Phildaupho

Hey Russ - Great to see you posting your fabulous Deuce Days in Scale Models. All deserve individual posts with more photos.

Deuce Days in Scale is only two days away. The cars started arriving in Victoria yesterday for the largest gathering ever of '32 Ford hot rods - approximately 550. One entire ferry load from the USA was almost all hot rods including this year's Americas Most Beautiful Roadster. See photos at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/deuce-days-/deuce-days-2016/ which I will continue update throughout the weekend. Since we started planning Deuce Days in Scale about 16 months ago I can hardly believe that I have built 13 models.

1967 - The only time a saw Dan race was the '67 Canadian Grand Prix. He was driving the beautiful Eagle Gurney Weslake V-12. I did get to meet him in person at his All American Racers facility in 2006. He certainly has had one of the most interesting and successful life for a car enthusiast.

Thanks Bill and my fellow Canadians. As requested - some more photos.

I wanted to try to build one more model for this weekend’s Deuce Days in Scale and do as much of the work as possible while on the annual camping trip with the grandsons. I decided that model would be a reasonable facsimile of the Canadian Hots Rods magazine logo Deuce Cab Pickup. Because the vehicle in the logo is a caricature, the model is my interpretation of a slammed, chopped hiboy cab pickup using parts I had on hand. Although the caricature truck is a Model A mine is based on the Lindberg ’34 Pickup. I built one of these when the kit was new and then it was my first chopped and channelled model. BODY – The top was chopped about 4 scale inches and the pickup bed was shortened about a foot and slightly channelled with a new floor of Evergreen styrene. The hood sides are from a Revell Deuce kit. CHASSIS – This the Deuce chassis and running gear from the Revell ’29 Roadster which has been Z’d front and rear. The hairpin radius rods are from the Revell ’32 5-W. ENGINE – The raised slightly nailhead Buick is also from the Revell ’29 Roadster. The carb trumpets are from the AMT Double T kit mounted on riser tubes. WHEELS & TIRES - The white walls tires and steelie wheels are found in various Revell Model A kits. The bullets were made from ’59 Cadillac taillights out of the AMT ’57 Ford kit. INTERIOR – Bucket seats were cut down from the ’34 PU kit. Dash and steering wheel from ’29 Roadster. PAINT – Tamiya satin black and bright red

Very authentic looking racing Tiger like you might see at a Vintage/Historic Car Race.

Thanks Bill. I always enjoy your observations.

Great looking Deuce. These kits are highly underrated and can produce beautiful hot rod models of which yours is a perfect example.

I am going to send photos to Dan Gurney to see what he thinks!

Thanks guys. Here are a couple more views.

Now Under Glass http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/115198-’32-ford-5-window-custom-–-dan-gurney-tribute/

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION -To satisfy being fast the engine is distinctively Gurney being a small block Ford with Gurney-Weslake heads. The induction system is from the MPC 1965 Eagle Indy Car and in reality could be an electronic version of the original mechanical fuel injection system. The valve covers and heads are also from the MPC kit while everything else comes from the Deuce kit. For most of his life Dan liked shifting gears but in recent years he has had knee problems so the transmission is a modern multi-speed paddle shifted automatic. SUSPENSION & BRAKING - The suspension, steering and braking systems have of course been enhanced with four-wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering. Up front the A-arm independent suspension and steering system are from the AMT Phantom Vickie. I raised the front spindles to get the desired ride height. In back I considered a number of suspension systems but ended up adapting the one from the AMT ’34 Ford Street Rod, which is a modified Corvette C3/4 assembly. FRAME – The frame is from the Phantom Vickie with a few modifications for the independent rear suspension. INTERIOR – The contoured/bolstered seat is from the Phantom Vickie. There is a roll-cage, four point safety belts for the driver and seatbelts for the passenger. The dash has the gauge panel from the Rat Roaster and there is a floor mounted switch panel.

When Dan Gurney arrived in California with his family in 1948 just after graduating high school he traded a ’40 Ford Sedan for a chopped Deuce 5-Window. I decided to build a custom Deuce 5-Window as a tribute to that car like one of the top hot-rod shops might do. If this were to be a car that Dan could jump in and enjoy it would have to meet a number high standards such as being fast as well as handling and stopping very well. It would also have to be comfortable, safe and very good looking. The look and design of the car sort of evolved during construction. BODY – The top was given a scale 4-inch chop. The roof insert was eliminated but rather than just filling it in, the roof it was slightly doomed to give more headroom for Dan as was done on his Le Mans winning Ford GT-40. All the window openings were opened up for flush “glass” which along with the doomed roof reduces the affect of the chopped top. The grill shell, which is slightly channelled, has an Eagle beak and the area between the front fender horns has been filled and molded to the spreader bar. The channelling of the grill shell required that the filled cowl receive a small pie sectioning. There is no headlight bar and the rain gutters, door hinges, door handles and raised trim around cowl and grill shell were also eliminated. The hood top was converted to a one-piece configuration and there are smooth hood sides. In back the gas tank was eliminated and a rolled pan from the Revell ’29 Pickup was molded to the body. Taillights were recessed into the body. The running boards have been smoothed with chrome treads added. The rear fenders were bobbed. The car has rear-view mirrors on both sides as well as windshield wipers. The nerf bars are from the 5-W kit. WHEELS & TIRES – The beautiful wheels are from the MPC 1965 Eagle Indy Car mounted on the Deuce kit supplied tires. PAINT - The paint is Testor’s Copenhagen Blue Metallic enamel, which is similarly very dark blue like the color of Dan’s mid-sixties racecars. No clear was applied. The scallops are also reminiscent of Dan’s racing cars of that era. Here some photos before the scallops were applied.

This photo of five of my Deuce models was taken by Helen Bradley for the official Northwest Deuce Days program to promote the Deuce Days in Scale model car show which takes place the same day as the huge out door car show Sunday July 24 in Victoria BC Canada. The four outer models are replicas of cars that will be at this year’s event. From left to right Left to right - Lorne Kerr’s black ’30 Roadster built as a Deuce, which he owned and sold in the sixties, then found it again and rebuilt better then ever - Vic Edelbrock’s Brizio built red & flamed chopped Deuce 5-W Coupe appears on Deuce Days posters - The yellow Goodguys Deuce Sedan is a tribute to the late Gary Meadors who was a street rodding pioneer and model car hobby supporter - Bill Peratt’s Pinkee built blue chopped Deuce 3-W Coupe also appears on Deuce Days poster - Ed Loewen’s tangerine chopped Deuce Sedan he has owned and raced since 1962 For more about Deuce Days in Scale check the website http://deucedaysinscale.shawwebspace.ca/

Deuce Days in Scale getting real close. I have seen the list of the real hot rods coming to Victoria and it is fabulous. If you can make it, I guarantee you not be disappointed with either the the full scale or model car scale shows. Photos by Helen Bradley. Models of the poster cars which will be at both shows - Vic Edelbrock's 5-W and Bill Peratt's 3-W

Another righteous hot rod from your production line!

Wow this looks so tough. It really captures a little Deuce Coupe attitude.

I really like the transformation. Great looking channeled Deuce

You really captured the look of a great era of drag racing. Extremely well done.

An excellent example of a sixties mild custom. Great color combination and subtle scallops. The wheels, narrow whites and full length lakes pipe were the perfect choice.

Very nice hot rod and very interesting thread on the subject of Deuce building

Hi Art - I enjoyed the photos from your show but I had to use the My Fotki link as the other one kept taking me back to the forum post !!?? There were definitely some impressive models for the public to see.

Yes I concur with all who commented before me. I especially like this shade of yellow. Depending on how I tilt my screen it looks like caramel or Dijon mustard. Very tastey indeed.

Hi Steve As you can see, it took awhile but back at it and hope to get it completed by month's end. Here is another interior view.