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Thank you all gentlemen!! Those two cars are not new builds, but I decided to take some pictures of the two cars together to show not only my two favorite '50s cars, but also a very important turning point for Ford. Those cars are right in the middle of a important transition point in engine design, when Ford replaced the Flathead V8 for the Y-Block V8. The '56 Ford is still very alike the '54 (the first OHV V8), and the '57 is not only the best looking car ever (IMHO) but also the pinnacle of development of my all time favorite V8, the Y-Block. In 1957 the Y defeated GM in every way possible, and set some very impressive Records as well!! A list can be found on Charles R. Morris's book, "Ford Y-Block, a performance history". Even tough the Y is so fine, she can't sing as nicely as a Flathead. Uncle Henry's small cheap mass produced V8 has a throat of gold. Every so often I drive a Flathead V8 car, and that is the V8 engine sound reference in my mind. The second best? The Y!!! Take a 292, dual exhaust, and two glasspacks, and bingo!! I use automotive enamel, airbrushed with a Badger 350. No clear coat, no fancy modern paints. Agreed. I just LOVE the '57 Ford. The '57 Chevy was kind of a mini Cadillac in looks, and is a very sharp car that I wouldn't mind a bit having in 1:1 form, but if I had to choose, I would choose the Fairlane 500 (no base model, please) Town Sedan in Inca Gold and Colonial White, with a F code 312. Mainstream media and the Chevy Small Block V8 are the "culprit" for this. Fords and Chevrolets torn to swiss cheese pretty much alike in the rust belt. Of course Mopars do that in any belt, LOL!!! Kidding aside, what I see here in Brasil at car shows, and on restoration businesses is that GM and Ford are quite resistant to rusting. We don't have snow, and salt on the roads, so those cars hold up pretty well. The '60 Ford was the widest car ever manufactured by the company. Very interesting piece of trivia. No, not really. I sanded the mold lines away, and used foil to patch the chrome. I use the Molotow pen just for small touch ups, and stuff like window cranks, dash details, horn rings, and related stuff. Thanks Dave!! Here the '57-'64 frame is known as whale frame, due to the "belly" on the sides. The new for '65 frame, with the four torque boxes, gives the most impressive ride on a big heavy Galaxie. I drive one daily.

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Very nice work!! And impeccable taste in cars!!

Touché.

I like the colors. Gorgeous cars the '58 Edsels. The year I like the most.

Amazing!! Very clean, and crisp!!

Tastefully done. Great color, and nice job on getting rid of the nasty ejector pin markings on the underside of the running boards. Impressive as Cragars look good on any car. Always loved those wheels. I have a set for my Galaxie, that I want to use on her when I go to car shows that are more hot rod oriented. Just waiting for some 15" raised white lettering Wide Ovals to arrive.

No no no no!!!!! A '48 Ford forgotten on some field? Where? I'll go get her asap. Very realistic job. With the right background it would be absolutely convincing.

It resulted very nice. The color suits the car very well, and those wire wheels are some of the very best I've seen out of a kit.

This one, that lives in my garage: This one, that also lives in my garage: And one like this one, just trade the bue by Inca Gold.

Thanks Dan!!!

I think the frame is not all the way up in the front.

What a few months can do to a cat huh? Kirk with mom Leia in 08/22/2017: Kirk in 04/30/2018: Kirk and mama Leia:

WOW, the amount of work that went into this car is insane. 25th Hudson Hornet? Great to know I'm not alone on building the same kit over and over, and over... And loving it.

Thanks!!!

You're very welcome my friend.

The two speed transmission you are thinking about, is the 1959 and newer Ford-o-matic, that was in fact a derivative from the Cruise-O-Matic. The older Ford-O-Matic transmissions had 3 speeds, but the car would start in second, then shift to third. You could select the first by shifting into L (or by flooring the car at takoff) On Ford badged cars the Y Block started life in 1954, as a 239, the same size of the 1953 Flathead V8. The engine grew to 272, then 292 with the brand new personal luxury car, the Thunderbird, and to 312 by 1956. In 1957 the 312 F code was the hot ticket, but with the new FE and MEL engines, the Y Block was left as a base V8 for 1958 (292). 1961 was the last year for her in the U.S. In resume: The FX and MX are 3 speed transmissions.

The 332 is a FE series engine. Brother to the 352, 390, 427, etc. Some old school guys call it a Y-Block as it's also a deep skirted block, but is a different engine family. The Y Block is the second better sounding V8 ever (On my opinion, of course) only surpassed by the Flathead V8. If automatic, this one would have the Cruise-O-Matic three speed. The FX and MX were more internal designations.

There is one in red and white here in Florianópolis, a original car with no restoration whatsoever. Not a shiny, but every time I see it, I drool all over it... It also has my favorite engine, the 292 Y-Block.

What a car!! And a four door, just the way I like them!!!

Thanks Jürgen!! Very appreciated!! The guy is Henry Ford.

Thanks!!! I'm more a wide whitewall tire guy myself, but on a driver is easier to keep blackwall tired looking presentable.

Thanks guys!!!

Thank you!!!

Very nicely done!! Great color also.