1934 Ford With Subtle Yeat Major Mod. Can You Spot It?

[Olderisbetter]

Hello Everyone. This is maybe my second post, although I'm a member for several years. I did few  mods to this Ford. 2 are obvious, but one is major, but subtle. I'm curious to see if you all can pick up what the major one is. Please post comments. Thanks

[alan barton]

The cowl and therefore the wheelbase is lengthened. if you had recreated the swage line in that area it would have been extremely difficult to spot the modification!

The sidemount spares and the Potter style trunk are nice touches.

We had rare prototype of a 34 Ford 5 seat roadster here in Perth painted a very similar colour scheme to yours - it looked good, as does your model!

Cheers

Alan

[XYHARRY]

Nice. It makes sense to lengthen the cowl when using the side mounted spare wheels. First time I've ever seen a custom build that looks factory stock. Well done Dennis.

Cheers, David. ??

[Olderisbetter]

Sorry, Headline shout have read:

1934 Ford With Subtle Yet Major Mod. Can You Spot It?

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[Olderisbetter]

Alan & David, Wow! you guys are sharp. Yes, I overlooked that swage line. Didn't catch it till model was almost complete. Thanks for the compliments.

[espo]

Great looking build, and I like the original style of your build. I would have guessed the dual side mount spares as the "big change".

[Olderisbetter]

Espo,Well, the side mounts were the reason for extending the body & frame. Here's a pic of a sedan delivery with factory side mounts. I thought they distracted from the original lines of the vehicle. Note how the wheel sits so high. So I extended the cowl 6 scale inches to better accommodate the spare. Thanks for the compliment.

[Zippi]

I'm liking your 34 Ford.  Nice looking color combo.  I just dig the ole fat fenders.  

[espo]

16 hours ago, Olderisbetter said:

Espo,Well, the side mounts were the reason for extending the body & frame. Here's a pic of a sedan delivery with factory side mounts. I thought they distracted from the original lines of the vehicle. Note how the wheel sits so high. So I extended the cowl 6 scale inches to better accommodate the spare. Thanks for the compliment.

I'm not an expert on the fine details of these early Fords, but I have owned a few years ago. The one in particular that come to mind was a '34 Ford pickup. While it had somethings done too it before I got it, it was still pretty stock in the area of the cab and the fenders. My truck had a single spare in the right front fender, which I didn't like and later removed. The fender had a "well" for the tire to sit into and the top of the tire was below the drivers' sight line, much as you have done on your model.  This brings me to the picture you have of a sedan delivery. My thought is that maybe this particular vehicle had the spare added later and this mounted the spare higher on the side of the truck and with a very small well for the tire to sit in. Another thing to remember with many of the cars and trucks from this era is that there were many changes made thought the model run.  

[thatz4u]

Looks like the one owned by Bonnie & Clyde, very nice work on yours'

[Olderisbetter]

6 hours ago, espo said:

I'm not an expert on the fine details of these early Fords, but I have owned a few years ago. The one in particular that come to mind was a '34 Ford pickup. While it had somethings done too it before I got it, it was still pretty stock in the area of the cab and the fenders. My truck had a single spare in the right front fender, which I didn't like and later removed. The fender had a "well" for the tire to sit into and the top of the tire was below the drivers' sight line, much as you have done on your model.  This brings me to the picture you have of a sedan delivery. My thought is that maybe this particular vehicle had the spare added later and this mounted the spare higher on the side of the truck and with a very small well for the tire to sit in. Another thing to remember with many of the cars and trucks from this era is that there were many changes made thought the model run.  

First off, thanks for your reply. I think the 34 Ford PU does not share the front fenders & hood with 34 passenger car and sedan delivery. It has more of the 1932 Ford style. I have seen other pics of 34's with sidemounts and they look like the pic I submitted of the sedan delivery. But you are correct about modifications and changes. They were abundant.

 

[slusher]

Great looking 34!

[Tedly]

 Very nice job. Where in Thailand are you? I am in Chiang Mai and find it hard to find model stuff locally, it doesn't seem to be a popular hobby here. I know of one hobby shop that I buy paint and glue and tape, etc. but no kits that interest me. Good thing I shipped my stash over.

[espo]

On 11/21/2022 at 4:20 PM, Olderisbetter said:

First off, thanks for your reply. I think the 34 Ford PU does not share the front fenders & hood with 34 passenger car and sedan delivery. It has more of the 1932 Ford style. I have seen other pics of 34's with sidemounts and they look like the pic I submitted of the sedan delivery. But you are correct about modifications and changes. They were abundant.

 

You are correct about the shape of the '34 pickup I had owned. The grill shape even looked like a '32 on the top and the bottom shape was more of a square shape. I think the point I had in mind was that in that era so many different trim items and other accessories would be supplied from so many different sources it would be hard to tell what came from the Ford assembly line or Ford dealership or just another after-market supplier.    

[Olderisbetter]

5 hours ago, espo said:

You are correct about the shape of the '34 pickup I had owned. The grill shape even looked like a '32 on the top and the bottom shape was more of a square shape. I think the point I had in mind was that in that era so many different trim items and other accessories would be supplied from so many different sources it would be hard to tell what came from the Ford assembly line or Ford dealership or just another after-market supplier.    

I agree with you. Many dealer installed options too.

 

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Very nice model. Are the wheels from the kit or aftermarket?

[Olderisbetter]

22 minutes ago, Perspective Customs said:

Very nice model. Are the wheels from the kit or aftermarket?

Thanks for the compliment.

The wheels are stock wheels from this kit. However they were not chrome. I 'chromed' them with ATM brand spray Chrome Enamel, as it says on the can. This is mfgd in Thailand where I live. It states on the can that it is not real chrome, just looks like chrome.  After I paint with it, I put in my oven for about 3 days @ 115Fto help cure and reduce humidity, then I put on a shelf for about 3 weeks before handling.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Cool thanks. But wait, you put plastic in the oven for 3 days?

[Olderisbetter]

2 minutes ago, Perspective Customs said:

Cool thanks. But wait, you put plastic in the oven for 3 days?

Home made dehydrator type oven. 115F

[PappyD340]

Very nice, well done!

[Olderisbetter]

Thank you

 

[Street Rod]

Very nicely done Ford! 

[beeRS]

I tried to spot the mods before reading any comments. I can see it looks sleeker (longer and lower), so my first thought was maybe a very subtle roof chop. No, not just that, maybe a sectioning too.

Im not familiar enough with the 34 to have spotted the cowel extension, but it looks just right. The swage line looks like it was meant to stop on the door. 

Great to see one of these done in this style. Lovely job. 

[Olderisbetter]

1 hour ago, beeRS said:

I tried to spot the mods before reading any comments. I can see it looks sleeker (longer and lower), so my first thought was maybe a very subtle roof chop. No, not just that, maybe a sectioning too.

Im not familiar enough with the 34 to have spotted the cowel extension, but it looks just right. The swage line looks like it was meant to stop on the door. 

Great to see one of these done in this style. Lovely job. 

Thanks Sonny. I appreciate the scrutiny. It was a 1/4" (6.5mm) extension. 6 scale inches or so.