1940 Ford Airport Limo

[Alex Flint]

This is a Resin Model Ranch product. I call it THE E-LIMO-NATOR. I used an AMT 1940 Ford Coupe as my donor kit. The paint is a Rust-Oleum Gloss Hunter Green. The wheels are Z Force Model Works artillery wheels with whitewall tires that I purchased from Iceman Collections. The center caps on the wheels are painted with Molotow Liquid Chrome and the rest of the wheels and tires are painted with acrylic craft paint. The engine is also purchased from Iceman Collections and is a Modern Ford 429 Big Block with ITB stacks and painted Black with Metallic Bronze accents. The body has been lowered a little and I had to modify the suspension to get it to go lower. The interior is an acrylic craft paint color called Teddy Bear Tan. The dashboard, steering wheel and column are painted the same color as the body. The carpet is some tan craft felt I got from Hobby Lobby. The windshield and the rear windows are made from scratch plastic sheets I got from a diecast car box. The running boards are painted Flat Black. The bumpers are removed to give it a street rod look. The luggage on the roof came with the resin model except for the Dark Red briefcase and the guitar case. The guitar case opens up and has a removable acoustic guitar inside. The donor kit fit very nicely on this resin model. The parts I used from the donor kit include the grill, headlights and headlight surrounds, taillights, trunk handle, radiator, front and rear suspension, front seat, dashboard, steering wheel, and steering column. The driveshaft I had to extend with a piece of a styrene rod. This is one of my best paint jobs on a resin body.

[Yeah Nah]

Wow! This is an interesting build! Nice job Alex. Do you know if this kit based on an actual modified 40 Ford or fiction? Either way I like it!

[PappyD340]

Nice build!

[Zippi]

Now that's something you just don't see to often.  I'm liking it.  Great job.

[slusher]

Neat and unique build..

[ncbuckeye67]

Wow, talk about a rare gem!

[Sledsel]

That is unique and pretty cool. Will obviously get you to the airport on time!

On 11/11/2023 at 11:58 PM, Yeah Nah said:

Wow! This is an interesting build! Nice job Alex. Do you know if this kit based on an actual modified 40 Ford or fiction? Either way I like it!

The military had 8 built but were not exactly as this resin kit depicts. There is only one known to exist.