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As Dave Van pointed out " Each project must pay for itself before moving to the next" Seems like a lot of their fine Ford pickups are selling well so hopefully the next project will be soon.

Great looking color combination. I like the low stance .

On the Coke issue. When I was a youngster my parents wouldn't allow me to drink Coke or any other Cola drink at the time. To illustrate their reasons they put a piece of meat in a container of Coke much like you did with your chrome wheels. The meat lasted about as long as your chrome did. I think I was old enough to drink Beer before I was drinking Coke. Turns out I prefer Beer anyway.

What sort of material are you using for the headliner ??

One of my favorite old Ford model years. I look forward to your build on this. I still kick my self for not buying this very body style '40 model when I had a chance many years ago.

I have to agree with you on the roof change. This looks like how ford should have done it. Poor old Edsels never got any respect but done in this style they really look great. I like the more contemporary two tone paint work also.

I'm glad you were able to solve your problem with your build. I mentioned an issue I found with the frame and the floor contact point that I corrected. In my mind that may have been something you and 1959 Scudetto may have been having problems with as I was. The channel in the floor part where the frame rests didn't align correctly and this was making the front part of the frame drupe enough to open a gap on the back edge of the hood were it meets the firewall. I would like to see any pictures of your build if you post them.

I just set the body of mine with the fenders held in place with tape and set it down over the chassis and the brake drums appear to be centered. I'm not sure pictures would even show the mounting points I mentioned. I could take a couple of pictures tomorrow if you think it would help.

Great looking Patina finish.

Another beautiful looking build. You're right about the '60 Starliner being a great looks car. I have always wanted a 1:1 myself.

That is beautiful looking, and your photography helps also. I don't recall seeing a 1:1 that looked this good.

Beautiful looking build. I like the wheel and tire combo also.

Great paint and trim. One thing about a Type One, you can't look at one and not smile.

Great looking paint job. I like your color selection. The side trim looks very nice also.

Great job on the Fade.

Except for being clean this is it alright. My friend got it from his father after he had worn it out.

I guess the old 3 in 1's = one of each style build.

Thank you for the pictures. Except for some of the push cars they look almost like today. I noticed a couple of pictures of someone crashing. Doesn't look like his day ended well.

I like your beater El Camino ideas. You're correct about the floor covering. A friend of mine used to have a '59 many years ago. The floor had a rubber covering with a simulated carpet finish on it. His was worn where his heal would rest on the floor by the gas pedal and most of the area directly in front of the driver was also worn and the woven mat that was between the floor and the mat was sticking out on some areas and others were just the metal floor. The center transmission hump was almost like new and the passenger side was in somewhat better condition. I mention this as it might save you a little sanding on the floor of your model. The seat was gray vinyl and looked pretty much like a low line Bel Air type pattern. His had the romp'n stomp'n 283 2 bbl. and Powerslipe transmission.

I have a few but the oldest that I can recall is a set of metal files that I got doing a modeling contest when I has in High School. They set in an oblong wood block with the X-ACTO name bended in the base.

You two are scaring me on this Hood fitment issue. I have mocked mine up several times and no problems. After reading your posts I went back and did it again and the Hood fits fine. I notice that the very back edge of the Hood where it meets the doors on the body could be shortened slightly but nothing more than a little clean up and no where near the 1 mm you're mentioning. What I have noticed, and you may want to look for yourselves, is how the Firewall is resting against the ridge it mounts to inside the body. I haven't done the final painting or assembly yet on mine. In my mockup the Firewall is mounted in front of this stop in the body. This brings it to what looks to be the correct location. Is it possible that the front Fender/Grill area part is not seated all the way back on the body ?? The back edge of the inner fenders should stop at the leading edge of the body. One possible reference point would be to line up the door opening line on the Fenders with the leading edge of the Body as this represents that door line and they would have to align.

Great looking Camaro and the Trans Am looks good also.

I use Tamiya TS-13 Clear on every kind of paint and no problems. Tamiya also offers some great polishing paste also.

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These cars were known to rust around the wheel arches in snow country. Even in drier parts of the country they would rust around the bottom of the front fenders, poor drainage and would hold water in that area if not cleaned out regularly and no one did that. The bottom edge of the rear window also was prone to rust that was a common GM problem having to do with the design of the window channel. Vinyl Roofs. Many would start to look like they had "Zits". This was rust forming under the roof covering. Just some ideas if you go that way. I remember one very nice looking Buick we took in trade one night at the dealership. The used car manager put all the money in the trade, well over wholesale book. The next morning we came in and the dashboard and front floor were covered in water as it had rained the night before. That is when he realized the only thing holding the upper portion of the windshield in place was the Vinyl Roof and this was in the central coast of California.