charlie libby Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 just getting started on this project. i believe its going to be a long build. i am building an English wheel to help with the metal forming, i hope it works. i just got the metal today to build the frame for it, I'll get started on the it tomorrow. i had pictures of the car blown up to the correct 1/8 scale dimensions and am building a body buck from those. i have a few pictures of what i have done so far. i built this car body in full size a few years ago and sold it unfinished. last i heard it is in a hotrod shop in Detroit being finished. i can only find a couple of pictures right now.thanks for looking. 2
absmiami Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 No Charles - you CAN’T build this ! i wanted to build this ! 1
absmiami Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Ok. Im a little calmer … this is a great choice .. this design is an absolutley inspired update of a classic - as i recall - it crawled onto the internet over 10 yrs ago - and i think was the work of a young South American car designer … its a wonderful design and a GREAT subject …
absmiami Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Ok - read the post - 1/8 sc - somebody’s got to find the 1 to 1 … Michigan forum members - get to work …
Pierre Rivard Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Wow, this car looks fabulous. Did it actually exist or is it an unrealized concept? Either way this will be an amazing journey!
Rattlecan Dan Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 I very much agree, this is going to be a fantastic build.
Bugatti Fan Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 Very interesting project / concept car taking shape here.
charlie libby Posted October 28, 2023 Author Posted October 28, 2023 This was drawn by an argentinian adaubon artist. It was the only automotive picture that he ever drew.persang bugatti replicas in argentina actually owns the rights to the car. I will try to find some more later and more complete pictures of the 1 to 1 car.thank you all for your comments.
Holdon Coupe Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) Very good. Edited October 28, 2023 by Holdon Coupe
Phildaupho Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 You are amazing. Have you ever thought of building a full size car?
charlie libby Posted October 28, 2023 Author Posted October 28, 2023 I did a full size car years ago i am trying to find some pictures
charlie libby Posted October 31, 2023 Author Posted October 31, 2023 got the English wheel up and working i might make a minor design change but i used it quite alot today and it seems to work quite well. better than expected. got the main part of the body buck complete and started on the rear portion of the car. i will do the bottom of the rear and then the sides. the aluminum side was just to try the wheel. i am going to try the back section in aluminum to see if i can solder with out destruction. 1
AmericanMuscleFan Posted November 12, 2023 Posted November 12, 2023 It's not easy to recreate a rolling work of art to scale but you are certainly one of the few who can embark on such a project, it will be epic! ?
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 12, 2023 Posted November 12, 2023 That baby English wheel is a mind blower. I've done enough full-scale stuff to be really impressed by what you've achieved so far. Most inspirational.
charlie libby Posted November 13, 2023 Author Posted November 13, 2023 hi everybody, nice to hear from all of you. thanks you for all the comments. the english wheel seems to be working well but the aluminum wheels are not going to last very long. i will have to make steel ones. the upper wheel my friend carl recommended using a bearing of the correct size in place of the wheel. i have made some progress on the main part of the body. alot of silver soldering, filing and sanding. iam going to cut the rear window and solder the roof on. i think the doors ,hinges and latches will take forever. have not made a final decision on how i will do that. I'll come up with something. pictures of the hammerform for the belly pan. got the doors cut and hood sides marked out . i will spend the next few days finishing the roof and windshield frame. hi francis very happy to hear from you. it must be getting cold in Canada.
Dave B Posted November 13, 2023 Posted November 13, 2023 Unbelievable, I'm looking forward to following this. Dave B
AmericanMuscleFan Posted November 15, 2023 Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 6:03 PM, charlie libby said: hi francis very happy to hear from you. it must be getting cold in Canada. Yes and it's a good time to go back to my cave to work on my project. Your Bugatti is amazing, just the wooden templates are works of art in themselves! ? We haven't finished drooling!!!
LUUUCKY Posted November 16, 2023 Posted November 16, 2023 Hi Charlie, my name is Steve Healis and I recently purchased the 1966 Ford Fairlane you built in 2003. It is still in amazing shape and I'm happy to see that you are still applying your skills!
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