Ford Mustang Wagon

[Reuhkapelti2]

I know, '67 Shelby  is an icon among muscle cars. That can't stop me from making some changes to it's appearance or drive train, as good looking classic as it really is. 

AMT Shelby GT350 has been sitting in the box for many years. Usually I have a pretty clear image in my head, what to do to the model I'm starting to work with, but this time I have just a fade of idea. 

First I started by cutting the nose and gluing some plastic too to it. Let's see how it goes later. I found some fine wheels too, but sadly only three of them. 

Edited January 26, 2020 by Reuhkapelti2

[Funkychiken]

Those wheels are nice!

[1/24DragAndStreetCars]

I have to agree with Funky, I like those wheels! Do you know what kit they're from?

[Cool Hand]

Could use the wheels up front and put something else on the rear, like steel wheels with slicks.

 

[Reuhkapelti2]

I agree, those wheels are awesome. After my furious search I managed to find the missing fourth wheel. Sometime in the past it had lost some of the lip, so I filed another wheel to match it and put them in front. The rear wheels will that way have more lip and a bit wider tires too. 

Where those wheels came to my parts box, I have no clue. Maybe I bought them from a show room sales table. 

But what on earth did happen to the the roof of this poor Mustang? And why is there a mysterious long roof lying behind that abused body shell? 

Edited January 26, 2020 by Reuhkapelti2

[stitchdup]

Liking where this is heading

[wisdonm]

  Intermeccanica Mustang Concept

This Mustang Station Wagon was built for the J.W. Thompson advertising Agency and was presented to Ford as a concept car in 1965. Three were built by Intermeccanica..

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks everyone. This roof of mine is a left over from '65 Chevelle wagon. I built a 2door street/drag Malibu with no roof earlier and now I try to mate it with this Mustang. I cut an inch off of the roof front section. 

[Dann Tier]

This is gonna look GREAT!!!!......those wheels are from an Aoshima wheels & Tyre set.....i also have some, and they are very nice!

[GRiN]

Hi out there, I had the same idea but only in 1/16. I also would like to build the concept Mustang pickup in 1/16. That would look interesting on the contest table. So many ideas ,so little time to build. Gary

[espo]

The roof proportions work great with the Mustang body. Have you thought about how you want the bottom edge of the rear side window, or just leave as is ? 

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks everybody. I think a little duck tail could work fine and a straight rear window, with curves in the lower corners. The side windows will have that original curve in the bottom edge. Otherwise it looks too much like a shoebox. 

Edited January 27, 2020 by Reuhkapelti2

[Koellefornia Kid]

Really like that idea and will keep watching!

[ATHU]

Cool project!!

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks again everyone. 

Some progress here. I got the narrow moldings done above and around the windows. Then I started to modify the interior to look more like a wagon style. 

Is is just me, but does the wheels look a bit too big for this body? This is not ment to be a pro street wagon? 

[stitchdup]

The wheels look ok to me but smaller front tyres would look better in my opinion

[Dann Tier]

14 hours ago, stitchdup said:

The wheels look ok to me but smaller front tyres would look better in my opinion

I agree!!!

[Reuhkapelti2]

Okay now the front wheel lips are painted silver. Earlier they were still black due to the filing I did. 

Same wheels, same tires. Still look too big? 

[Blazeguard]

1 hour ago, Reuhkapelti2 said:

Okay now the front wheel lips are painted silver. Earlier they were still black due to the filing I did. 

Same wheels, same tires. Still look too big? 

Having the top of the tire hidden behind the fender does tend to make the tires look a little big but I can't decide if they just 'look' too big or 'are' too big.  On a somewhat related note I'm not sure if it's the little piece of the exhaust system (?) that's peeking out below the body but to me it looks like it's sagging in the backend and could be raised up slightly.

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks for your comment, Ray. Much appreciated! The wheels are too deep or the body is too low for sure, there are no axles yet at all. And no exhaust either, the sagging part is the floor panel showing underneath the body shell. 

I will raise the whole body up, when I get the axles installed. 

Today I started wondering about the engine/ transmission. I've had this old Ford Cammer 427 stashed for years. It's been bought somewhere already glued and roughly painted. The valve covers were assembled wrong (opposite) sides, but I got them loose and re glued left/right. The engine is not very accurate at all, but it could do the thing. 

The air cleaner is not neccessary the one I'll use. 

`67 Ford Mustang Wagon 427 Cammer, how cool is that? 

[stitchdup]

4 hours ago, Reuhkapelti2 said:

Okay now the front wheel lips are painted silver. Earlier they were still black due to the filing I did. 

Same wheels, same tires. Still look too big? 

now they're all silver they look much better,

[webestang]

Looks like a great start.

 

Back about 20 or so years ago I bought 4 1966 Mustang resin wagon body's. Build one, sold 2 and have one left to build. 

[Reuhkapelti2]

Old school engine, the Cammer, requires old school wheels. Or atleast not too big wheels and/or  low profile tires, so I dug these out of the spare parts box. I think they are from a Mercury XR7? 

[espo]

The moldings you have added make a big difference in the bodies appearance. I like those Ford styled wheels, gives it a somewhat of an OEM look.  

[Bills72sj]

I am liking the duck tail spoiler feature and the Ford GT rims. I agree, it has a more OEM look.