AMT 32 Ford Phaeton Resto Rod

[alan barton]

Not my longest build duration ever but certainly up there.  This was my attempt to emulate the accessory laden resto rod style of the mid seventies.  Cowl lights, etched wind wings, luggage racks, wire wheels and sidemount spares, it was a time when you could be forgiven for wondering whether you were at a rod run or a restorer's gathering!  Anyhow, that was what was trendy at the time and it probably saved a lot of cool cars from being butchered beyond recognition!   And who knows, maybe we need another one before all the rat rodders lay a 12 inch chop on every last remaining 30 Tudor or 5 window coupe!!!

It's always nice to get a long stalled project finished (if I had thought about it advance it could have gone in Snake's Bring out Your Dead thread!). I still have some exhaust system issues to address  and the left hand front wheel could do with a camber adjustment.  I was pleased that I was able to massage the fit between the body, hood and grille and I do find that the side mounts tend to soften the effect of AMT's section job on the cowl.

So here is the recipe.

AMT 32 Ford Phaeton body, hood, grill, interior and frame. 

Resin copy of Rat Roaster firewall

AMT 32 Ford Sports Roadster dual side mount fender unit and luggage rack

Monogram 37 Tudor SBC and T350

Monogram 37 Ford modified exhausts

Monogram Street Stalker Camaro Borrani style wheels

Monogram 32 roadster windshield, frame and posts,  and tailights.  Also Deuce billet rocker covers and air cleaners. Plus Tru-spoke style wires in fender mounts.

Revell Buttera 27 T suspension

Testors German silver body

Testors Classic black fenders and frame - all spray can finishes.

thepartsbox.com maroon flock.

 

 

Edited August 4, 2019 by alan barton

[peter31a]

Very cool and classy hot rod! Well done!

[crazyjim]

Looking good.

[Modlbldr]

Very nice build! Definitely fits the era it was intended for. Reminds me of a lot of the 70's magazine cover cars.

Later-

[Tom Geiger]

Lookin' good Mate!   I'm pleased to see the RHD conversion too!   

I've been kinda stuck in the Monogram Model  As recently,  a phaeton isn't far from happening here !

[TarheelRick]

Lovely old touring car.  

[BigTallDad]

Beautiful job!

Is it my tired old eyes or are the mufflers not connected to the header pipes?

[Dennis Lacy]

This is a 70's Resto-Rodders dream come true!

[alan barton]

Thanks, everyone for your kind comments.  I'm glad you liked my tub.

No Ray, it's not your tired old eyes!  I spent so long planning the suspension on this project that I kinda let the exhaust just "happen" and that has left me with some issues.  I have found some solder that looks to be the correct diameter so I hope to get the pipes all hooked up shortly.

And Dennis, you are so right!  The only thing I left off is the greyhound - and it may still happen!  I'm much more into hot rods these days but I think one of the worst things you can do to any rod is change horses mid stream - you just end up with a confused mish- mash of ideas.  It was meant to be a resto rod so I finished it as a resto rod.  I have since acquired another AMT  tub that I plan to graft onto a Revell roadster front half and with that car I will look at , in your words, a neo- traditional tub, with a factory style dark paint scheme but light coloured steelies and very low.  Won't happen for a while as I have way too many UFOs on the bench already.

Cheers

Alan

 

 

[Dennis Lacy]

Luckily that Greyhound you need is also in the Monogram ‘32 Roadster. It would be the crowning touch!

[zakdoggi]

Cool build. Well executed!