mrmike

Thanks Dr. Cranky! Every year in August, I attend the New Hampshire Street Rod Ass'n. Show-N-Shine with at least 600+ cars from all over New England in attendance. I see many '32 Ford Sedans that are red in color and this says to me...STREET ROD! So, the influence here is the color red (amongst others) for this build.

Rob, I must admit that I really know nothing about flatheads that warrants any real interest for me. While they were/are quite popular in some circles, it really doesn't gather the interest that a modern V-8 does. For the street rod version, a flathead doesn't scream power as I think it is a bit undersize compared to the Ford 302. I took advantage of the 50 degree weather today to get out onto the roof to remove most of the heavy snow on it and to think about some things including the '32 Street Rod. I'm sure I have two complete Hemis in my parts box, but I am going to stick with the kit 302 and maybe change to a dual carb setup or change the air cleaner to a racier unit. After doing a few builds with plenty of kitbashing and scratch-building, maybe I'll stick to some mostly box stock type of builds for a while.

Influence is a big thing. It can make you want to do something, do something like it, or not do something at all. As a member of the Classic Plastic Model Club, I have seen several members' Street Rods over the last several months and it has influenced me to want to build one myself. At the last meeting, member Dave Perkins brought in his AMT '32 5-Window Street Rod WIP and that was the push I needed to start this one. I am building Revell's '32 Ford Sedan Street Rod kit with the Ford 302 engine and auto trans. Unless I decide to put a Hemi in it! For this build, I am using Testors One Coat Revving Red. This is my first time using this paint. More to come.....

Nice job on the Charger Bruce!

I got in some quality time this afternoon at the bench. I finished up the interior and chassis. The body is foiled. More to come.....

Thanks Ian! Progress for today before I head off to my monthly Classic Plastic Model Club meeting. I have completed the interior. With the firewall installed. The engine installed in the chassis with the interior mounted. More to come.....

Thank you Fred! The engine is done. The wheels have been assembled to the tires. I have been foiling the interior componants this afternoon. This was tedious work! More to come.....

Harry, you are correct! I have added a rear view mirror since I took the pictures, but I don't have anything in the shop to make an antenna with.

Thank you Jeff!

Thanks Charlie, Gus, and Dr. Cranky! I had realized that the wheels wobbled a bit after assembly. The wheel issue can be addressed by shortening the wheel retainer until the wheel back seats against the rear axle as tight as possible. The front wheels are a different story altogether. Due to the spindle design, the wheel wobbles since it has nothing sturdy to seat itself against. My solution was to cut two squares of sheet styrene 6mm x 6mm. Drill a hole in the center and slip it over the spindle and glue it in place. The end result is the wheel back now has something to seat itself against. More to come.....

Thanks Steve! She's definitely a looker, for sure!

That is my goal Charlie! The more I work on this Riviera, the more jazzed I get about it. This mess is all the extra parts and pieces painted either matt black or semi-gloss black. Some assemble has been done on the Super Wildcat engine. A light polishing revealed a nice gloss. No clearcoat here, all paint! More to come.....

Thanks Charlie and Mike! Charlie, at this point, I'm still not sure what I'll be bringing to the Show. We shall see

Thank you guys! Sometimes, I do get a good idea! I was going to make my own whitewalls on the opposite side of the tire, but the tire doesn't have the detail as the insert side does. Then, I thought about using a Sharpie! This also appears to be one of my better paint jobs, too!

A coat of primer brought out a sinkmark in the left front fender. So out came the Bondo Glazing And Spot Putty. While that was drying, I went and painted the hood. When the sinkhole was filled to my satisfaction, I primered the body again and found no other flaws, so I waited a while and then painted the body with one coat of Tamiya Light Gun Metal paint. More to come.....

Keep watching, Kane! I had a brainstorm while working with the kit tires this morning. I decided to run the tip of a Sharpie around the inner edge of the whitewall insert. And, what a difference in the appearance of the tire as it now looks like a regular whitewall tire. The engine is assembled and heading for the paintbooth. And now wearing a coat of Tamiya Orange paint. More to come.....

Thanks! I built a '68 Charger R/T with the same Tamiya paint. As beautiful as the '66 Riv is, 1966 also marked the beginning change from a "Gentlman's Muscle Car" to a personal luxury car as the Riv started growing in size and weight. By 1972, horsepower was down to 210 HP net.

This is my '67 Coronet R/T Tamiya Light Blue Metallic with a white interior and steel wheels and hubcaps.

Thank you Charlie! My '67 Coronet R/T is complete and post in Under Glass. My thanks to all those who took the time to view and to comment on my build.

This kit has been in the stash for a while and I have been wanting to build something different. I have always admired the Riviera, especially the GS model. The long flowing lines of the body, the beautiful leather interior, and the optional Chrome Plated Road Wheels. My paint will be Tamiya TS-42 Light Gun Metal with a semi-gloss black interior. More to come.....

That's a redneck cabin cruiser!

You can get the "pitchfork" hood from the Modelhaus. http://www.modelhaus.com/index.php?c=4082&p=64112

Thanks Mike! And, you're welcome! While rummaging though my parts box, I found a set of chrome-plated R/T emblems. I wondered if they were the same size as the emblems on the body and they were! A little trimming, some clear red paint, and some glue. I got the chassis, interior, and body joined together. More to come.....

You could fill in the distributor hole in the front and drill a hole in the back in the proper position and mount the distributor in the back of the manifold.

Ahhh...Harry, decals!