48 Ford Ranchero

[Butter 1]

Revell 50 ford with testors 48 Ford front end. Body stretched 3 inches, box shortened 3 inches.  Foose fd100 frame and motor, scratch built front and rear suspension. 

[stitchdup]

Very nice, looks like henry should have made them that way

[Carmak]

Thank looks really good. Really like the big back window.

[thatz4u]

nice work, well done

[espo]

Like the way you melded the different bodies together and used the best parts from each. The big rear window looks perfect with this.  

[KWT]

very nicely done

[Butter 1]

On 5/10/2023 at 8:23 AM, stitchdup said:

Very nice, looks like henry should have made them that way

Glad you like it. I agree, Henry should have offered one.

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On 5/11/2023 at 7:47 AM, Carmak said:

Thank looks really good. Really like the big back window.

Thanks for your feedback. glad you like it. Wasn't sure if the big back window was a good idea but I have gotten positive feedback about it.

BTW I may be going to a model show in Grimes on August 19th. I think it is about halfway between you and me.

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On 5/11/2023 at 9:23 AM, thatz4u said:

nice work, well done

Thanks for commenting. Glad you like it.

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22 hours ago, espo said:

Like the way you melded the different bodies together and used the best parts from each. The big rear window looks perfect with this.  

Thanks for the feedback. Wasn't sure about the back window but I have gotten a lot of positive feedback about it. The back window dictated the size of the cab because I wanted the Foose FD100 window frame to fit into the body with no modification so I could use the kit supplied window piece.

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17 hours ago, KWT said:

very nicely done

thanks for the feedback.  I checked out your Fotki link.  Nice collection of cars and trucks.

[Leica007]

Great job on blending the two bodies. Your detail on the interior door looks excellent and I really like the shots of the chassis upgrades. Nice clean build.

[Scott8950]

Very nice

[blunc]

as a fan of phantom pickups, I really like how this turned out, bravo!

[Sledsel]

I love the details of this build

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On 5/12/2023 at 11:44 PM, Leica007 said:

Great job on blending the two bodies. Your detail on the interior door looks excellent and I really like the shots of the chassis upgrades. Nice clean build.

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like it.  This was one of those builds where it all just kind of fell together.

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On 5/13/2023 at 7:40 AM, Scott8950 said:

Very nice

Thanks for the feedback Scott. Glad you like it.  It was a fun one to throw together.

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16 hours ago, Sledsel said:

I love the details of this build

Thanks for noticing some of the extra stuff I did on this one. Glad you like it.

[Butter 1]

Thanks to all of you who have reacted to this thread. I really appreciate all the interest that you have shown for this project.

[Lunajammer]

The body work on this is so natural, fluid and seamless it's the kind of thing I would do a double-take on because the first glance wouldn't register exactly what I'm looking at. Lovely work all around.

[Zippi]

That made a really nice looking pickup.  Great job and the paint looks Great.  

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

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On 5/30/2023 at 10:38 PM, Lunajammer said:

The body work on this is so natural, fluid and seamless it's the kind of thing I would do a double-take on because the first glance wouldn't register exactly what I'm looking at. Lovely work all around.

Hi Mike. Thanx for commenting. I am glad you like it. I have seen others do 48 Rancheros and thought they looked "real".  I hadn't seen one with a big back window so I thought I would give that a try..

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On 6/1/2023 at 6:10 AM, Zippi said:

That made a really nice looking pickup.  Great job and the paint looks Great.  

Thanks Bob. I have seen some of your work on the forum. All very tastefully done.

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On 6/1/2023 at 6:32 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thanks for commenting Chris. Glad you like it.