Chuck Most Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) This started out as the Johan Cross Country wagon. It was reworked just a little bit to represent a period-style custom, the way it may have looked if it had gotten into the hands of a custom shop when it was new or nearly new. The grille, headlight pods, and bezels are from an AMT '57 Ford, while the club plaque and side pipes are from the '59 El Camino. I think the tail lights were the custom ones from a Johan '63 Plymouth- the taillight pods were made from plastic tubing. Paint is Testors Icy Blue and the wheels are Crossbars from Pegasus- they included the small wide whites. The kit includes simulated Ambassador side trim on the decal sheet- these were trimmed down to fit with the deleted rear doors and radiused front wheel openings. The boat and trailer are the AMT '59 Chris Craft kit, with a modified Moebius Hornet engine and decals from Matty Winspur's '54 Hornet drag car. Edited April 2, 2018 by Chuck Most 4
JJER Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 wow . Didn't expect this from the original post. Thanks.
Sixties Sam Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Great conversion! Very creative and well done. It will look great with the boat behind it. Sam Edited March 30, 2018 by Sixties Sam
DeeCee Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 WOW !!! That is cool, and such a gorgeous color too..
cobraman Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Nice work ! I like it and never saw anyone do that before.
Jim N Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Great work! I agree with the others, this is not what I was expecting, but still very cool.
espo Posted March 30, 2018 Posted March 30, 2018 Great looking custom, I like the theme of your build. I look forward to the matching Boat.
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 1, 2018 Posted April 1, 2018 I never liked the box art for this kit, so I never bought one. Now I wish I had. BTW, Rambler should have offered a Ranchero type truck in their line up, it surely would have rounded out their offerings and probably would have helped their profits. Looks like a great idea.
ChrisBcritter Posted April 1, 2018 Posted April 1, 2018 Great to see a full kustom Rambler! Nice smooth job.
Chuck Most Posted April 2, 2018 Author Posted April 2, 2018 Thanks everyone. First post has been edited to show the completed boat. On 4/1/2018 at 11:31 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: BTW, Rambler should have offered a Ranchero type truck in their line up, it surely would have rounded out their offerings and probably would have helped their profits. Looks like a great idea. AMC did look into that, but they determined it would not have been worth the effort, as a pickup model would have cut into production of the more profitable wagon models.
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 Makes sense, but looking at this design leads me to think they made a wrong choice. I think it looks better than the wagon. Has that early Ranchero influence. Just my opinion.
Psychographic Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 I LOVE this! The pickup is spot on for a 50s-60s custom and then not only do you add a cool boat, but you put in an inline 6 in it. Perfection!
bbowser Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Great '60s custom vibe with the quad headlights and bullet taillights. Love that boat, even though the Hudson 6 is probably more of an anchor!
H.A.K Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 That look great. Love all the body mods that was done to this.
Rattlecan Dan Posted June 7, 2023 Posted June 7, 2023 Super unique! One of a kind look for sure. Yer' over the top brudder. Some Great builds.
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