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Thanks Larry Thanks Dan Thanks Steve

You built yourself a very cool jalopy. There is a quite a large group of jalopy style cars that routinely race at Western Speedway near Victoria. They are mostly powered by inline six cylinder engines but they can have flathead V-8's

This is the only photo I took of the car at Deuce Days 2016

Thanks Steve Thanks Bernard - I always enjoy reading your comments Ha Ha Thanks Tom. Thanks Ray Thanks David Thanks Geoff - The paint is Humbrol Mediterranean Blue. The real car was painted an unidentified mid-fifties blue that is somewhere between grey and this color. It looks different in every photo I looked at. Thanks Chris Thanks Greg Thanks Rob Thanks David I am pretty sure Tom Gloy is coming to Deuce Days next month and hope he will bring his Lo-Boy again so I can have a closer look this time.

Details of construction can be found On The Workbench I see I forgot the lower rad hose

Super nice. Your color separation is excellent. Do not always look at drag car posts to glad I got a chance to see this one.

Striking looking TransAm race car and one I hope to build myself some day

Very well done and also beautiful

Thanks guys Forgot to mention I scribed the louvres with back side of #11 blade over a very long time

Tanks guys

Thanks Curtis - Yes I agree about the difficulty of photographing black. I have also had problems with red. Think I need a better camera that has a broader amperage range.

Thanks Chris

Here a couple more views that I really like. Forgot to mention the reason why I used a reddish background on previously posted photos is because the full scale car was photographed with a similar background for The Rodder's Journal.

I was not happy with the original photos so took some more but found the editing function did not work as expected

Thanks Curtis - I have always liked seeing engines through the louvers on full scale hot rods so wanted to try and replicate that. I am kind of disappointed with how dusty these photos turned out so plan to take some more.

This model is now completed and is Under Glass Info on the chassis can be found at

Body Revell 1932 Ford 3-window coupe The roof was chopped about a scale 2-1/2 inches Door hinges replaced with the accurate ones from Replicas & Miniatures Passenger side door opened up Louvers opened up on stock hood sides Replicas & Miniatures grill shell and radiator Photoetched details and grill from Model Car Garage Aluminum tube spreader bars with pin-head bolts Interior Seats and door panels modified from Revell 5-window coupe Steering wheel AMT ’71 Corvette Dash incorporates gauge panel from Revell Willys Street Rod Chassis Floor cut out of kit frame Cross tubing added Fuel tank removed for frame photo Front Suspension Kit tube front axle converted to beam axle with sections from R/M 1/24 Deuce Roadster Shocks separated from bracket and pinned for installation Kit radius rods and steering Rear Suspension Four bar trailing arms and Panhard bar modified from Revell Willys Street Rod Kit rearend trimmed Kit coil-over shocks pinned for modified mounting Front Wheels and Tires Kit Torque-Thrusts wheels Parts box Michelin tires Rear Wheels and Tires Kit Torque-Thrusts wheels – diameter slightly increased Parts box BF Goodrich T/A Radials narrowed Drive Train Chevrolet smallblock engine and transmission from the Rat Roaster Shift linkage from Replicas & Miniatures Parts Box supplied intake manifold, exhaust manifolds Corvette LT-1 valve covers from AMT 71 Corvette Pulleys and belt assembly modified from Rat Roaster for air-con pump Carb and air cleaner from kit 7-blade fan from AMT ’49 Ford Dipstick and some wiring added

This is a replica of Mike O'Neil's car which was the first Deuce Coupe to appear in The Rodders Journal in bare steel in the first issue and completed in #8. It was also the first Rodders Journal poster car.

Fantastically well done interior and over all for that matter.

I was not sure what I was going to see when I opened this post but I was pleasantly surprised. I really like your kustom.

You really captured the pro-touring vibe. I like it.

Just saw this. I really like how the staggered chop works out. Thanks for sharing.

Great story and project. Love it !!

Absolutely maximum points for this one in the concours d'model-car-elegance

Looking forward to your future builds as I really dig this one