Revell 1932 Ford 3 Window

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

I don't do many street rods or hot rods, but my eyewitness views of the ones built by Lyle Willits have encouraged me to lean a little towards that genre for a short while. This is one that I had envisioned as something in a color other than red, but not to look like an Easter egg. Guess what I wound up with... An Easter egg looking hot rod! It's obviously not quite finished. So far, the paint is Testors M/M Bright Yellow on the lower and the same Testors M/M Dusty Rose Pearl over top covered with Boyds Super Gloss Clear and then polished a little bit. Plans are to seperate these two colors with a gold pinstripe. The engine is a 428 Super Cobra Jet from a 1969 Shelby GT-500 with headers scratched out of .062 silver solder, but I have not yet come up with a way to make convincing collectors for them. This thing is roughed out and I know it needs some finish work, but I thought you guys might like to see it before it hits the shelf. Some BMF, side mirrors, engine detailing and tire scuffing are in the works. See ya in the Under Glass section soon...

Edited August 22, 2008 by John E. Bowers Jr.

[Eshaver]

Hey john, the Street Rod Nationals are here in the land that time forgot this weekend. come on up I-64 and go to Richmond Raceway. I bet you'll actually see a car similar to yours! No, it wont be me I have a stock 53 Ford Panel Delivery. Very nice though! Ed Shaver

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

Thanks Ed. This has got to be a stay at home weekend. Kind of like 'life is in the way'.... I'll be out and about in no time though.

Edited August 24, 2008 by John E. Bowers Jr.

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

Guess nobody likes my Easter egg! Ed- how was the nationals? any pics?

[Eeyore]

I like it mate The colour combo is spot on, very modern. Brings back memories of building this same kit about 10 years ago... it's really fun!

[John Goschke]

Nice! Really nice build and awesome color combo.

[MikeMc]

I like it......sand down the tires and its a 1:1!!!!!

Whats with the Metric tranny pan????

for the header collectors use alum tubing with heat-shrinktube and paint to match......

is that a Kris Morgan distributor??

Edited August 29, 2008 by MikeMc

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

Mike- I'm fairly sure the transmission pan is from the kit. Since the street rods of today usually have an element of luxury to them, I removed the four speed from the 428 and mated the one that was original for the '32 kit. The distributor is original to the 428. It begged to have the posts drilled out so I used a .021 drill bit in a pin vise for the .020 solder used for the wires.

[8bahead]

Nice car thanx for keepin it all FORD

[Mal.au]

Who would have thought yellow and a purple would go together but it looks great

No doubt with the way photos show color it is probably blue or red or something else

Great job

Mal.au

[Bobdude]

COOL Build!!

[brewsterg6]

Whats with the Metric tranny pan????

Canadian built motor...ie) Windsor?? We like to screw you guys up down there by making you go by another set of wrenches and a Red Robertson Screw driver!

Great build, by the way...The stance looks perfect. The colour doesn't look wrong... It would be easy for Bush to spot on the White House Lawn!

Edited September 24, 2008 by brewsterg6

[outlaw035]

nice look'n deuce john...neal