Steve H Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 First time posting, here goes... I started with the Johan “Heavenly Hearse” I added a lengthened ‘59 Impala chassis, lowered the ride height, and then channeled the body over the chassis. The motor is from the “Wagonrod” kit with ignition wires. The Caddy rides on Pegasus wheels/tires/ and brakes. Aluminum tubing used for exhaust tips. Interior is flocked with embossing powder, has bucket seats, console, and nav screen. Paint is metallic black, with flat black “vinyl top”. I made a nav antenna, tinted the windows, then applied a LOT of BMF. Any comments are welcome, thanks for looking.
espo Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Very impressive looking paint finish and color. I like the way you used different shades of color on the chassis and the exhaust is laid out nicely.
Bucky Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Very cool cruiser! I'm getting ready to start on one of these, with a slightly different twist to it.
RAMBENNA Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 love it, great job looks really cool and great detail
thatz4u Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Very nicely done, those hearse kits can be built in various ways....all fun..here's my Reaper...
doorsovdoon Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Those decals are from the Revell 64' Impala low rider.
Misha Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Great conversion and finish Steve. Curious if you may be searching for a hood? Cheers Misha
SoDak1 Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 That looks fantastic! You pretty much nailed a dream build of mine, you did a great job start to finish. It's great to see a hearse done as a regular hot rod instead of a ghoulish halloween type thing
Steve H Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 Thanks for all the kind words guys. Al, I love your version too. Misha, I do indeed have hood, that gave me a good laugh. I seem to leave my hoods of a lot. Gene, that is exactly what I had in mind when I built it! Your last ride should be hot rod hearse of some kind, make your last ride one of your finest!
slusher Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 15 hours ago, BeakDoc said: Wonderfully done. Nicely detailed. Totally agree!
Bills72sj Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Very sweet hearse. The Haulin' Hearse is on my Holy Grail list. I built one as a teenager.
Koellefornia Kid Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Nice one! I was on similar route with my Ecto-1 kit some years ago:
Modlbldr Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Steve, I really like this one! Everything about it is just right to me. Now I know how I want mine to look. Later-
darthsideous Posted August 12, 2020 Posted August 12, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 6:46 PM, Steve H said: First time posting, here goes... I started with the Johan “Heavenly Hearse” I added a lengthened ‘59 Impala chassis, lowered the ride height, and then channeled the body over the chassis. The motor is from the “Wagonrod” kit with ignition wires. The Caddy rides on Pegasus wheels/tires/ and brakes. Aluminum tubing used for exhaust tips. Interior is flocked with embossing powder, has bucket seats, console, and nav screen. Paint is metallic black, with flat black “vinyl top”. I made a nav antenna, tinted the windows, then applied a LOT of BMF. Any comments are welcome, thanks for looking. Just an absolutely beautiful job!
darthsideous Posted August 12, 2020 Posted August 12, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 8:26 AM, Koellefornia Kid said: Nice one! I was on similar route with my Ecto-1 kit some years ago: I never though5 I’d like an ecto kit built as a none ecto, but that looks fantastic!
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