Phildaupho

This going to look great under glass!! I have always loved the look of a full fendered chopped 5W .

Excellent in all respects.

Thanks Dennis for providing the production numbers. I looked everywhere and the production numbers for the '32 Closed Cab were the only one of the 15 varieties of '32 that were not listed in all the sources I checked. You are a lucky man to have one. I imagine you have seen that a Union Pacific Cab pickup was built as the Street Rodder Road Tour vehicle.

Very realistic weathering. Going to have to try it myself someday.

Such a good looking car. What a timeless design and a very nice model.

I'm stoked!!

Thanks Christian - Your Victoria would be an excellent to have in our display. Initially I wanted all the models to have at least black fenders, wire or disc wheels and flathead engines but realised that would be too big of a restriction to encourage virtually all of my local car modeller buddies to build or donate models for the project. The only restrictions I eneded up on insisting on were that the models had to have fenders and stock height roofs. I will definitely post photos when all 15 varieties are brought together.

These are the three models I have built for the All 15 Varieties of the 1932 Ford project that will be displayed at Deuce Days in Scale July 2019 in Victoria BC Canada. I thought it would be cool to see them altogether. These were all considered commercial vehicles of which in 1932 there were five in total. Other modellers are building their versions of a Sedan Delivery and Panel Truck. The other twelve varieties of the ’32 Ford have either been previously completed or are currently under construction also by other modellers. It is going to be great to see all fifteen varieties of ’32 Fords together as it will not only represent the history of the ’32 Ford but a good segment of the history of ’32 Ford scale modelling. All three pictured here have also been previously posted separately.

Hard to believe sometimes that 1996 was so long OK. I built a very similar model back then to reflect the current trends. You did a very good job of capturing the mid-90's style but I have to say I have become a lot more traditional since then.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your comments.

I could find no record of how many Closed Cab Pickups were built in 1932 but I assume they were pretty popular and many still exist. My starting point was the venerable ’34 Ford Pickup kit, which I first built soon after it, was released by AMT in the early ‘60’s. It was the first model I chopped and channelled. At some point AMT transferred the moulds to Lindberg and it was re-released many times in different colours of styrene. The ’34 pickup was similar in many ways but on close examination differed significantly in a few characteristics and specifications. Most noticeably the wheelbase was 6 inches longer so on ‘32’s the pickup bed hangs out behind the fenders much further and the gap between the front of the rear fenders and the back of the cab is much less. So the first modification necessary was to shorten the chassis and running boards a 6 scale inches. The cabs on the ’34 and ’32 were pretty much identical except the ’34 had an extra stamped moulding across the back of the cab, which was easily removed with some filing and sanding. Up front the grill shell on the ’34 leaned back and the hood sides were distinctive so the shell and hood were replaced with ’32 items. The stock configuration suspension with ’34 kit dropped front axle was lowered as much as possible. Because the kit utilized a straight across plastic [originally metal] axle, I reversed the dropped axle to move the wheels forward a bit to give a more pleasing look of how the wheels and tires fit under the fenders. The stance was established with recent Revell ’29/’30 tires over Revell ’37 Ford PU/Panel wheels. The Revell ’37 Pickup Street Rod kit provided the flathead hop-up parts as well as the side mount which was modified for the ’37 stock artillery looking wheels. The openings around the rims on the wheels were opened up to make them more highlighted with the black of the drum brakes. Although not stock, I have seen a few full scale pickups with rear bumpers and liked the looked so I added one to the model, The body was painted Testor’s Maroon enamel with black fenders, leather interior and Wimbledon White wheels.

Very well done. A pleasure to see.

This is extremely cool to see especially with it being Speedweek at Bonneville right now. Just read that Danny Thompson set a speed record with his father's rebuilt Challenger!!

Excellent. Great looking machine and those seats look so comfortable!!

Goes to show the old AMT kit can be built as a very good looking Deuce Tudor. Really like the side to side wheel/tire treatment.

Excellent as alaways

This is one awesome looking Mini. Great job on the conversion and graphics.

Thanks guys. It was a fun build of something that would be nice to have in full scale. I am really liking how my closed cab version is turning out and hope to have completed by the end of the month.

Well done . Got a build me one of these someday. They are a very nice model.

Nice Deuce Woody. Did not realise there was a resin body available. I built one recently by converting from a 30 Woody and was more work than I figured.

This so cool and looks so real in your photos. I have wanted to try this myself for a long time and have the kits to do it. Your version exceeds my expectations.

Nice patina. Looks like an authentic barn find.

Good lookin Hudson

I like this very much. Well built.

Super well done bubble top