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There were some fantastic automotive models at IPMS Victoria BC Canada April 12/25. For photos of most of the entries go to Automotive Categories and as Tim Boyd always says - use the ROLL function. Trophy winners were Best Automotive - Martin Aveyard for his Scout II Best Pickup - Steve Hayden for his Ploy Boy Tribute Shop Truck Picture This - Gord Enquist for his Bill Board Pickup. Gord also won a trophy for Best Metallic Finish for his Armoured Knight Figure

Fantastic work on a great looking Buick

Outstanding evolution!!

As Jay Leno often comments about a great looking car - VERY NICE!!.

Another over the top creation.

#31 - This is model of the other car that was on the 2019 Deuce Days poster. I did not have a lot of photos for reference but got it close enough that the owner of the real car wanted to buy the model without hesitation. The most challenging aspect of the build was the windshield which incorporates sections from three different frames. The paint is Colors by Boyd Candy Grape.

#30 - This is a model of one of the cars that was on the 2019 Deuce Days poster and apparel. It is owned by race car driver Tom Gloy and was built to go and handle like a race car. The body was channelled and the torsion bar suspension was scratch-built. The interior was highly modified to resemble that in the actual car. Under the hood is a stack injected small block Ford. I managed to find a Humbrol blue the came close to matching the colour of the real car. Tom Gloy liked the model so much he made me an offer I could not refuse. I was sad to see it go but it went to a worthy home.

I did not use the snap interior but in my opinion combining the body parts turned out well.

Excellent project that has turned out exceptionally well. I hope you will be entering it in this weekends model show.

Great looking Deuce Coupe from a kit many overlook that you really enhanced using a very well coordinated selection of parts

#29 - This roadster uses the cut down body and shortened fenders from an AMT ’34 Ford Cab Pickup mated to the cowl of a Revell ’32 Ford Roadster. The grill shell was modified to look more like the commercial version. Under the hood is rodded flathead. By coincidence this model looked so much like the car a hot rodder was building that he asked me to sell it to him which I did hoping to get a ride in the real car which so far has not happened.

#28 - This model is based on the AMT ’34 Ford Pickup with the wheelbase reduced to ’32 Ford specifications. The wheels are artillery style from the Revell ’37 Ford Pickup. The upper trim molding on the back of the cab was removed to reflect the ’32 design. The upright grill shell and hood are Deuce items. It has a souped-up flathead V-8. The Maroon is Tamiya.

#27 - At Deuce Days in Scale 2019 local modellers put together a display of the fifteen varieties of body styles available of 1932 Fords. My job was to build three of the more utilitarian Deuces. This model combines body parts from the 1/24 Monogram Deuce and the 1931 Woody. The panels within the Woody framework are real birch veneer just like the real Woodies. The side curtains were made from surgical tape and clear plastic. Under the hood is a late fifties fuel injected Corvette V-8.

Good looking Deuce. You did a great job updating the interior. I have always liked this kit using it for four builds

#26 - The initial build of this chopped 5-W Coupe was part of a Rod & Custom duo with a chopped ’49 Ford both with HEMI engines. After building the Silver Sapphire I decided to convert my HEMI 5-W into a Little Deuce Coupe that more closely reflected the words in the Beach Boys song with a flathead mill, a four speed and lakes pipes. The model does have a full hood to hide the powerful engine. Such a hot rod could certainly do 140 at the dry lakes and lay rubber in all four gears !!

#25 - To many this is the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe but it just happened to be the most famous Deuce at the time a photo was needed for the cover of the record album. It is actually much different than the car described by the words in the song. This model was built from a Jimmy Flintstone body, grill shell and some interior parts. Everything else was sourced from elsewhere or scratch-built including the side strakes and headers.

Very well designed and built. I like it a lot.

I agree WOW and awesome

Very well done build. Very sharp photos as well.

226 arrived Victoria BC Canada today April 1. I read the digital version but it sure a pleasure to hold and look at the hard copy !!

Thanks everybody. This was my sixth annual attempt at an unusual April Fools Day post. Dan Gurney is my favourite racing driver of all time and I have built models of a number of his race cars. David - Your GTO looked great in black. Dan was experienced getting in and out off Ford GT40s back in the day but his wife bought him a second generation new Ford GT with a roof blister for headroom. The Australian Holden based last generation GTOs did not sell as well as Pontiac expected and were replaced with a four door called the G8 also Holden based. There were rumours that a Holden based El Camino might appear in North America but the Great Recession of 2008 put an end to it and the entire Pontiac name plate. Also in Australia domestic auto production has completely ceased so no more Holdens.

Great project. Love it.

Could it be a model of this Ferrari 250GTO? Or could it be model of this AAR Toyota IMSA GTO? Or may be a model of this 1964 Pontiac GTO? Close - it is a model of a Pontiac GTO – the last generation 2005 In 2006 on the weekend of the Long Beach Champ Car Grand Prix and Tamiya-Con I was fortunate to be invited along with a small group of other enthusiasts to the All-American Racers facility Santa Ana California and meet Dan Gurney. That Friday morning Dan and Phil Hill were being honoured as the first two inductees into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame. The ceremonies were longer than expected so Dan was running late getting back to All American Racers. Eventually as we waited anxiously in the parking lot, a new Pontiac GTO came to an abrupt stop in front of the building. A sharply dressed Dan Gurney jumped out to greet us. Dan later told us he enjoyed the GTO but had the rear wing removed to be less conspicuous. Polar Lights offered two snap kit releases of the last generation GTO. The first was the smooth hood, single exhaust version. The later had dual exhaust and twin hood scoops. Both releases came as unpainted or fully pre-decorated. One of the second versions was livered as Rod Millan’s drift car.

#24 - The first issue of Rodders Journal had an article on the construction of this chopped 3-W Coupe while it was still in bare metal. In a later issue was a full feature on the completed Deuce which also appeared on the first Rodders Journal poster. I also built a curbside version of the bare metal car to display with this gloss black coupe. This model has an opening passenger side door and open louvers on the hood sides. It has a small block Chevy and a 4-link rear suspension.

#23 - I had a Canadian Hot Rods magazine t-shirt with a cartoon image of this hot rod. I used parts from various kits to complete the model. I eventually exchanged this model and a model of a real car owned by the publisher for an extension to my subscription.