Ford Mustang Wagon

[Dann Tier]

They do look much better now!....body work is looking GREAT too!!!!

[cobraman]

I think the stock style wheels look better IMO.

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks, I agree these OEM style wheels are much better. I don't know, why I was so stuck with them big wheels. They will fit better for something different later. 

I'm getting close to the body shell painting. I think white coat with blue stripes would be fine. The interior is already painted. Matte black on the floor and trunk area, semigloss black on seats and dash, with silver on the doors. Picture comes later, when I take the body off for painting. 

I had to rip the breathers off from the valve covers, otherwise the chassis doesn't fit to the body. They will be glued back, when everything else is done. 

Edited February 2, 2020 by Reuhkapelti2

[TarheelRick]

Going to be a fun build to watch come together.  For some reason I think Carroll Shelby would approve of the concept.

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks Ricky, nicely said. Today my Wagon got Tamiya primer. Some small dents and scratches, all easy to fix. 

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi!

Interesting project!

I used the same 65 Chevy roof on a 70 Monte-Carlo, to recreate a Nomad concept penned by the great Steve Stanford. That roof is a good basis for adaptation on many mid-size cars. 

Keep going!

CT

[Reuhkapelti2]

Well that's a good looking Wagon, Claude! Well executed. And just the same roof as my Mustang has. 

Today I sprayed more primer and then Tamiya pure white. I think the body looks too pale, and two blue stripes will make a big difference. 

[Dann Tier]

This gets better every time i see it!!!...BEAUTIFUL work!!!!

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks Dann! But now I'm not sure, if things went sour. I painted those  stripes red instead of blue I was planned. The blue jar was dry. Oh well what's done is done. Maybe a very thin stripe outside of those wide ones will come still. 

[espo]

I think either color would work on this. I like the Orange myself, but then colors in that spectrum seem attractive to me. The Blue stripes would have paid homage to the Shelby factions. A medium Green would work also. I'm thinking something along the lines of the Lotus Cortina of years ago. Not a well known car here but I'll bet some of our friends in England could provide information on that great car. 

[Reuhkapelti2]

Yea David, I was a little worried this Wagon could look like a Red Cross ambulance with those red stripes. Now it got more stripes, two narrow ones to give it more sporty looks. 

Also I cut the windows ready to put in place. The windshield is so and so, if the original glass can be used for this. The frame is slightly higher than before the roof got changed.

Lotus Cortina was/is really a cool car. I've seen an original one live some years ago in historic rally action. It moved and sounded awesome!

[Reuhkapelti2]

Small progress here: I got the windows installed, did some moldings and put the lights in place. Also made a roof rack, as this is a family cruiser wagon with a big engine. 

I'm not sure, what to do with those air intakes in front of the rear tires. Shelby uses the scoops, but I should have painted them at the same time as the body shell to get the tone match. Maybe it can be still done or then I just leave them as they are now, like a fake air intake. 

[Dann Tier]

Those pinstripes really finished it off nicely, Bud!!!

 

[Reuhkapelti2]

Thanks Dann, I've struggled with this enough now, so I'll put it "Under Glass".