Ace-Garageguy

Looks like it might very well be a backyard copy of a Howe or similar chassis, but to anyone who builds stuff like this, there are glaring differences and things done questionably.

Quite possibly because it was built long before the term SUV was invented. If you search International station wagon, there she be.

Fer that kinda dough, I'd prefer this one...the W 196 streamliner:

It's clearly based on an OEM front frame section, but due to the apparent randomness of some of the tube placements (look at the driver's side anti-intrusion bay), and the lack of lateral symmetry of primary load paths and triangulation, my best guess is that it's an independent shop-built piece as opposed to a professionally designed and fabbed unit. I could be wrong.

Great looking build. This is another kit I didn't know existed that I'm going to have to have.

You just reminded me of the one advantage of living in a working-class neighborhood that's transitioning into a ghetto. If my abode was within the jurisdiction of an HOA, I'd have been burned at the stake or lynched by now.

Very nice indeed. One of my favorites from the golden age of motorsports. Cars were brutally fast, beautiful, and relatively simple.

No cupholders, sat-nav, or heated seats either, and a manual gearbox too. Useless.

But then we'd all have to fight about who gets it for which weekend...

I periodically just have to make more space. Build shelves, a shed, dedicate half another room for storage, etc. Easy enough if you don't share your living quarters with someone who collects beanie babies, shoes, or pool boys.

Nice reminders of a fascinating period in automotive racing history.

In that case, can I buy two? Think of the money I'd save.

Pretty cool. Considering the first audio radio transmission (voice) was made in 1900 (and the first radio news program aired in about 1920), it was still relatively new technology, though well developed, in 1939. People often seem to forget how recently humans, as a species, began using mathematics and science to better their existence here. It's also wise to remember that things like radio and airplane wings and engines and computer chips don't function because of "opinions" and "alternative interpretations" of reality. Physics doesn't care about feelings.

Really like this one. Looks the part.

By 2024 it'll be just enough for a cardboard box in Central Park.

S'okay. Next month it'll only be 1/4 pound.

Yup, beautiful deal indeed.

I'm assuming these are the "big" Offy engines like the 270-252-255...NOT the little 91 c.i. midget engine? Another question...what gearbox is represented?

I putt evrythig togehtter an than paintt itt and scrappe the paintt of wher ware I don wanit to be.

I wooda bot it if it had Rudge weelz.

Shaping up nicely. Great subject.

Beautiful diorama work. Wish I knew a woman who could do that.

The '41 Willys looks a lot more like a Lincoln Zephyr now.

Thanks for the comment Mike, and thanks for the inspiration. I'll be trying to do it in 1/25 scale much as I'd do it in full-scale, pulling molds from existing panels, pulling parts from those molds, doing the cut-and paste on an armature, then pulling molds from the completed patterns. I can make (and have shown on the forum) body parts from epoxy/fiberglass that are in the .010"-.020" thickness range, and are tougher than styrene. The width and track, and the large engine bay of the Viper chassis have it in the lead for now, and as a real wrecked Viper can actually be sourced for "reasonable" money, it's entirely feasible in reality. I was thinking about using a Coyote engine, but I'm now leaning towards an all aluminum FE engine to maintain more of the original spirit of the car, with "adequate" power...and relative simplicity. Aluminum FE engines are available in reality. https://bearblockmotors.com/bbm-aluminum-ford-fe-block/ An aluminum smallblock Ford is also a possibility, maybe a better option, in order to get the nose weight down for handling to match the car's looks. https://billmitchellproducts.com/product-category/engine-blocks/ford-small-block-6/sb-ford-aluminum/ Your excellent profile images make it possible to accurately scale the required body mods. I'll let you know when I'm able to get going on the model...probably early next year.

Thanks Mike. I'm not very knowledgeable about tube equipment, but I've been buying old cross-reference books and specification manuals to get a handle on what will work.