1930 Ford "Shell" Tanker by Liberty Classic 1:24

[ea0863]

I picked up this tired diecast tanker for $20 in order to give it another lease on life. I guess it's part of a series of all "gold" vehicles done by Liberty Classic as coin banks. 

It took a minute to get apart as the bolts had rusted, and there was some corrosion under the plating, but the scale was a good 1:24 and proportions seemed right. The biggest thing I wanted to address was the stance as both front and rear axles seemed too high. I took about 3/16" height out of both and gave the truck a slightly forward rake. Other than that, I painted the bottom black, silver accents where the plating had come off, a burgundy interior, and voila - - -

This actually sits very nicely next to my collection of Ford hot rods, and makes me wonder if maybe there can be such a thing as a hot rod tanker...  

Edited October 23, 2023 by ea0863

[Mittagskind]

4 hours ago, ea0863 said:

I picked up this tired diecast tanker for $20 in order to give it another lease on life. I guess it's part of a series of all "gold" vehicles done by Liberty Classic as coin banks. 

It took a minute to get apart as the bolts had rusted, and there was some corrosion under the plating, but the scale was a good 1:24 and proportions seemed right. The biggest thing I wanted to address was the stance as both front and rear axles seemed too high. I took about 3/16" height out of both and gave the truck a slightly forward rake. Other than that, I painted the bottom black, silver accents where the plating had come off, a burgundy interior, and voila - - -

This actually sits very nicely next to my collection of Ford hot rods, and makes me wonder if maybe there can be such a thing as a hot rod tanker...  

Funny. With the slot at the back it looks like a money box.

[ea0863]

14 hours ago, Mittagskind said:

Funny. With the slot at the back it looks like a money box.

Yup, coin bank that can hold maybe five bucks  

[Gramps46]

Really nice rescue.  There have been some interesting coin banks offered and appreciate your sharing this one with us.

[FenderMender]

Fine looking.  I like what you have done.  The red on the wheels is a quite touch nice.  Good job!

Edited October 25, 2023 by FenderMender

[ea0863]

58 minutes ago, FenderMender said:

Fine looking.  I like what you have done.  The red on the wheels is a quite touch nice.  Good job!

Thank you Bob. I was trying to play off of the yellow and red of the "Shell" script. Visually though, painting the underside flat black really added a lot more realism to the model.