Paul Payne

Ken, The 1/2 roof Lincoln is the 1961 I'm restoring to stock, but with wire wheels and different tires. Still have the 1/2 roof, but no plans to use it. The 1962 in the pic will also be restored to stock. I I love the 1961-1963 Lincolns- really great American luxury cars with fantastic clean style.

Rick, thanks for the encouragement!

I picked up this one a couple years back but have been working up the courage to restore it. Lots of fiddly places to sand and fill- especially around the windshield posts and vent windows where the mirrors, and I think spotlights, were glued. Windshield frame is broken but repairable. Glass is poor- anyone out there have a replacement or repro? White walls might be restorable but I picked out some replacements from the stash just in case. Dash, which I had to saw out of the interior bucket, had a phone glued in, and the original builder meant it to stick! Great news is that the grille and rear bumper are in good shape needing only chrome touch up. A fellow forum member very kindly made resin copies of the rear grille which was missing.

Thank you all for your interest and positive comments on this build! Definitely a change from trying to lay a shiny paint job! Betsy gave me an old set of pastel chalks years ago and they are perfect for weathering!

Finally finished! The load is a big airplane engine on its way to be rebuilt. This was great fun to build- used both scratch built items as well as bits and pieces repurposed to create something new.

It's Done! Sneak Peek! Lots more in Under Glass!

Progress! Beginning final assembly, mainly have to finish the bed sides and fenders and a few other details.

Air compressor, engine compartment, main winch drive, head ache rack, and exhausts.

Thanks, everyone, pix of the air compressor that will power the air motor driving the main winch, as well as the air motor and gear drive, coming soon!

More progress- have done a lot of weathering, still more to go- now it looks like a tasty junk yard! Completed the front bumper and winch with a scratch built tow hook, working on the exhaust system, created a headache rack from part of a roll cage and some wire, beginning to put together components for the air compressor from bits and pieces from the stash- unknown parts, a pull start engine, an air tank from a smaller scale belly tank, a section removed from that and turned into a fuel tank- a lot of creative fun with junk!

Words fail.

Been watching this one- came out great- you had a vision and made it happen!

Thanks, Alan!

Great hot rod, and room for friends!

Fantastic replica right down to the windshield stickers! Need a few pix next to the full size one! Your friend is a lucky guy to have 2 nice 32 roadsters!

Great build of an old classic kit. Love the paint and lettering.

Jason, do you have a web aite yet, or other way to contact you?

Tim, well worth the effort- a beautiful job!

Been wrestling styrene into submission- or at least bending it to my will! I removed the molded fenders on the bed sides and replaced them with styrene sheet. Used some plastic strapping from work as diamond tread plate for the bed. Added a towing hitch to the rear of the bed. Created nuts by slicing hex rod, drilling a hole, and gluing in rod stock for the bolt. These will be used to simulate how the boom mounting frame will attach to the bed. Added grease cups to all the bearing blocks and also created the chain roller. The front bumper was created using a 49 Ford front gravel pan and a strip of styrene, This will end up attached to the existing dumb irons and will have a winch attached. The winch spool was made from a tube and styrene discs and is supported by what were once tow hitches. The drive mechanism has yet to be constructed but will be air powered as will the towing winch. More to come when I get more done!

Thanks for all the positive comments. It's coming along better than I thought it might.

Pix of the wrecking boom mounting frame in beginning stages.

Got the towing boom sides finished up and mocked them up with the winch drum. Working now on the support frame and bearing blocks.

More progress- front fender radii enlarged to clear the tires, rear sides trimmed, and boom sides have been cut out and the right side nearly finished. Also weathered the chassis, and the wheels and tires are permanently mounted.

Nice start, Bob! Looking forward to more!

Thanks for sharing- seriously kool cars!