Phildaupho

Very well executed concept and build. A Rolls Royce grill would not look out of place.

Great looking hot rod over all. Well built. I like the fog light up front and those very cool rear tires.

Definitely agree that this is a very well built C3. It would have been fun to read the responses if you had swapped in a Ford 429. I don't image there have ever been many if any non Chevy engine swaps into Corvettes in any scale.

Absolutely gorgeous !! Love your work.

I like it a lot. Have one in my stash.

I did not know what to expect when opened this post. I was very pleasantly surprised. A very well though out and executed project. I love the concept and the final look.

You have really captured the look of my favourite A Coupe Hot Rods.

Your very traditional Deuce is excellent

Very good looking Cobra, The changes you made are very effective.

Yes I like it. I went with my parents to look at a new one in late 61 or early 62. I think the "sporty" version was called the S-22. They did not buy it but I sure liked the bucket seats. I see you are a Falcon guy. So am I. had a 65 V-8 4-speed hardtop for a few years and sometimes wish I still had it.

The images are very effective. I have a GT40 on the to do list. I have everything I need to build a version of one of the Canadian Comstock Team cars. Have not decided to do it as a Sebring 66 version or as I saw it race a number of times driven by Eppie Weitz. I bought the Thunder Valley kit over 20 years ago with the intension of building a GT40 MK-I but have yet to do so.

Very interesting to see your custom Woody progressing with all the traditional styling features. It is going to be stunning once completed.

Fantastic project. Keep up the great work

I don't often look at the Drag Racing category but 62 Ford caught my eye as my parents bought one new and still had it when I got my licence in 65. It was a beige 4-door which I thought was just about the uncoolist car to drive to the hamburger joint but I always pretended it looked like your model. Well done.

Alan - I have really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for posting.

I really like your choice of components for this traditional hot rod

Thanks Russ - I am going to work on the stance and have some questions for you regarding your use of the Wagon Rod chassis under your 40 Ford Pickup

Extensive modifications were required to the engine compartment to accommodate the LS-1 engine. The firewall was severely recessed meaning service to the back cylinders would need to be done from inside the car. New flat styrene engine compartment sides were installed to provide for the width of the LS-1 and give clearance for the a-arm suspension. The stock radiator was retained but twin electric fans were added. Inside the Woody a new transmission tunnel was installed. Because of the set back of the firewall into the interior and the location of the shifter pedals will be hung from the dash plus a longer steering column and bucket seats will be used. The wood panels are made from cigar box liners. When fully assembled I think it will sit a little lower in front.

Very effective conversion, I believe the engines in the Series 1 were badged as Oldsmobiles. although technically the same as the Cadillac engines.

I always enjoy reading your posts and viewing your models. This is going to be one handsome Deuce.

Thanks David - The Wagon Rod firewall did not offer any real help so I have recessed the stock firewall. I will be using flat styrene for the engine compartment sides however. Photos to come.

I am a Falcon guy so always great to see one under construction

Mega project !!

Update - I knew that my desire to use the Wagon Rod chassis with a LS-1 engine would require modification to the ’48 Woody structure. The only way to find out the extent of these modification was to paint and fully assemble both the chassis and engine. AMT deserves credit for the great job they did tooling up the Wagon Rod. It a long with the Phantom Vickie were completely custom model cars of vehicles that did not exist in full scale. The assembly of the chassis was straight forward but the LS-1 engine with all of its belt driven ancillaries was a tight squeeze between the upper suspension a-arms. I combined LS-1 exhaust manifolds with those from the Wagon Rod engine but they did not join with the exhaust pipes as well as I hoped. In order to establish where everything was going to locate and what needed to be modified, I had to temporally reassemble the body and floors of the Woody. To get the taped together structure to sit down on the rolling chassis quite a bit of cutting was required. I cut off the engine compartment sides which will need to be modified to fit over the a-arm front suspension. The transmission tunnel had to cut away for clearance and a new hump will need to be made. The engine sits a lot further back than the stock flathead so the firewall will need to be severely recessed

Thanks guys - I will be posting an update any minute now.