RoninUtah Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Here is a funky one: This is an old "cheese-cast" resin kit from SJS Details of Brooklyn, Ohio; mastered by Seeman (according to the box). The kit was incomplete when I got it, but most of it was there. The Nash Haul-Thrift was made in limited numbers by Nash in the late 40s and early 50s, using body components from the Nash Ambassador. They were very handsome trucks, produced mostly for the export market. A few were sent to local dealers in the US for their own use (typically as wreckers) but they were generally not for sale to the general public. This one with came with an Ashton wrecker; I scratchbuilt (crudely) the corresponding Ashton push bumper. Most of the wrecker was scratchbuilt, as well. The truck is detailed as a wrecker for an actual San Francisco Nash dealership, using colors as close to the "official" Nash colors as I could get. Anyway, enjoy! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Very cool build, history I didn’t know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Cool wrecker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 That's pretty neat. Never knew Nash made trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 This is an old fashioned vehicle in a good way. It actually looks sporty with that sleek cabin with an aggressive windshield angle! I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Outstanding Build! The Colours look Great, and it has the looks of a wrecker from the era. Good Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoninUtah Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 12 hours ago, cifenet said: This is an old fashioned vehicle in a good way. It actually looks sporty with that sleek cabin with an aggressive windshield angle! I like it! I agree; the cab was modified from the Nash Ambassador, which was their top of the line model at the time. To be fair, however, the original casting was a bit wonky, and the proportions of the cab are a little off compared to the 1:1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Really cool build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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