Maindrian Pace

The '57 Ford bumpers were for restored promo models, so I left the seams on for originality. But I did remove the seams on all of the kit parts, taking them to 1000 grit with a polishing kit. The two racks were about $59 with return shipping included. You should be able to fit the Chevy chrome on one rack. -MJS

I imagine it would, it's pretty wide. You would have to convert to dually and either an extended cab or lengthen the frame to use the 4dr cab. -MJS Edit - Probably won't have to extend the frame, as it looks like the Meng kit has an 8 foot bed.

Bet Leno's got an offer on it. -MJS

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Very nice clean build, and you nailed the poke and stance. -MJS

I've had Bob re-chrome parts for me for 20 years now, and his service is still the best and fun to use. A friend gave me three '57 Ford promos to restore for him, and I decided to get the chrome replated for best effect. I included my own parts for projects both immediate and well into the future so I could fill both 6"x 8" racks that I made back in the day. They have been chromed at least 12 times each. Bob's service is unique because you can make custom parts, strip and mount parts yourself for the best price, or have him do all the work on individual parts for more money. Lots of choices. Stripped parts mounted: Six weeks later: -MJS

Are the taillights installed with one upside-down? -MJS

Now I've got the theme song music in my head... -MJS

Such a diverse collection of fine cars, it doesn't look like there is anything you won't build. -MJS

Beautiful job, the nicest, (and possibly only) one of these I've seen built. It's nice to see the pinstripe detail in the bumper/side trim, a detail usually overlooked on early Foxes. -MJS

These could be in most any museum. -MJS

...and those aren't just regular pedestrians. -MJS

It looks like a '47 Ford in much the same way as a '47 Plymouth looks like a '47 Ford. -MJS

Very nice job. Clean, well detailed, and the stance and wheel placement is absolutely perfect. Tough looking truck. -MJS

The '64 Falcon 260s had black block, heads, and intake with blue valve clovers and air cleaner. Not Ford corporate blue, but a lighter shade. The '65 289 was as in the model, black engine with gold valve covers/air cleaner, and the '66-up engines were all Ford corporate blue. -MJS

Thanks! -MJS

Looks Great Steve, I bought this one new and still have it. I'm sorta familiar with them. -MJS

Most gas dusters are Difluoroethane, which is produced by the mercury-catalyzed addition of hydrogen fluoride to acetylene. It is a refrigerant, called HFC-152a, and you can use this stuff to charge your auto A/C system instead of R-134a. Which are all good reasons to not spray it on clear plastic. -MJS

Not without it's problems, but a nice model. -MJS

You should see their '61 Comet wagon... -MJS

Here's one that comes to the local weekend car show. It's mint, and modestly lowered on Astros and pinners. This is what you do to a classic Riv. -MJS

Fantastic, super original, love the engine bay detailing. -MJS

Yes, all generations of fastback were available with six cylinders. -MJS

I know that this thread is four years old, but if you have detailed your chassis to include brake and fuel lines, e-brake cables and linkages, wiring and other features, you are going to want that judge to look at the underside to determine that it's better than the car next to it with the same quality paint job and none of the underside attention. -MJS

Beautiful! -MJS