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Great to see this finished so soon after discovering your on the workbench thread. You really captured the look of a 38 racer. I really enjoy the photos of the two cars together in action. I remember cars just like these racing way back when and even attempted to build a model of one when I was a teenager in the sixties. Congratulations on a great project.

This is the kind of model car building I enjoy - creating a car that is not available as a kit. Very creative. You're well on your way. You do not see many '38's even in 1:1. Another potential way to build a custom 38 might be to start with a Revell 1/24 '37 Coupe and graft on the nose from a Testors Coupster.

Gorgeous. Look forward to under glass photos. I am sure glad I have one of these kits in my stash and hope my future build will be up to your standards. One of the largest Jaguar only car shows in the North America usually takes place every summer a few kilometers away. I always enjoy seeing the MK 2s.

I got the interior finished. I used some thin real white leather on the seats and dashboard trim items from the excellent Model Car Garage photo-etch detail set designed for AMT kits. Also used is the included ’39 grill with optional ’40 Standard center trim. I am sure I will be able to get the hood to fit better when completely finished.

Later day roof works incredibly well. I like it.

WOW This is stunning. Big Daddy would approve. Like David said - the 57 hood is a great addition

Great looking Deuce. You chose your changes carefully and effectively.

Wonderful to see

Congratulations on the completion of your XR-6. Looks wonderful especially the engine. This car intrigued me when it appeared in Hot Rod and even more when the model kit came out. I may have had the kit as a kid but I know I never built an XR-6.

Thank you to the organizers for putting a truly unique and wonderful event and thank you to the entrants for displaying such an array of incredible models. It was an interesting experience to have followed from start to finish. All the best to everyone involved.

Fantastic story and very well built model. Enjoyed the whole post immensely.

Thanks Wayne Thanks Chris. Yes I definitely got my inspiration from Valley Customs.

Very cool looking Porsche and the outside photography is very effective. Maybe you should post it Under Glass.

Rolling chassis now complete. Will move onto finishing the interior next.

Fantastic recipe has produced a delicious delicacy. You are certainly a master chef.

Thanks Bob Thanks Jim Thanks Larry

I bet this would be a winning Custom Clinic entry if there was a current one. Mark Gustavson would love it.

Thanks Roger. It was a pretty straight forward conversion and now I am using the standard front end on the convertible Thanks Carl.

Getting closer to the look I am after - 37 Ford headlights - Radiused wheelwells - Opened up side window area a bit and fit vent windows - Added splitter to windshield

Thanks Tom Thanks Francis - I trimmed the kit grill to just leave the frame and central spine to give me a buck to shape the photo-etched grill and provide a mounting arrangement Thanks Alan - I lucked out with the through the window shot. When I finished the model I took it out to show my wife who was in the garden. I was so impressed with how it looked in the sunshine I took all the photos outside which gave the perfect lighting. Thanks Peter Thanks Chris Thanks David Thanks Ricky

Thanks guys. Here is another view.

SUMMARY Started with Revell ’40 Ford Standard Coupe Street Rod Deluxe front fenders and hood from Revell Convertible Front independent suspension from Revell Willys Street Rod Small block Ford and automatic trans from Revell ’32 Ford 5-W which also supplied wheels, hub caps, rings, tires and stock steering wheel Bumpers from AMT ’40 Ford Sedan Delivery Model Car Garage photo-etched grill Replicas and Miniatures tuck and roll interior Testors Champagne Gold Metallic enamel - I did have problems with this paint in that some of the metallic particles seemed to clump together forming grit. Fortunately it is not overly apparent in the photos.

Great project resulting in a very unique and attractive model.

The ’40 Ford Convertible kit was identified as a Pro-Modeller kit and as such could be built in stock or street rod configuration. Because of my desire to build this model as a traditional custom but get it low, modifications were required to the stock suspension. Up front I did use the dropped I-beam axle assembly but was surprised when I noticed it was narrower than the stock axle. I suppose this was because of the wider tires used for the street-rod version. This turned out to be to my advantage due to the modifications I had to make to use the wide whites and Cadillac Sombrero hubcaps from the Revell ‘49 Mercury which have a pin mount arrangement. In back I flattened the cross member and c-notched the frame. I noticed couple of other interesting things regarding this kit. I the stock rear-end appears to incorporate what looks like maybe a Columbia two-speed differential. I assumed the frame was the same for the ’40 Deluxe Convertible and ’40 Standard Coupe but they differ at the leading edge so some material will need to be trimmed from the Deluxe chassis for it to properly mate with the standard chassis. Sectioning the interior was easier than I thought and only minor trimming was required to fit the floor and inner rear wheelwell assembly.

Thanks guys - Going to post an update regarding chassis and interior