59-Desoto Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Not sure what there is to say , just one more old vintage kit I was able to give a new life to , all the chrome was redone painted in black lacquer water sanded and rubbed out, interior was flocked and printed in a semi flat white.and woodgrain was added Laid in a box for six years or more before ever digging it out. It was almost scrapped for parts at one point. Hope it meets with your approval Edited June 6, 2017 by 59-Desoto
mr moto Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 That's beautiful! You've done complete justice to a real favorite of mine.
geetee66 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Another great build from you!Tidy build and excellent photos
Ron Hamilton Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Excellent work!!!! That one is a '61, not a '62. That one will bookend perfectly with my sedan.
59-Desoto Posted June 6, 2017 Author Posted June 6, 2017 Excellent work!!!! That one is a '61, not a '62. That one will bookend perfectly with my sedan. You are very correct Ron it is a 61 and not a 62, thanks I make the correction, love to see your Sedan BTW
darthsideous Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 I love the body styling of these old Lincoln's. Nice save!
ChrisBcritter Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Beautiful work! It's not easy to foil that fine trim on the fender edges, not to mention blackening all those tiny holes in the grilles.I have two '61s in the pipeline now; note AMT forgot to include the B-pillars on the '61 sedan body.
MrObsessive Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Ooooh that is a Beeeeyootiful Lincoln! I've got to find me one of those! I've got a '65, but I like the '61 better! After all, it IS my year dontcha know!
MrObsessive Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 I have two '61s in the pipeline now; note AMT forgot to include the B-pillars on the '61 sedan body.I have to wonder while AMT was doing the tooling for the '61 (Late '59 into '60 perhaps?), Ford DID have intentions of making the Continental a pillarless four door, but changed up at the eleventh hour deciding to put the B pillar in?The shape of the roofline screams pillarless hardtop, but maybe Ford was worried about side impact troubles with the suicide doors and all. Of course, they did a convertible so who knows??
John Goschke Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Nice work, Gene! Definitely meets with our approval!
MrObsessive Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Gene, I was so impressed by your build of this Lincoln that I just went on eBay and snagged a nice restorable one for less than $40. I seldom do that..........buy on impulse, but inspiration is a great motivator and I'm very impressed with this one!
gtx6970 Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 I have a 1959 and two 1960s. , ( all convertibles ) Ive never been a huge fan of the 61 and up body style myself. But yours has me thinking more and more about it. Especially in the black with off white interior
bbowser Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Very nice work. All I can think of when I see one of these is the Zagruder film
59-Desoto Posted June 6, 2017 Author Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks for all your kind words , :Bill Geary Jr cant wait to see your's.
ChrisBcritter Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) I have to wonder while AMT was doing the tooling for the '61 (Late '59 into '60 perhaps?), Ford DID have intentions of making the Continental a pillarless four door, but changed up at the eleventh hour deciding to put the B pillar in? The shape of the roofline screams pillarless hardtop, but maybe Ford was worried about side impact troubles with the suicide doors and all. Of course, they did a convertible so who knows?? Either that, or the potential for flexing/rattling? In any case, I thought the story was that AMT worked from a prototype that had the pillars removed for photography of the interior. By the way, Bill, I found a trick for replacing the missing pillars on the '61 Continental and the missing gas tank straps on the AMT '57 Ford chassis: I took a piece of Evergreen #281 .060" H-column and sliced off one side of it. Not only does that give me the tank straps, but slicing it off makes the remaining T-section curl just enough to match the curve of the Lincoln's missing B-pillar. A little notch in the roof and between the doors to fit and it's in there solid. Edited June 6, 2017 by ChrisBcritter
Ron Hamilton Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 You are very correct Ron it is a 61 and not a 62, thanks I make the correction, love to see your Sedan BTW Here's my '61 Sedan. I built it from a restorable piece where I added the "B" pillar. I have an unbuilt convertible, and another sedan, which I am going to convert into a '62. I also just picked up a builder '62 convertible that is waiting in line with my other '60's Lincolns. I love that black convertible!!!!!
59-Desoto Posted June 7, 2017 Author Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Nice! .... Thanks Edited June 7, 2017 by 59-Desoto
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