rastta Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Been doing work on our truck and some guys in my car club have come over repeatedly and helped me out. One of them is Larry who owns a 47 Ford Coupe - but it's registered as a 46 and has an odd mishmash of 46 and 47 parts. It's bagged with a 383 stroker in it. I opted for the LMC kit. Bought it from an eBay seller and while it was about 98% complete it was missing a few small parts etc. The hard part on this build was dropping the car as much as I could without messing with the floorpan due to how the model was made. Definitely tough. Went with an Impala lowrider front end grafted to the chassis. Then used an Iceman 9 inch independent 4 link rear for the back. First up was creating the chrome molding strips. I opted for evergreen strips which I glued on then shaped on the car. Cover in BMF at the end. Similar treatment to the handmade visor on front. On the rear trunk he has the special 46 moldings which have tail light covers. I used leftover molding from my Galaxie fleetline kits for that. Tires and wheels were from Modelhaus with caps I had. I also tried to duplicate the patina in the engine compartment. All in all I had a lot of fun as well as some frustrating moments making this thing, but the owner digs it and that's all that matters. I've included pics of the actual vehicle as well. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Very cool tribute to your friend's coupe. You nailed it. Well done Joe. Cheers, David. 😎👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 That looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Nice replica of your friend’s rod. Love the black paint with white walls and the stance is perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Great tribute to you Buddies 47 Ford. I did the same thing with my friends 32 roadster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Great model of your friends Ford. All the finishes and the interior look just like his car and the stance looks good as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastta Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 Thanks for the kind words. It was probably the toughest one I've built - considering the kit and all the customization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Good job on the replica. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Great looking replica. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 COOL!! I like both 1/1 and 1/25.........but owning a 1/1 46 I am bias! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Beautifully done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 VERY NICE!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Great looking replica to your buddy's nice ride. Bet he loves it. Nice job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Very cool rides! the1:1 and your scale version! 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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