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Very good looking model especially the wheels but I got to say I will be sticking with 1/24-25 as anything bigger takes up too much space on the shelf and anything smaller is too little.

Not only is the TR extremely well built but so are the driver and passenger.

I really like the engine in this extremely cool 56.

Very well done conversion and excellent photography

I am aware of this challenge and think your entry would do very well if 25X's larger. Do did an excellent job with your conversion.

I'd say this news deserves a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

It looks real meaning it is an incredibly well built model

Great to see this very well built model of such an interesting race car. I only saw and heard the car run once - at the Monterey Historics the year that featured Chaparral cars. You could hear the two-stroke snowmobile engines the entire lap wherever you were.

WOW. This is beautiful. I have always admired Steve Stanford's designs and you have done a fantastic job in scale of capturing his vision

Very classy looking Deuce Sedan with all your modifications working in harmony. Hopefully I will get to see this and your other 32 Ford builds at Deuce Days in Scale in July.

I look forward to seeing more of your body modifications. I am not sure if I have ever seen this kit or a build up from it.

Gorgeous. Fantastic chop and stance.

Turned out very well. I like it a lot.

Way Way cool!!

Thanks James - I am looking forward to getting color on the body. Although I know the actual car was painted a fifties Porsche shade it looks different in every photo. May have to get color mixed at an automotive paint shop.

Since last updates I have - Test fitted engine - Dull coated center of wheels - Assembled radiator with surge pipe - Got front suspension and steering system figured out - Foiled front wheel inner fairings - Added spacers to rear wheels to give more track - Installed mounting surfaces for taillights and license plate - Installed rear roll pan - Fabricated exhaust system

Beautiful model of a beautiful car. Glad I have one in my stash.

Front end looks so much better. What a great idea.

This is how the MPC body with trimmed rear fender openings fits on the Revell fenders and frame. Some trimming below rear door will be required to get the body to mate the rear fenders properly. To be more accurate the rear door needs rounded top corners and a cowl vent needs to be added.

I have to concur with others that the FI Olds really looks great and an overall nice model

Good luck - I always enjoy reading how much thought you put into your projects. I have always loved the 49 Ford. My uncle bought one new the year of my birth. I bought the kit the year it came out at the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair.

Beautiful model. I bet you could go into business selling these !!

I have lately been working mainly on two aspects of the build - the interior and engine INTERIOR – Replicating the interior was a challenge. I first did a lot of filling and sanding. Then added putty and bits of styrene. The grommets are drilled through. I applied Molotow chrome with a pin from the backside and I blanked off the holes with Bare-Metal foil. I am pleased with the results which good to the naked eye in spite of the blemishes the digital photo show. I think it should look even better once in the painted car with steering wheel, dash, shifter etc. ENGINE – The basic engine is the Revell Deuce small block Ford. The transmission is from a Viper. The Hilborn fuel injection combines Velocity stacks from the 29 Ford Roadster Buick and a manifold from the AMT Double Dragster modified for Ford porting. The magneto was fabricated.

Looks like it is time to bring my Deuce portfolio up to date