implies, I only managed to finish 2 models last year. The first was a 1963 Chevy II Wagon based on the AMT Craftsman curbside kit and transformed into a period-correct early 1990’s Street Car. What was intended to be a quick build quickly went off the rails, most notably when it came to the fully customized and mostly scratch built interior. The second marks a major milestone in my model building “career” as I was asked to build a hot rod and document the steps for a full feature in Model Cars Magazine #216 (which just came out.) I was given free reign and this rowdy looking 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe stuffed with a Ford 427 SOHC is what I came up with. Here’s to looking forward to what 2023 has in store for our hobby! Cheers! ?

I was directed to this thread by my friend @Rocking Rodney Rat after getting some sneak peaks at his project last week. Just got done reading through all 8 pages over lunch. Looks like a good time and as a couple of you know, these old hot rod projects are my bread & butter. I’M IN!!! (Now to figure out what to build! ?)

I want to take a moment and point out that this thread has hit 50,000 views! That just seems unbelievable to me and I never would have imagined. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to check out and keep up with all of the projects found throughout. And, thank you, to everyone who has contributed a project or comment to keep this thing going. Speaking of keeping things going, I FINALLY got a little bench time today and have some progress to report on the companion Roadster Pickup. This one has been moved to a front burner and will see completion in the near future. One of the last remaining jobs on the frame was to make some tabs for the rear shocks to mount to and I’ve crossed that off the list. Another long overdue job was to install mounting sleeves in the backsides of the wheels so that they can finally attach to the axles. Continuing the firewall modifications, I flattened out both sides and cut an arch in the bottom for engine and bell housing clearance. This is the same as what I did with the Closed Cab. With that this is the first official time the truck has stood on its Boyd wheels and tires. I had been stuck on what to do for an interior since the same parts I used in the Closes Cab won’t work for the Roadster. After much thought and digging I realized that the side panels and seats from Revell’s 1941 Willys Pro Street can be trimmed and tweaked to work nicely. The front floor section is cut from the floor in Revell’s 1932 Dan Fink Speedwagon. The Boyd steering wheel is also from the Willys Pro Street. Not an astonishing amount of work done today but all steps forward. More soon!

Alan, you definitely understood the assignment! Love it! This truck is everything a late 80’s - early 90’s street rod should be. I love the use of a V6 (a fairly catchy trend back then) and the Jag IRS which is more faithful to what Tim originally did than Vette IRS I used. And, what fairgrounds show wouldn’t be complete without a mini rod to cruise back and forth to the beer stand. ?

Rad! Looks super tuff with the bigger slicks and skinny 12-spokes. What are your impressions of putting the chassis together?

I like it! Particularly I like the way the weathered hood, cab and bed look with the flat black fenders, like they are primed replacements for what might have been damaged or missing pieces. I also like the contrast of the modern dressed (billet valve cover and air filter) small block and modern large diameter wheels.

Beautiful straight from the box build! ?

I absolutely LOVE this, Tim. It’s period perfect throughout. Impressive engine detailing for the time but most impressive are the super clean black reveal lines. That detail makes the model and something I’m gonna need to pull off for an upcoming resto-rod project.

Very nice out of the box build of this great old Revell kit. The color scheme is unexpected and I dig it!

I remember it well when the Hinman Roadster was unearthed and followed intently on Instagram as it’s new caretaker, Eli English, made it road worthy again and then races at TROG. It’s an incredible piece of hot rod history! I think you’re doing a great job on your scale replica so far. It definitely captures the essence of the full scale car.

I love the way this Coupe turned out! Killer color choice and the hood side mods for the headers to come through looks so awesome. Other details I dig are the headlight bar and the way the green plug wires look against the minty firewall.

@Dan Hay Exterior looks sooooo good! Great color choice and love the headlights. Absolutely nothing!