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Bantam Speedster. It was built as a challenge to see what I could do with a bantam body.  Painted testors fury orange. I used parts from various kits to build this car.  Sometimes you just gotta be different.

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That's sweet! The wheels are perfect for it, and the paint is awesome!

I've been wanting to do a little two-seater like that myself but never saw a body I liked.

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Nice kit bashing exercise. I had fun Dick-Tracy-ing the parts used. What really caught my eye and in the end stumped me is the Auburn-style engine turned dash panel. Also, the Halibrand Kidney Bean wheels, which I suspect are from the new/soon-to-return Revell '30 coupe (front used on the rears as well?), but I'm not sure. The matte finish centers are especially nice. How were they done? A cool little project, indeed.

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Sweet!  Very creative use of parts. That little rod would go like crazy were it real. Nice work on the paintjob too!

I like the cast-finish centers on the wheels; I'm hoping to do the same on an upcoming project so I'd be curious to know how you tackled that.

Looks like the mufflers/side pipes are from the Lindberg '34 roadster pickup kit?

Like Bernard, I'm curious about the source for that cool turned dash panel.

I don't know much about Bantam kits--is the grille scratchbuilt? It looks good, quite unique. I could see a similar (but slightly taller) grille looking tough on a '34 or '36 Ford.

 

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