Tweedy Bird and General Lee 1/16th Scale

[regular guy]

Does the General Lee 1/16th inch version have a full frame?

Just a comment on Tweedy Bird Big Daddy Ed Roth showcar.

That's a bobbed T roadster.

Guess there are others but a lot of T kits have the pickup bed.

Not many have the '27 T turtle deck though.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

It's somewhat doubtful the "General Lee" kit would have a "full frame", as the car it's based on is a unibody.

Far as the "Tweedy Bird" goes, it's actually "Tweedy Pie", and is a 1923 T bucket on shortened '32 rails. It has a gas tank behind the bucket, not a turtledeck. Full story and description of the car here...   http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Tweedy_Pie

Roth's car...    

There WAS a "Tweety Bird" but it was an entirely different car from a different builder...     

                                                                                                                                              https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=23038

Though there are a fair few 1/25 and 1/8 models of T-buckets with turtledecks, the '26-'27 T has never been produced in styrene, nor has its turtledeck. A '26-'27 T-bucket with turtledeck has been produced in resin, however. Maybe 2 or 3.

Edited May 13, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[mike 51]

LOL  

[regular guy]

 

Ace

You know where I was headed with the chassis question.

Get the kit for a 1/16 Visible drive train w/Visible chassis.

Here's the Jimmy Flintstone turtle deck body.

https://www.hobbylinc.com/jimmyflintstone-1929-ford-ala-kart-body-for-amt-resin-model-vehicle-accessory-1:25-scale-nb227

It's a  '19-23 with a turtledeck .

Here's what Unlimited Fiberglass full scale has in a 26-27 T body.

http://www.up22.com/t_bucket.htm#T-127

Scroll down bottom to T-223.

Wonder what significancce of '24-25 was?

There is that one '25 AMT kit.

Might have been an 'in the know' good body to get.

 

 

Edited May 13, 2017 by regular guy

[regular guy]

Found out difference between 1923 Model T and '24 to 27.

Low radiator and high radiator.

Cowl has dogleg in it to match hood on '19 to '23.

Strait cowl on '25-27.

 

[Daddyfink]

The 1/16th General Lee is based on the stock car chassis kit and thus, it will be a full tube chassis with some stock style parts.

Not my build, just for reference 

[regular guy]

Thanks Daddyfink

Figured out not to hack our 1/8 Lindberg Big Red T or Exterminator dragster kits just for the chassis parts.

Just to going to make them from scratch.

Can use a 1/16 drive train and chassis just to keep around for visualization.

Pretty sure the '60 Ford Starliner that's available now has a separate chassis.

That would make a good 'Visible Chassis' and Visible V8.

It's 1/25 but better than nothing.