Per Dave's request: 1927 Ford "Owl T" Pickup

[tim boyd]

22 hours ago, tim boyd said:

Hi Alexis.....as I recall my break point was between the cowl and the front door.  Alan Barton (IIRC) of Australia did his behind the front door of the Tudor kit if I am remembering correctly.  I used a Model A frame, with a scratchbuilt (from Evergreen square stock) rear clip.  Hope that helps.....TIM 

 

UPDATE - It was Chris Dansie, not Alan Barton, who showed his conversion in his "Scale Rodding" column in Australian Street Rodding magazine, issue #204. 

Per the article, Chris used "the cowl, windscreen frame, visor, and doors from the  [Revell John Buttera Model] T Sedan body and combined them with the roof, floor, and rear cab section from the [Revell Model] A pickup".  He also used the Buttera T fender unit, but simplified his project by also using the entire Buttera kit frame and suspension, and avoiding the Pro-Street style rear treatment i used in my project.  Chris' resulting model looked, very, very cool.   

TIM....

 

[Hoffman]

 

On ‎11‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 9:26 PM, Hoffman said:

Tim, I remember this Model A/T combo. On my list to build a version of it. Super cool!  By the way, what ever happened to the awesome orange and brown '31 A pickup that you built from a Revell tudor sedan? That one made quite a lasting impression. Do you have any pictures of that one that you could post?

On ‎11‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 5:49 AM, tim boyd said:

Tim.....I've had several requests the last few days on another Forum to photograph that '30 Closed Cab pickup; adding yours to the list suggests I better get busy doing just that.  When done, I will post the pictures here.   Best Regards.....the other TIM ! 

Looking forward to it! Thanks in advance. In the meantime, here are a couple of quick pic's so people know what we're referring to. The third one is my recently completed '31 Woody, partially inspired by your pickup, that I'm still crazy about. Thanks!!

[Dave Darby]

On 11/8/2018 at 9:14 PM, Hoffman said:

 

Looking forward to it! Thanks in advance. In the meantime, here are a couple of quick pic's so people know what we're referring to. The third one is my recently completed '31 Woody, partially inspired by your pickup, that I'm still crazy about. Thanks!!

I remember that truck. It's way cool.

[Dave Darby]

On 11/7/2018 at 8:48 AM, tim boyd said:

Thank you Bob!   That's the answer we were looking for.   TIM

Actually, I believe my guess is correct. The Monogram 37 Ford (bottom) has a two piece axle assembly (separate spring on front of axle). The ZZ Top 33 Ford axle (top) is a spitting image. 

Edited November 12, 2018 by Dave Darby

[tim boyd]

1 hour ago, Dave Darby said:

Actually, I believe my guess is correct. The Monogram 37 Ford (bottom) has a two piece axle assembly (separate spring on front of axle). The ZZ Top 33 Ford axle (top) is a spitting image. 

I've used that ZZ top axle assembly on many of my scale rods because of its appearance, its shocks, and the overall stance it delivers.   It's a really trick piece.  

According to the original article in Street Rodder, and visually confirmed tonight at home, the front axle in the '27 T pickup inspired by the 1/1 scale Owl T actually came from the Monogram '37 Ford, with kitbash sources for other components of the assembly.  

Thanks for keeping after me, guys, to find out the final correct info.....TIM 

[tim boyd]

On 11/7/2018 at 12:26 AM, Hoffman said:

Tim, I remember this Model A/T combo. On my list to build a version of it. Super cool!  By the way, what ever happened to the awesome orange and brown '31 A pickup that you built from a Revell tudor sedan? That one made quite a lasting impression. Do you have any pictures of that one that you could post?

Al,.....I did the salon photography session today....will be posting pictures here, probably here in the "Under Glass" section tomorrow.  Thanks again for the suggestion.....TIM 

[Don Sikora II]

Great build! Really digging the stance on this one.

[Dennis Lacy]

Another one of my old favorites from your bench and Modeler's Corner!

I know it's not a truck, but I also loved the pro-street '30 Sedan you finished up as a finale for the column. That thing looked tough as nails!

[Mr. Metallic]

On 11/6/2018 at 9:12 PM, tim boyd said:

Dave.....looking at that front axle....I am stumped.  Guess I need to find the Modeler's Corner where I did the build and find the answer there.  TIM 

Thanks for sharing this build Tim. it has aged very well, both thematically and construction wise.

Speaking of your column, have you ever given thought to putting them together in a book? Or at least making them available online in a Fotki album. Since R+C is now defunct () I would think the hurdles with the publisher would be minimal.

[Cpt Tuttle]

Nice and clean build, I get something of a newstalgia vibe from it and that's a style I have always liked, that I think needs a revival... Well done.