Phildaupho

Wayne - You made a great start. I think you should get back at it as it is a very cool concept.Maybe the future is now!!??

Thanks guys - Michael - The model will be black like the real car with tan interior and orange wheels and grill

Hello Wayne - This is the Revell kit. I attached the fenders to the frame before painting to make test fitting everything easier. After painting will just have to dull coat the running boards,

I completed the engine first so I could accurately locate the opening in the hood to clear the air-cleaner. During assembly I noticed in addition to showing the heads upside down, the instructions also show the exhaust manifold flanges upside down and the oil filter does not have a notch as shown.

Very nice. I especially like the engine compartment and plaid seats. I assume there is right hand steering option. I had a red 1980 Canadian GTI badged as a Rabbit. It was basically a standard fuel injection 5-speed with the European looking body trim and interior. It was a great little car. Mine had a sunroof, Scirocco style alloy wheels and two mirrors

This is going to be very nice. I like very much what you are doing. Please continue.

Superb build. Turned out beautiful. I like everything about it.

I am very impressed with this model and until I saw what you started with I was thinking maybe you grafted on the roof from a '60 Starliner.

Tried successfully to find notes I may have made regarding the wheels I used but 962 might be a good guess.

You might get a kick out this photo which is the model I modified from the Monogram kit posed with the real 2D taken at the Monterey Historics in 2005. I managed to get Jim Hall to autograph the model. By the way, Jim Hall just turned 80. More of my photos of the real car are at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/historic_road_race/monterey_historics_2005/chaparral/

This is going to be a very unique Deuce. I really like the chassis and engine.

Del - Thanks for your reply. I am definitely no HEMI expert but I think this is something that needs to clarified. This is why On the Workbench posts can be so informative to builders. Please have a close look at the instructions from the Revell 32 5-Window. In the upper drawing the heads are shown in my opinion upside down. The vertical tabs are meant to fit into the recess in the block. The two open slots on the lower edge are for the exhaust flange as shown correctly in the lower drawing. There are also moldings for the cooling water crossover pipe on the upper front top of the heads. As well tabs on the valve covers properly mate with the heads when installed as I fitted them.

This model is a tribute to a car I remember from the sixties seeing it often at car shows. It still has the same owner, although it was sold in the seventies and then found again over a quarter of a century later. It was always a very cool car but it is now the way the owner always wanted it. Back in the 60’s it was brown, the blower had its natural cast finish and was fueled by triple carbs. I think I always thought it was a Deuce but knew there was something different about it, like maybe it was channelled. In reality it is a 1930 Model A on a Deuce frame with 32 fenders and grill shell. - The model is all Deuce – body, fenders and frame. Filled cowl vent and door handle holes. Gas tank removed and roll-pan added to body. ’34 Ford taillights. Rear fenders bobbed. - Hemi from 5-Window kit [Note – The instruction show the heads going on upside down and there is no starter indicated] - Blower assembly from Revell Willys street-rod. I had to do some trimming to get the blower drive and belt assembly to fit in available space between engine and radiator which was sunk into the grill shell - Air cleaner from Revell 41 Chev Pickup - Tires from the Revell 30 Sedan as are front wheels. Rear wheels are resin. - Drilled beam section added to front axle

Just saw these three tasty mild customs at cruise night - 60 Olds, 55 Pontiac and 51 Meteor

Radically wild !! Especially the very interesting and well executed engine and drive train. Definitely not your average Deuce.

Steve - The upgrades really enhance this Chaparral which is one of my all time favorite race-cars. Beautiful job casting the wheels. Love the reflective photo.

Nothing is better than an all steel chopped 5W in full scale and the same is true in smaller scale as well. Congratulations on a beautiful Deuce.

Classy looking Deuce. Fantastic color choice.

A very tastefully done Deuce Sedan. I really like the chop, stance and dual quad set-up. I am going to have to research the chop method you used as I do not think I have ever the term stepped chop before.

Sad news indeed. It was a very tragic accident which looked to be instantly fatal. Jules appeared destined to have a great F1 career ahead of him as so many other talented drivers before him who lost their lives too soon doing what they loved.

Thanks John - You should try to get your hands on the more recent Revell 32 Ford Sedan. It is an excellent kit for getting back into the hobby with two engine and wheel options and can be built full fendered or as a high-boy.

Thanks everyone. It probably looks better in photographs than under a magnifying glass but all things considered I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It certainly gave me renewed appreciation of both the skills of the Revell craftspeople who originally tooled up this kit and how well engineered most modern kits car.

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Hosted on Fotki I do not recall seeing the full scale Orange Crate back in the day but the magazine articles and model kit made a big impression on me although this is my first build attempt. I had couple of those previous reissues with the weird parts molded in colored plastic but they did not appeal to me so I got rid of them. The most recent reissue with the great classic box-art, corrected hood and new decals as well as the great article and photos in The Rodder’s Journal inspired me to finally build The Orange Crate. I decided this would be my annual summer camping project. This would be a simple build like I built models as a kid with a combination of brush and rattle can painting. I did some preparation of parts and painted everything before hand but 95% of final assembly was done during three afternoons on a camping trip with the grandsons and their grandmother. I ran out of glue and lost the steering column but was able to fabricate a new one from the plastic rear axle. Simple of course does mean it was easy as this mid-60’s kit lived up to its reputation. The kit is very accurate and as such many of the parts are very small and fragile. There are a lot of chrome parts on two trees that have a great deal of flash, molding seams and marks. Plus the parts are very tightly spaced with mountings heavier than the parts themselves. Fortunately I brought my silver lacquer paint to touch up the chrome. The instructions have been updated and there is a complete parts list however locating pins and holes are very small and the orientation is some cases is vague. - The exterior paint is Testor’s One Coat Lacquer Firey Orange with Clear Top Coat [the real car’s last original paint is candy orange with ghost flames which I never even thought about trying to duplicate] - Orange ignition wires added - Headers outlets drilled open - Axle tubes added to quick-change rearend [the current kit has a plastic axle but I used a metal axle like the original] Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki