Maindrian Pace Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Much of the story is in the build thread, but basically this car was built for a few reasons: There was a fire apparatus club build theme coming up, and it took care of two of my favorite types of builds; use up parts that I already have, and build something that I haven't done before. The body is a resin offering by Jimmy Flintstone, the interior tub and glass are from an original '59 promo wagon, and a Revell '57 Ranchero donated its chassis, steering wheel, and a few other parts. Originally it was going to be a rat rod style car, but turned into a period lowrider when I tried a set of Pegasus Astro Supremes. Bellflower exhaust pipes were a must, and the tips are fire hose nozzles by Don Mills that I bought off of ebay. The stock grille was cut out and replaced with a tube grille made with Evergreen half round bars. Almost all of the other fire items are from the parts box, mirrors and spot lights are early '60s AMT kit parts, decals are from the AMT Impala fire chief car and the American LaFrance pumper. I printed the door emblems on an ink jet printer and they came out as expected - sort of OK. I improved them slightly with a gold ink pen, but I'd like to find someone that can do a better job with a better printer, which would be the final touch. Thanks for looking. 5
happy grumpy Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Very cool wagon and a nice background. 1
GLMFAA1 Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Very nice, one suggestion: nice whip antenna to go with that big tube radio. Yea red greg 1
Zippi Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 That is a really sharp looking 65 Ford wagon. Great job on the build. Looks like the Fire Chief is into Classic Cars. 1
espo Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Great looking wagon and the Fire Chef theme looks good. 1
Koellefornia Kid Posted January 17, 2023 Posted January 17, 2023 Very nice! Love the Bellflower style! The tube grille looks cool! 1
TooOld Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 Excellent job Mike , best looking JF wagon I've seen in a long time ! Those Astro Supremes really look sharp on this . 1
Maindrian Pace Posted January 20, 2023 Author Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 2:01 PM, TooOld said: Excellent job Mike , best looking JF wagon I've seen in a long time ! Those Astro Supremes really look sharp on this . Thanks Bob.
carrucha Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 Sweet wagon. I really dig the stance and wheel/tire combo. 1
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