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Great find. Hard to believe that any of these in original condition still are around.

Now is not the time to stop with this. Most of the hard work is done and now its just finish out the details on door jams and trunk and hood jams.

I think that's a cool idea. Not sure if these were damaged vehicles repurposed or just what they had to work with.

The blankity blank weather man says we'll see snow showers Thursday morning. I still have several inches of leaves on the ground to clean up.

Perfect looking '50's semi-custom. I like the engine detailing and added speed parts. This is how many fixed up their late model cars or even some new ones. The look is timeless and will never go out of style.

Nice redo on your '55 Nomad. Did you open the tailgate or is that the way AMT did that ??

I followed your build on this little beauty and the conversion looks very natural.

Looks like a great project. I think the front suspension should be mounted with the sway Bar toward the front.

Another possible source of a HiPo 289 can be found in Revell's '32 Ford 5-window 2 in 1 kit. It has chrome Ford Motor Sports Valve Covers and Headers. There's also a chrome open element Air Cleaner for the single four barrel Carb.

Beautiful looking Bel Air, and a four door hardtop is a little unusual as this was the second year of production for that body style. With the weather and winter road conditions this car has had to be garaged to still look this good. The interior looks perfect as well. She describes the Turbo Glide transmission and if you know anything about those you know she has kept the maintenance up on that. You have to love this lady, the "lights are on and someone is home" if you know the old expression.

Dead perfect. Very realistic chassis and engine detailing. I like your idea on the wheels.

I get a kick out of the duel carb. set-up. I know that was a popular set-up in that era but you still wonder with the duel carbs. feeding through the OEM two shooter manifold. A real fun looking build.

What you're doing with this model it's starting to make it look more interesting.

Thank you for the additional pictures. I was a left coast guy during this time period.

Great looking model. I would like to see more pictures if possible. This makes me want to build a '33 or '34 Ford.

Looking at the first couple of pictures it looked interesting, then seeing the chassis you can see the attention to the detailing like the drive shaft braking. After looking at the pictures of the engine and interior this really comes to life. Someone knows more than a little about this type of vehicle and how they are put together. While not something I would do for myself that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the efforts put into this build. I really like this a lot.

Just think of the fun you would have doing "Wheelies". I guess it's their money and time to do with as they please.

I hate to see any car let alone a '49 Mercury desecrated in such a manor.

Very nice looking. I think I may have to try one of these after seeing yours. We have an '09 JK and with just a few changes I could build a model of it.

Just looked at the Belvedere 1 kit that I have had since they were released. The only Exhaust Manifolds in this kit are the factory high flow cast iron type. The Exhaust Pipes have the Cut-Outs in the pipes before the Mufflers.

Love the color and a great looking paint finish. These cars were terrors on the Drag Strip and you captured the look well.

I agree with the others, it's nice to see something other than a "Bandit" Firebird. Great paint and trim. A side note on the Firebird. I don't remember the exact year models that Pontiac offered what was called the "Blue Bird Edition" Esprit model Firebirds. Used to see a lot of them on the road.

Stubby looking little fellow. Looks good, are there any additional pictures available ?

Beautiful looking build. I still think these cars look the best built in this style weather it's 1/25th or 1:1.

Pretty hard to forget that lady. What color are her eyes again.