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I would rather say the '53 Hudson was sliced and extended to make a Wagon.

I like the villager idea. Just curious how you will modify/replace the side trim....

To explain this point better: Edsel design was polarizing. Many did not like the unusual 'horse collar' front. Some went far to drew similarity with,... well,... a part of the female body with sexual function. If you were in the fifties would you have loved to take your wife and kids in a car your neighbours associate its front end to a va..... ? I am not sure how wide spread the last point was, but it is sure an indication of the public's acceptance of that design.

1-Because the majority had a different opinion than yours... 2-Because of lack of image. Inappropriate marketing could not position it properly between Ford and Mercury as it was intended to do 3-Because it was full of hastily developed novelties which made it unreliable. 4-A part of quality problems was also due to being built on Ford (Pacer-Ranger) and Mercury (Citation-Corsair) lines. Edsel was a different car on the assembly line and caused a lot of confusion. 5-Price (perhaps??) Well, I guess that was all (as far as my memory serves right now).

yessssssss.............

I could not find this green tone in Edsel color charts. Could you give me the color designation? Anyway, authentic Edsel green or not it looks perfect on this car.

A silly question, why is the '52 version available in racing version only? I mean why not also stock as the '53 version??

Jimmy Flintstone makes a '53 Hornet Wagon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jimmy-Flintstone-NB239-Resin-53-Hudson-Hornet-Wagon-/380380218438?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58906d8446 I have looked everywhere and could find a single indication for such a car. JF is also known for fantasy cars. Is this one of his latest phantoms?

I only wish this one will be a forerunner of an '61 Corvette.

Thanks for the clarification....

First thanks for your reply.... .......If you look at the interior panels, as well as the body sides, you can see were they only filed down the engraving to produce the Squire's rear doors.... Dores this mean the ranchero and station wagon shared the same door? .......For accuracy, you should start with an AMT 57 Fairlane 500, and graft the Chopped top Ranchero bed to that. It will give you the correct door size.. ok... i see the ranchero had the coupe (big) door, right...? But what about the trim? The Fairlane 500 had a different trim than the Ranchero`s, which had either its own or that of the custom 300n (or custom??) .......The wheelbase will be closer to correct versus AMT's 500 too.. I thought the Ranchero and custom shared the same short WB.... which means in case of Revell kit no correction is needed..... Sorry for that but it seems I got more confused than before....

After so many disappointing attempts to hunt a stock Ranchero on Ebay, I am seriously thinking of converting one of Jimmy Flintstone's resin wagons to a Ranchero. It should not be a lot of work, especially that I have a chopped Ranchero kit. However, I am confused with the door issue as I could not figure out whether the Ranchero had a coupe/club (long) or regular/town (short) door. I think the Revell Ranchero has the wrong door. If true, then it is pointless to invest more for a Revell kit. I have three possibilities between which I am torn: 1-Provided the door issue is correct invest more and get a Revell kit. 2-Carry out the conversion. 3-After hearing about the '57 Custom (Why not a 58 or 59?? a '57 was done by the Modelhaus), wait a couple of years for Revell to launch a Ranchero, or pray that a resin caster will do it. What about the door in Revell kit? And which way would you go? And, by the way, I intend also to make a Tudor Ranch wagon "Del Rio". It should be a straight forward conversion, or did I oversee something?? Thanks

Check this: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/t/60823.aspx

Beautiful valve covers. How to order them?

Thanks to Ebay, I have become a proud owner of a Modelhaus '49 Cadillac Sedanette. Impressed again after a couple of disappointments, namely the 1965 Impala S/W, I thought it is a petty to use that primitive chassis and to glue the hood. The problem is, however, where to get an engine? One has to be a freak to have a hobby like car kit building, but I am not freak enough to sacrifice a Franklin Mint for the engine, a '53 Welly perhaps but not a FM. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I hate to discourage you but did you know that Hendrix sells resin '56 ford custom HT body for around 40 $. Star Models sells it in addition to Ebay.

There has been a single Edsel station wagon line in 1959, the Villager, whose side trim was close, but not identical to the Ranger series. The built model bears the trim of the top of the line Corsair. It seems that someone (probably a known resin company whose name consists of two similar letters) glued a '57-'59 Ford wagon top to an older '59 Corsair, modified the door lines and threw the copies in the market. The rear of the station wagons is different from the Coupe/Sedans. So the builder is right, he ended up with a nice looking phantom.

I checked it before posting my question. The information listed there is not up to date....

The title says everything....

Well,such modification is beyond my skills. I tried it once with the '59 impala and ended up ruining two bodies. Too much work (for my skills). I would restore an old AMT or promo instead.

Not only.... the side trim, hood ornament, rear wheel fairing,... and...and.... Better search for an old AMT kit or Promo, or a resin copy of either, and start to improve the details. The Trumpeter kit is good for nothing except the chassis and power train.

It depends on what you want to finally reach.... for 150 it may work, but for a 210/240 it would be difficult. Here is someone who started with a S/D and, despite his excellent skills, ended up with a wrong mode: http://public.fotki.com/Zelkam/stock/1955-chevrolet-stat/

Did anyone build the above 1958 Pontiac from MCW? Any pictures??

All R&R 55-57 Chevy Wagons are incorrect with exception of the 56 210 Handyman. However, the chrome trim on both sides is not identical. As far as I know Shawn Carpenters' 1955 Beauville (Bel Air 4 DR) is the only accurate 55-57 station wagon in resin. A nice 55' 150 Handyman body was available some years ago from Perry resin. but for some unknown reason never appeared on their web site. These are the only acceptable three 55-57 SW available on the market. The nice thing about the 1955 chevy is that a 150 can be obtained out of any Bel Air/210 model provided they share the same sheet metal. For example, there has never been sport wagon or a hard top in the lower 210/150 levels to convert to a Bel air/Nomad to. You may hence convert the R&R 55' SW to a 150, other than that stay away from R&R. This issue was discussed in may forums like this one: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/scacs/forums/p/50837/556669.aspx