Thames Woody

[SpeedShift]

I got it done in time for a local show this weekend.

I was in the only category it would fit...Trucks Vans Pick Ups and 4x4.

I thought about entering Factory Stock, since I spent a lot of time back dating the Revel Thames dragster van to the stock configuration - stock engine, interior and drive train.

But those entries must be "as it would be on the show room floor" with no modifications, and my car did not have the stock Ford wheels of that time, 

Anyway, the category was competitive as expected. 

No awards but I'm so glad I had the motivation of a contest to get this one completed.

 

 

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by SpeedShift

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[2NthreequarterSFPD022]

Looks good enough to win something to me.

[SpeedShift]

On 10/23/2023 at 8:09 PM, 2NthreequarterSFPD022 said:

Looks good enough to win something to me.

Thanks, I did too, but maybe I can try elswhere.

[Lunajammer]

I admire your commitment to keep with it through the years. Your interest in the subject really paid off. Nice work.

[SpeedShift]

On 10/31/2023 at 11:13 PM, Lunajammer said:

I admire your commitment to keep with it through the years. Your interest in the subject really paid off. Nice work.

 

The IPMS Nationals August 6-9 2025 had a category for Automotive conversions.

I entered and got a 3rd place.

 

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 08:31 PM by SpeedShift

[Spex84]

Congrats! I think it's fun to see a little Thames earning that attention. Your hard work is evident.

On a random note, if that's your writing on the entry sheet, I was admiring the style! Were/are you an architect, engineer of some sort? It has that "design sketch markup" look.

[Bainford]

Congrats! A very well deserved placement. I have somehow missed this build over the years, so just spent the last hour or so going through this entire build thread. Nice work, and I really appreciated your efforts to get the details right. The result is a very cool little model.

[SpeedShift]

16 hours ago, Spex84 said:

Congrats! I think it's fun to see a little Thames earning that attention. Your hard work is evident.

On a random note, if that's your writing on the entry sheet, I was admiring the style! Were/are you an architect, engineer of some sort? It has that "design sketch markup" look.

! Were/are you an architect, engineer of some sort?

School of Architecture - Virginia Tech class of 76. Landscape Architecture program.

I liked the Revell Anglia hot rod when I was a kid...the Thames seemed a good candidate for conversion to a woody.

If I was to do another Thames or Anglia, I would replace all the door hinges with something more robust.

Everyone of them broke after the body was painted while working this conversion.

Real frustrating trying to salvage the project. 

 

Thank You for the compliment.  

[SpeedShift]

1 hour ago, Bainford said:

Congrats! A very well deserved placement. I have somehow missed this build over the years, so just spent the last hour or so going through this entire build thread. Nice work, and I really appreciated your efforts to get the details right. The result is a very cool little model.

Thanks!

Half way through this build I debated whether to deep dive and do the research for the stock engine, drive train, and interior - or just wing it with modernized equipment.

Thankfully the internet had some good stuff that made a stock version of an English Thames/Fordson woody build possible.