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This is really amazing. A big project you have undertaken here. Really curious how it will turn out at the end.

Wow! Really neat idea. I really like it. I always enjoy projects like this, that take a popular model, but are totally "outside the box". Can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks for the great comments guys. Here are a couple more pictures with the side hoods.

Thank you guys and thanks for looking.

This is absolutely box stock. I love this model and in my opinion both the real car and the model are very much underrated.

This is super cool. Now I want one.

So I finally took some pictures of the model, altho it was finished about a year ago. A quick recap: The chassis uses stretched frame rails from the Revell's '32 3 window. All the cross members, other than the most forward one were scratch built. The fenders were stretched and the step panels filled. The front part of the body uses part of Revell's Dan Fink Speed Wagon and the rear part is very modified rear section of the Boothill express. Front and rear suspension has the main parts of the Revell '32 kit. everything else is pretty much scratch built, aftermarket or very modified. OUR RIDE STARTS WHEN YOURS ENDS Full progress here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52441&page=1

This is a first generation Cadillac CTS-V This is a DTS And the plastic model is actually a STS-V

I think you are right

This has been done now for over a year, yet I still have not found the time to take picturtes of it and post it in "under glass". And Russel, definitely not my last ride.

This is not a STS or DTS. This is a CTS. DTS replaced the Deville in 2000 STS replaced the Seville at the same time The CTS was a new concept at that time and had the uphill battle to replace the Catera and fight off it's bad reputation. The one the model represents is the first generation, which originally had a Saab V6, BMW transmission, body panels built in Indonesia and it was actually built in Germany. Then they made the very first V-series, which had a Corvette motor and transmission in it.

Sweet paint. Did this motor come with the kit?

Pretty cool. I am working on a couple of these right now.

Very nice. Love seeing non red Ferraris.

Very nice. Love the color.

Definitely my type of Street Rod. Traditional, but not retro.

Wow! This is definitely different and super cool!

Very cool work on both of them. especially the California. However the three carb set up with the aluminum tray is typical for a competition engine. Californias like the one you are making had the big oval air filter on them.

wow

Mean looking Evo. Love the wide body.

Really cool . Love the choice of colors. What blue is this, Blue Hera?

So the windows were masked, painted and the wipers were attached. (I hate masking and painting windows with a passion lol) Next all the photoetched grilles were cut out and sprayed with semi-gloss black. Some of the holes got clogged, but I cleaned them up with a pin after the picture. Rear view mirror was attached, the grilles put on all the openings and then the body was put over the chassis. This was a fight and almost gave me a heart attack. My wife was also not very excited with the language that accompanied the process. LOL Almost there... There are still some touch ups needed. Some polish, tail lights, headlight lenses, painting and mounting the wheels, rear window and grilles, some decals and wax….. Stay tuned and thanks for looking.

You have the rear lower A-arms on top in the front, which would make turning next to impossible. There is no visible clue to how are the wheels steering and the entire suspension is not connected anywhere to the shocks. The rear set up is just plain impossible in real life. You have the engine bolted to the frame and then a rear axle is solid but has half leaf springs attached to it and no shocks. It is also unrealistically thick. I am not an engineer either, but it is just common sense. I really don't get some builders on here too, who one day flame somebody for having "floating" alternator on their model and the next day comment how this chassis looks fine. Now, please don't take this the wrong way. I am not trying to put your work down. I enjoy it and love your idea. I am just trying to figure out what are you trying to do. Because if you were building a fenderless early '30s rod I would understand the challenge with the front suspension and even the rear suspension challenge. But you are building a full fendered rod with big fenders that have plenty of space to fit any suspension set up on earth. So adapting the Testarossa's suspension would have been easy, straight forward and very realistic as it would be 100% doable in real life. The rear would've been more complicated but still doable. I learned a lot on this site and on contest and shows exchanging info and tips with other collectors. I have made a million mistakes and I would have not known if somebody did not point them out to me. And that is all I am trying to do. This is what we are here for, right?

I don't mean to rain on anybody's parade, but looking at the suspension set up, I can make no sense of it what so ever. Other than that I love the idea and can't wait to see it finished. I am a big fan of Ferrari power in hot rods.

Today was dedicated to polishing the body Next all the deyail painting has to be added and then the only thing left would be all the photoetched grilles.