'30 Ford Coupe hot rod 'The Notso Special'

[Kit Karson]

I'm sure by now your head has out grown any hat that you have on the rack!  Having watched the progress on this dark 5ive window koop took me back to the early days of rods & kustoms built in the backyards of rouge street racers!  The simplistic and eye stopping appearance of the exterior lends credence to it's roots. It's traditional look suggests that there is an ol' skool 8 cylinder business man's powerhouse lurking under the hood! Trip' deuces on the ever reliable Chevy mouse with block hugging ram horns tied to dual cherry bomb glass packs has to deliver that ear-ringing sound that we all grew up with in the late '50s and early '60s!

RRR, there are only so many builders out there that can so realistically capture the essence of the the good ol' days of hot rodding! This one thought has drawn universal komments from your admirers from almost every korner of our planet! The whole world respects real grassroots hot rods!! Go back and read from whence your followers kome from... almost every kontinent has responded to your "Notso Special" Model A. Showing that the appreciation for your skills, talent and vision reaches deep into the hearts of fellow rodders from places that are still holding the era of the original hot rod near and dear! From the right coast North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, to middle America's Indiana and Kansas, Arizona, Pacific Wonderland, California, from Quebec Canada to Vancouver BC, United Kingdom, South Wales, Denmark, South Africa and Australia all the world over truly appreciates your ability to kapture the kolor, stance and aggressive look of a chopped Model A! -KK

PS I have to share the last picture you sent ADL & me after you added the grille & radiator supports!

Edited August 18, 2020 by Kit Karson

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Love it!

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Thanks for all of the kind words, folks! Wait until I have up what my sleeve next! -RRR

[tim boyd]

Rodney....saw your pictures last week but was running and could not take time to write a reply back then. 

Now that I have a bit of time I just wanted to compliment you on a super-realistic hot rod model that is filled with character and style, along with great craftsmanship. 

Great job!   Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve.....TIM 

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

On 8/20/2020 at 9:35 PM, tim boyd said:

Rodney....saw your pictures last week but was running and could not take time to write a reply back then. 

Now that I have a bit of time I just wanted to compliment you on a super-realistic hot rod model that is filled with character and style, along with great craftsmanship. 

Great job!   Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve.....TIM 

Thanks, Tim. Always an honor to get a nice compliment from you. Working on a '29 chopped Sport Coupe..it's going to be a bit wild!!!! -RRR

[PappyD340]

Very cool hot rod, looks great!

[carrucha]

Super cool hotrod.  You definitely nailed the traditional hot rod look.  Good job combining all of the parts from different kits.

[Bernard Kron]

Sharp! As the saying goes, "It does the business"...

One detail that caught my eye is the hood sides with the raised louver panel. They look great in keeping with older-style the '30 Coupe body. Source?

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

12 hours ago, Bernard Kron said:

Sharp! As the saying goes, "It does the business"...

One detail that caught my eye is the hood sides with the raised louver panel. They look great in keeping with older-style the '30 Coupe body. Source?

B- the hood sides and the rest of the body parts (except he '32 grille shell) are from the old Monogram 1930 coupe kit. This is not to be confused with the newer Revell '30 coupe kit that was out (and hopefully to return?) a few years ago. The original Monogram '30 coupe was in stock trim, it has been reissued several times and can found at your fave auction site: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MONOGRAM-85-7551-1930-FORD-COUPE-5-WINDOW-1-24-Model-Kit/353171804252?hash=item523aae105c:g:K30AAOSw0otfOIql

-RRR

[DrKerry]

Now that is one beautiful ride!!!

[Mr. Metallic]

Glad I found this one while catching up on the Under Glass section because this one is a show stopper. There's a lot of subtle things going on that set it apart from most raditionally styled builds. there's not a thing on this that isn't an absolutely necessary addition from a performance standpoint. That chop is perfect, and the wheel/tire package is just baaaaad. Great build sir.