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#10 - Believe it or not this is a Deuce in that the main body is a highly modified 1/24 Monogram ’32 Ford as maybe you can tell from the windshield frame. The radiator opening was made starting from an upside-down Deuce grill shell. Most everything else is from a Monogram 427 Cobra. The frame did require lengthening.

Thanks Bill - Here's a couple of pics of 32 Cab PU

Great project. I build one a number of years ago and is till one of my favourites.

He was long one of my favourite customizer and was also a great person. He was always there until now. It seemed like he was going to live for ever and he certainly gave it a good shot. What an incredible life he had. RIP

Spectacular

#9 - As a kid I was very taken with Don Tognotti’s Deuce Coupe that I saw in car mags. This tribute model was built only using parts from the MPC American Graffiti kit. The top was already chopped but I wedge channelled the body and mounted the front suspension suicide style. Some day I may build another 5-Window that more closely resembles the Tognotti hot rod. The paint is Modelmaster Manganese Brown Enamel.

#8 - This model was built with only the parts that came in the MPC Switcher kit. The roof was already chopped but I did channel the body and made an opening in the hood for the blower.

Great project Steve from a from a very innovative and creative era of automotive history. There seemed to advancements in performance in every new issue of the car mags back in the day.

Radically well done.

#7 - After the 3-Window, Roadster and Speedwagon, Revell released the Tudor kit but what I really wanted was a proper stock height 5-Window. Because I was unaware Revell had a 5-Window in the works, I decided to make one myself. Initially all I figured I had to do was graft an AMT roof onto a Revell Roadster body. It was not quite that easy. Door lines needed to be re-scribed and a lot of the body moldings required re-doing. I used the flathead from the Tudor kit and tried a bunch of different wheel and tire combos before settling on the Torque-Trusts.

#6 - I had a neighbour who had a Deuce Hot Rod and I decided to build a model of it to give to him. The extended cab was made from two AMT ’34 Ford Pickup kits while the frame and suspension came from an AMT Phantom Vickie. The pickup bed and hood sides were scratch-built.

#5 - I call this one New Tech. This Deuce Roadster is the evolution of the previous black Hi-Boy and features more recent components. It is basically the AMT Phantom Vickie with Roadster bodywork from the doors back. As such it has independent front suspension, disc brakes, low profile tires on larger diameter wheels and a Ford DOHC modular V-8 mounted to a 5-speed transmission.

#4 - I call this one Old Tech. This model was inspired by the Doan Spencer Roadster it differs in many ways but incorporates examples of some of the best components available in the early 1950’s. The roof, windshield, Halibrand wheels, Buick brakes and SCOT blower are from Replicas & Miniatures. The Revell 1950 Ford Pickup supplied the Ardun heads. The front beam axle and quick change rearend came from the AMT ’41 Ford Woody. The interior features an AMT ’40 Ford dash and steering wheel.

#3 - In my opinion the Monogram 1/24 Deuce is an under appreciated kit. It can be built up as a great looking hot rod right out of the box like this full-fendered roadster. The only modifications I made were to lower the suspension and mildly chopping the windshield. I cannot recall the details but the paint was some sort of high gloss black that I airbrushed. The whitewalls are hand painted Tamiya acrylic. I later modified this model to resemble one of the cars on the backside of a Deuce Days t-shirt. That version had a stock hood and Halibrand wheels.

#2 - In 1996 Revell started releasing their series of well tooled Deuce Hot Rod kits which included Dan Fink's Speedwagon Custom Woodie. At the time Street Rodder magazine had a model car column which in one issue asked modellers to send in photos of their scale versions of Sedan Deliveries. The totally fabricated billet rods of Boyd Coddington were a big deal during this era. I decided to create a Sedan Delivery in that style to submit. I filled the Woody areas and the back side windows and scribed a back door. The wheels and tires are from a Testors Boyd kit. The engine is a fully chromed Corvette C4 ZR1 LT5 from a forgotten source. The paint is Tamiya Chrome Yellow with flame decals from the Revell Deuce Roadster.

With the help of others I put on a model car show called Deuce Days in Scale every three years in conjunction with the biggest gathering of ’32 Fords in world called Northwest Deuce Days in Victoria BC Canada - this year on July 20, 2025. Since getting back in the hobby in 1994 I figure I have built 42 Deuce models. This will be an on-going Deuces in Scale Retrospective. I am going to start this off with three builds from the mid-1990's. #1 - In the early 1990s after attending a car show I actually contemplated building a full-size Deuce Hi-Boy based on after market components. This model is sort of the scale version of that Hot Rod built after getting back in the hobby in the mid-1990’s. At the time the only 1/25 Deuce kits available were the unrealistic AMT and MPC offerings. The Monogram 1/24 Deuce Roadster has great proportions but it is full-fendered with frame attached. My solution was to cut those fenders off but I failed to fix the distinctive Deuce frame reveal. There were not many after market wheel and tire options available locally but I did find a set of slot mags with very nice tires. The paint is Tamiya Coral Blue.

Great project. I am a huge Dan Gurney fan having seen him race back in the day and actually met him in 2006. I always associated Dan with Fords so was surprised when this Chevy reemerged.

Great looking F1. Well built. There was one of these on the stage at the big 2025 F1 livery reveal in London on Tuesday.

This is going to be one great looking truck with hood closed and especially with hood open. That engine is fabulous.

I would just like to thanks both James and Tim for their insightful perspectives on the business aspects of the hobby

Hi Tim In case you missed it there is an Under Glass thread for completed Tudors

Le Monstre est magnifique !!

Far out E-Type

Good lookin Boss !!

Very nicely built. I once had a 65 that I never got the way I wanted. Many years later I almost bought a lowered 67 but not well done and unsafe at any speed !!