56 Dodge

[bill-e-boy]

I recent post in Under glass prompted me start this thread

Subject is 56 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer which I have had since 2016

It was imported into New Zealand in 2011 from Texas via California.

It was modified in the States with the original poly engine and trans replaced with at 360+727. The rear end is a 10 bolt Chev. Chev power steering and column added. The naughty bit was where the original modifier weld the Chev pitman arm onto the Dodge arm - doesn't fly in NZ with our strict car modification rules

So to get over certification issues I installed a Jag XJ6 front end - disc brakes, power rack, anti-dive geometry all make for a better solution

Colour is salmon on the lower half and black on the upper

The kit is a MCW resin repop of a bank or a friction toy that has been tidied up

[bill-e-boy]

The kit was cleaned up and painted - easy to colour match as I have the real thing to copy. The pix show a difference but they are the same 

[bill-e-boy]

Interior was blown apart for paint and then reassembled

[bill-e-boy]

The rest of the parts have been coming together and getting ready for finishing

[Nazz]

Im liking  it .

 

 

[bisc63]

Cool project, and love the real car as well!

[Reuhkapelti2]

Cool! The model will have a Jag front end too, as the real one has? And the other modifications also? 

[beeRS]

Good idea fitting the Jag front. I bet it drives really well.

Cool to see the model too.

[Ramfins59]

What a gorgeous car... I wish you the best of luck with it.  The model is coming along nicely Bill.

[espo]

Your 1:1 Dodge looks great and your model of it looks real good so far also. I would think adding the Jaguar front suspension would help the handling considerably. 

[Tom99]

I love your 56, great typical 1950’s colors.

Do keep the pictures coming, on the replica.

[bill-e-boy]

I bought two kits from MCW so 2nd build will be full detail - open hood, more detailed chassis from a donor kit, Jag front end, LA motor etc

[bill-e-boy]

Been beavering away at the kit and getting close to final assembly

Paint been colour sanded and polished out, foiled and a few touch ups with Molotow

Bumpers and front bright work painted with Molotow - this stuff is a game changer - might need to pull out a couple of stalled projects and progress them as the chrome was the main reason for storing them away

Interior finished and installed into body

Had a fight with the kit glass but go there in the end

Progress pix below

Teaser in the last pix

 

 

[bill-e-boy]

Getting some polish on, nearly done