Known Survivors - Original Old Customs From Our Youth

[Snake45]

Soooooooo, that one's already done, then....

[Tom Geiger]

18 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Soooooooo, that one's already done, then....

And I believe I have a red one too!  ?

Nothing wrong with doing your own version too!  

[TooOld]

22 hours ago, Draggon said:

I got this from John Goschke a few years ago. An amazing model even by today's standards. It was supposedly in a magazine, or on the cover, but I don't know which one. It's the centerpiece in my collection.

Pretty sure that was on the cover of Model Car Science back in the 60's ,  I'll dig around and post it if I find it . 

Edited November 5, 2019 by TooOld

[OldNYJim]

There’s some really cool builds in this thread - thanks for the inspiration fellas!!  

[SCRWDRVR]

This is an old custom from my youth I just started rehabbing, originally built in the late 70’s and customized in the early 80’s

 

[OldNYJim]

I think I found the perfect candidate ?

[bisc63]

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[Tom Geiger]

Beyond words!  I've never seen chrome valve covers glued to a trunk lid!  And that single tail light,  classic!  

[stavanzer]

What the +^%**^ are those huge Valve Covers from?

[59 Impala]

This is a car that was a rocket car back in the 80's that almost got thrown out.  Instead I decided to try and restore it as a static model.  It is a survivor for sure.

 

[Foxer]

I wish this one survived ... it lasted in my Mom's attic until I graduated college and trashed thinking I'd never want it again.

 

For some reason, I still have the trophy ...

[gtx6970]

This is the closest thing I have to a custom. But its pretty close to the oldest kit I have from a long ,,,, LONG time ago.

 

This will stay EXACTLY the way it is till the day I quite breathing.

 

 

[Scott Colmer]

How are defining youth? before 20? If so, I'll give it a go.

This is my oldest surviving custom. Not as cool nor as old as some of the ones already posted, but it is a custom built trike.

This one survived - almost. When I was finishing it up the body got chewed by our puppy, so the chassis and engine went in another project. I have the parts to take another run at it someday. The dog lived a long life, but is in chew toy heaven now. 

Here is the chassis and engine - now with nitrous and injectors on a project completed about 4 years later.