A coupe of old hotrod builds from '94

[Dennis Lacy]

Here's a couple of builds I completed back in '94 when I was 14 years old. These are my only intact survivors from before my 10 years of down time from '98 to just earlier this year.

The '32 is a Monogram kit that I turned into a smoothie street rod. Even the running boards were smoothed and blended into the fenders and the body character lines around the trunk were removed. The kit front axle was sunk into the front crossmember with the "four bar" from Monograms '40 PU and the 'vette rear from a Revell-ogram '37 Ford. The rear portions of the '37s center X were installed too. Wheels are early Centerline-style also from the '40 PU. The engine is a really out of place rodded Flathead again from the '40 PU with a billet-style air cleaner over the 3 carbs. The kit interior was used with the dashboard smoothed and a photo-etched gauge panel installed. Steering column is the tilt unit, again, from a '37 kit along with the steering wheel from Monogram's '55 Ford PU. The paint is Testors "Boyd" Pacific Green.

The '29 is a Monogram "Early Iron" kit. It uses the front and rear suspension from a Monogram '32 roadster. The rear of the frame was stretched using a second frame to accomodate the spring being behind the axle which also lowered the rear substantially. Don't remember what the front wheels are, but the rears are from AMT's '49 Merc with '49 Ford caps. The engine is a rodded Ford flathead 4 from a Revell model A PU with a Parts by Parks pre-wired distributor. The PU bed was shortened up to the fenders and the windshield and top chopped with the rear window re-positioned so it would still be in the middle. The kit interior was used except for the bucket seats which come from AMT's old '33 sedan street rod kit with the headrests removed.

[Jantrix]

Wow Dennis, you were a pretty tidy builder at 14. Darn clean work for a kid.

[Dennis Lacy]

Wow Dennis, you were a pretty tidy builder at 14. Darn clean work for a kid.

Thanks, Jantrix! I remember building these one after the other and they were a turning point for me and my ability. Must be why they've lasted so long.

[RadRidesByDan]

I agree with Jantrx.....you definately have a great eye for building. your color choices are perfect for the vcars that you have posted

excellent work

[Dennis Lacy]

I agree with Jantrx.....you definately have a great eye for building. your color choices are perfect for the vcars that you have posted

excellent work

Thank you very much, Dan!