Model Car Wprld

[cobraman]

They have a 62 Ford body I am interested in buying so I can build a replica of my first car. After being stung by some resin casters before I thought I would ask here if I can safely put in my order. Thanks guys.

[Ron Hamilton]

28 minutes ago, cobraman said:

They have a 62 Ford body I am interested in buying so I can build a replica of my first car. After being stung by some resin casters before I thought I would ask here if I can safely put in my order. Thanks guys.

Model Car World resin bodies are pretty good. One thing though, there is no chrome plating for the bumpers or the grille. I have several of them to be built. I built their '69 Chevy Biscayne, and even though I had to re-do the top, it went together fine, and I was pretty happy with it.

[cobraman]

Thanks Ron.

[Bob Ellis]

I bought a bunch of their resin. openining the windows is a chore but casting very clean.

[cobraman]

I may have to give one a try. Promos are too much which was my first thought. I would have to try and convert it to a 4 door which could be a problem for me.

[Rob Hall]

Trying to think if I've seen a resin '62 Ford 4dr...I have a resin '63 Ford 4dr.   MCW and Motor City Resin Casters both make '62 Ford 2dr sedans. 

[cobraman]

Four door would be better as I am not at all sure I could pull of the conversion.

[Mike999]

On ‎1‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 8:34 PM, Rob Hall said:

Trying to think if I've seen a resin '62 Ford 4dr...

I've been trying to find a '62 Ford Galaxie 4-door for years.  My family and my best friend's family both had that car when I was a kid. 

It seems like somebody would have copied the Hubley '62 Ford 4-door in resin by now, but if they did, I've never seen one.

Just guessing from years of watching swap meets and eBay, but the Hubley Ford kits made from 1960-62 seem to follow this pattern:  the 1960 sedan and wagon are fairly common, the '61 kits are harder to find, and the '62 kits are Unobtainium.  Though from my rapidly failing old memory, the '62 wagons show up more often than the '62 4-door sedans.

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Here are a few MCW '62 Galaxies:

 

[Rob Hall]

58 minutes ago, Mike999 said:

I've been trying to find a '62 Ford Galaxie 4-door for years.  My family and my best friend's family both had that car when I was a kid. 

It seems like somebody would have copied the Hubley '62 Ford 4-door in resin by now, but if they did, I've never seen one.

Just guessing from years of watching swap meets and eBay, but the Hubley Ford kits made from 1960-62 seem to follow this pattern:  the 1960 sedan and wagon are fairly common, the '61 kits are harder to find, and the '62 kits are Unobtainium.  Though from my rapidly failing old memory, the '62 wagons show up more often than the '62 4-door sedans.

For some reason, I thought Hubley didn't make a a '62 4dr sedan.   I have their '60 & '61 4dr sedans and wagons, and the '62 wagon.

[Mike999]

17 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

For some reason, I thought Hubley didn't make a a '62 4dr sedan.   I have their '60 & '61 4dr sedans and wagons, and the '62 wagon.

Looks like you're right.  I could have sworn I'd seen a Hubley '62 sedan, but I guess not. 

I should have read the Wikipedia entry before posting: "A more conventional promo line by Hubley were the full-size Ford wagon and sedan series starting in 1960, a niche not covered by AMT. The 1960 Ford wagon, molded in powder blue, was apparently a contract wrestled away from PMC which had the Country Wagon and Ranchero contract for 1959. Hubley continued offering a full-size Ford wagon and sedan for the 1961 model year, but apparently only made a wagon for 1962. "