70s AMT 40 Ford coupe rebuild

[junkyardjeff]

I picked it up last week and put a new frame under it since the bumper brackets were broken off,put in the 390 from the 34 p/u and tried to make it look like a late 50s FE.  It had something on the right front fender so I made it look like a repair was started,did not touch the rest of the paint or interior.

[Kah puts]

I like it ?

[Zippi]

Nice.  I like the 40 coupes.

[junkyardjeff]

I really do not need to build or rebuild any more since I have plenty but could not pass this one up since it came in a box of other models that were given to me,I do have a coupe I built back in the 70s that I do need to do something with.

[Sledsel]

Looks great. That paint is slick

 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!!

[KWT]

Nicely done

[David G.]

Cool revamp! Clever idea with the fender repair.

David G.

[espo]

Like the way you restored this little forty. The fender work does add to the character of the model.

[junkyardjeff]

The fender had what looked to be glue on it and no way could I ever touch up the paint so I just sanded it off and made it look like a repair.

[Can-Con]

4 hours ago, junkyardjeff said:

The fender had what looked to be glue on it and no way could I ever touch up the paint so I just sanded it off and made it look like a repair.

I think you had the right idea with that paint Jeff. It's probably the old Testors candy red over gold and almost impossible to blend in and look 1/2 decent.

If it was a real car it would probably get flames or scallops to cover the damage but like David said above, it adds to the character of the model.

[TransAmMike]

Really cool '40!!?

[Dan Hay]

I dig it Jeff!

[slusher]

Great looking 40 Ford