40 Ford Sedan Delivery

[T-Ray]

I bought this kit from a swap meet for $5 and let me tell you, it feels weird building a kit from (and started in) 1974. It even had a tube of glue from the time! I don't know what the kid was going for when he started, but I'm gonna finish it as a stock panel. 

Day 1: 

This is about as far as he got... 

Glued the heads on

Glued the seat together 
And lastly, there's the seams in the front and the (wrong) taillights in the back that I took care of 

[T-Ray]

Day 2: 
I primed a lot of small stuff, wheels and wheel backs, dash, etc 

I filled in the taillight holes, I think they need spot putty though 

Painted the engine and I am VERY happy with how it came out 

Lastly, I tried putting magnets in the spare tire panel as a way of attaching the hatch without glue 

 

[Zippi]

Looking good so far Tom.

[bobss396]

Looking good. I just almost finished a '40 coupe. The hood fit is a challenge.. take your time with it.

[T-Ray]

2 hours ago, bobss396 said:

Looking good. I just almost finished a '40 coupe. The hood fit is a challenge.. take your time with it.

Sounds like I'm in for a double challenge! The kid shaved the center hood trim off so I got a hood from a glue bomb Three Stooges van. Surprisingly, the fit isn't too bad for the two being forty years apart. 

[bobss396]

I have made the center hood trim from half round plastic stock. I have a bunch of these kits on-hand. 

[T-Ray]

Sorry for lack of updates, I spent some time away from the bench. Now that I'm back, more progress has been made 

The engine's been put together 

 

Chassis's been painted 

 

The wheels have been painted and installed in some blackwalls from the AMT '57 Chevy. (Am I the only one who thinks a van like this probably wouldn't have had white-walls when it was in regular commercial service?) 

Frame's beginning to take shape 

 

Preview of the body color, it's a nice wine color in real life

 

Made a new steering column because I was both disappointed with the stock one... and I broke it 

Lastly, I painted all the bits in the interior and installed "carpeting" on the cargo floor. 

[TopherMcGinnis]

I've got one I built in the '80s I've been tinkering with redoing it for a few years. I need to get it on the bench and finish it. 

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[slusher]

Looking good Tom, nice color choice on your hood!

[Bainford]

Looking good. I agree about the black-wall tires. I'm digging the colour. 

[T-Ray]

On 5/27/2024 at 2:56 AM, slusher said:

Looking good Tom, nice color choice on your hood!

Thanks! 
 

On 5/28/2024 at 9:32 PM, Bainford said:

Looking good. I agree about the black-wall tires. I'm digging the colour. 

Thanks! The color is actually cheap Acrylic Artist paint. The only problem I have with it is because it's so cheap, it feels like it takes 1000 coats to get that nice, deep Maroon over the red primer.