Phildaupho Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 This is a replica of the car that appeared on the cover of the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe record album. It was also known as Chili Cataloo’s Silver Sapphire BODY The resin body and custom nose came from Hendrix Mfg. Co. I had to make up lower side wings from sheet styrene, make a firewall and create the rear tube “grill” and taillights. Paint is Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue. Barris photoetched crest from Replicas & Miniatures INTERIOR Interior tub is from the Revell 3-W Coupe and was sectioned. Foot boxes were recessed between the frame rails. [2nd owner made this medications] Made up the square button stuff pattern by scribing and filing styrene sheet. Buttons are pinheads. Dash was modified for extra gauges. Steering wheel came from AMT 32 Victoria Shifter sourced from AMT 25 T CHASSIS Frame from Revell Deuce with floor, front horns and fuel tank removed. Z’d in back frame height FRONT SUSPENSION 37 Ford tub axle from AMT 25 T using spring in front of axle so shocks needed to be reversed and swapped side to side Steering used pieces front Revell 29/30 Ford, AMT 25 T and Replicas & Miniatures REAR SUSPENSION Rearend from Revell Deuce with input housing and back cap from the Revell Beatnik Bandit kit to make it look Oldsmobile Transverse leaf spring, shocks and radius rods added [Only photo of rear suspension I could find was of Danbury Mint Diecast !!] FRONT BRAKES Kinmont front brakes from Replicas & Miniatures REAR BRAKES AMT Ala Kart FRONT AND REAR WHEELS AND TIRES White wall front tires and chrome wheels from AMT Ala Kart. Slicks from Revell Tire Set DRIVETRAIN Oldsmobile engine from the Revell Beatnik Bandit kit 6-71 Blower assembly from Revell Willys Street Rod [Beatnik Bandit had a 4-71] Carburetors Revell 29 Ford Headers are aluminum tube TRANSMISSION La Salle transmission from Replicas & Miniatures This is my final Deuce build leading up to Deuce Days in Scale July 21 in Victoria BC. Over the past year and half or so I have completed 8 new Deuce builds, redone 3 previous models and did the initial body modifications on two other Deuces for other modellers to complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Pretty cool..... one of the most iconic deuces ever. Well done. I have that album purchased the day it was released, so yeah, I know that car well. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 This sure looks like the car on their album cover. Beautifully built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, Peter Lombardo said: Pretty cool..... one of the most iconic deuces ever. Well done. I have that album purchased the day it was released, so yeah, I know that car well. Very nice. Thanks Peter 38 minutes ago, espo said: This sure looks like the car on their album cover. Beautifully built. Thanks David Just now, PappyD340 said: Nice! Thanks Larry It was a real challenge but very interesting learning about such an incredible car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakdoggi Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Now that is way cool ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Outstanding work, this turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Sharp and impressive!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Nice rendition of one of my favorite Deuces. Looking really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor phillips Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) Great job, Phil! Your hard work really paid off... ! Edited July 12, 2019 by doctor phillips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I always love to see iconic hot rods and custom cars built as scale models and here we have beautiful example of that genre! Outstanding work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 17 hours ago, zakdoggi said: Now that is way cool ? Thanks Geoff 16 hours ago, spencer1984 said: Outstanding work, this turned out great! Thanks Bill 15 hours ago, ewetwo said: Really nice. Thanks David 14 hours ago, slusher said: Sharp and impressive!!!!!!! Thanks Carl 9 hours ago, Modelbuilder Mark said: Nice rendition of one of my favorite Deuces. Looking really good! Thanks Mark 7 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said: I always love to see iconic hot rods and custom cars built as scale models and here we have beautiful example of that genre! Outstanding work! Thanks Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 9 hours ago, doctor phillips said: Great job, Phil! Your hard work really paid off... ! What is so cool about the Hot Rod cover photo is that the photo used on the Beach Boys album cover came from the same photo shoot by Hot Rod magazine stall photographer Eric Rickman. Big Daddy Roth was at this shoot and offered his red jacket to add more color. Most of the custom work was done by the Alexander Brothers in Detroit. After Chili moved to LA, the chop and final paint job where done at Barris Kustoms. The blower was added around this time. It is fantastic that the car was reacquired and restored by the Catallo family. Like the lyrics in the song - They got the pink slip daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragmodels44 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Your work on that is outstanding! A tough build for sure, great job. There’s a couple of the Danbury Mint models on eBay, definitely not cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Congratulations, Phil! Masterful job on a difficult subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 2019-07-13 at 7:31 AM, dragmodels44 said: Your work on that is outstanding! A tough build for sure, great job. There’s a couple of the Danbury Mint models on eBay, definitely not cheap! Thanks Steve On 2019-07-13 at 7:31 AM, Curt said: Congratulations, Phil! Masterful job on a difficult subject. Thanks Curt On 2019-07-13 at 7:50 AM, vintagercr said: Awesome! Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Nice job with replicating a wicked car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 2019-07-14 at 9:36 AM, Cpt Tuttle said: Nice job with replicating a wicked car. Thanks Mattias. Deuce days is only a few days away so looking forward displaying this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 A lot of work but you did it. A very nice replica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Looks great, Phil! Hope you have a great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 6 hours ago, TonyK said: A lot of work but you did it. A very nice replica! Thanks Tony 21 minutes ago, Art Laski said: Looks great, Phil! Hope you have a great show. Thanks Art - Sort of like your model car show at the LA Roadster Show, more people will know about it the second time around so I am confident it is going to be well attended. Be that as it may, its going to be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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