THarrison351 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 In 1960, "Ohio" George Montgomery won the Big Go at the U.S. Nationals in Detroit with his Cadillac powered '33 Willys Gasser as Little Eliminator for the second year in a row. The prize was a new Ranchero sponsored by Autolite. This became his exclusive push vehicle for the rest of his career. This kit is not accurate for a '60 Ranchero. It started as a '61 promo with the addition of Styline custom parts. Then in the seventies they added a big block Chevy, wider tires, and baby moons. In the nineties new wheels and decals. Somewhere the clear red taillights disappeared. In 2013, they decided to backdate it with a new grill and wheels, but left everything else the same. So, the interior, engine and chassis are incorrect. This is typical 1960 AMT sloppy molds, which means scrape, fill, sand. I'm OK with it. Colors are Tamiya racing white and twenty something year old duplicolor Toyota cashmere beige. I modified the molded in tailpipes for straight out exhaust. Seeing as the Chevy engine is incorrect anyway. I also added a Hurst shifter and scribed a few missing panel lines. Fun build, and I have the Willys and Mustang Gasser models for future builds. Thanks for looking. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKrypton Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Very nice. cheers, Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Interesting subject. I had no idea this version of the Ranchero kit existed. Nice work, and will look particularly cool pushing the Willys to the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Beautiful looking faithful reproduction of the subject. This kit does leave a lot to be desired, but you have proven what can be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 On 3/3/2024 at 4:56 PM, ColonelKrypton said: Very nice. cheers, Graham 12 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! 7 hours ago, Steamboat said: Beautiful! 7 hours ago, Bainford said: Interesting subject. I had no idea this version of the Ranchero kit existed. Nice work, and will look particularly cool pushing the Willys to the line. One day, someday! 3 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking faithful reproduction of the subject. This kit does leave a lot to be desired, but you have proven what can be done with it. 1 hour ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thanks for all the compliments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Cool build. Good job on the paint and foiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Extremely sharp looking Ranchero build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 That turned out really nice a clean looking. I'm liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Looks good. Cool little kit I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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