1971 Ford Mustang "Eleanor"

[vamach1]

Sorry I do not have anymore.  I’m not sure if Norman Veber of R&M of Maryland still has the mold he made from the Johan funny car hood I loaned him.  Not sure of he is casting again after his heart surgery a few months ago.  Try contacting him in a few weeks.

[fairlane1320]

1 hour ago, vamach1 said:

Sorry I do not have anymore.  I’m not sure if Norman Veber of R&M of Maryland still has the mold he made from the Johan funny car hood I loaned him.  Not sure of he is casting again after his heart surgery a few months ago.  Try contacting him in a few weeks.

Thanks Rex ?

[RAMBENNA]

very nice job, looks fabulous

[vamach1]

This build I am 95% done with reminds me of my the Revell kit that is coming out will be a huge improvement over either the AMT or MPC kits.  I started this one with a MPC kit, resin flare hood, engine from a 84 Mustang only because it resembles a 351C better then the choices in the 71-73 kits (428, 289 or Boss 429) none of which came in Mustangs those years despite what was the kit box art claims.  The wheels are resin and I should probably used the AMT ones from that kit.  I said to heck with trying to replicate a dual with mufflers because who knows if Halicki went with cherry bombs instead.  I did not add the thin black stripes above the black paint on the bottom but I did use the decals from the latest Round 2 kit for the side marker lights.  I need to add the hood pins which are in a different location than the factory “twist locks” on cars with the ram air option.  The info online about the two movie cars is pretty slime and I have never seen pictures of the engine compartment or what VIN the cars were born with.  The other car that was repainted to look like the one that got all smashed up in the movie has never surfaced and supposedly destroyed for mysterious reasons despite only being used for the up close shots and the famous car wash scene.  Anyway my apologies for tagging onto the thread but I thought it would be easier to post it here as there is some good reference info on this thread if anyone wants to go through the pain of trying to replicate the original Eleanor.  One last thing, the car had an automatic transmission so I’m guessing either an FMX or C6.  I cannot think of any 65-73 Mustang kit that has a non-manual transmission even though you may not find a clutch pedal on the floor of the interior bucket. ?

Edited April 27, 2023 by vamach1

[adamelvis]

Fantastic Build ! 

Adam

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very Nice.