THE SPY MACHINE ! ???

[6bblbird]

How's this for inspiration?

I thought that this car was absolutely insane! So, of course, I have to build it!

Starting with a heavily damaged promo body, I'm underway!I have to cut out the hood.

 I moved the rear wheel openings forward to mimic the photos

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Wow, that is a wild subject 

[ColonelKrypton]

6 minutes ago, Modelbuilder Mark said:

Wow, that is a wild subject 

Indeed it is.  Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool project

[Nitro330]

What a cool project!  That is one wild looking Valiant.

[stavanzer]

Awesome Work! Can't wait to see how it comes along.

[Zippi]

That's a Great subject and insperation for your build.  Going to make a nice little drag car. 

[6bblbird]

Used a Miss Deal chassis for the project. Funny how I’ve used this chassis at least 4 other times, yet I’ve never built one with the Studebaker body. Injected small block is perfect.

Hood scoop choice is to be determined.

[MeatMan]

Oh yeah!!

[6bblbird]

The very versatile Miss Deal chassis 

[6bblbird]

Chassis work continues:

I fabricated these bars and I made some front shocks from aluminum tubing.

Interior tub gets quite hacked up!

Meet the driver! An Ulrich Mini man. These figures are posable. I drilled and pinned the joints to get him in the correct pose.

By using pins, you can adjust all the joints.

 

[M W Elky]

WOW THATS 1ST. ON THE COOL LIST

[M W Elky]

Do you know what part of the country that ran in ? 

[6bblbird]

3 hours ago, M W Elky said:

Do you know what part of the country that ran in ? 

Yes, I believe it ran in the Pacific Northwest. 

[chris chabre]

killer! verify that the center section in the rear end is in correctly. it looks upside down

[6bblbird]

9 hours ago, chris chabre said:

killer! verify that the center section in the rear end is in correctly. it looks upside down

That’s because this car only runs in reverse!?

[6bblbird]

Piecing together a roll cage.

Not sure I like the way it’s going. May start over from scratch.

[6bblbird]

Interior will be very spartan. Just a shifter and a few gauges

[Vettegasser]

Very cool

[dragcarz]

That is so cool, love it!

[6bblbird]

This scoop is NOT working for me. Gonna have to find something else!

Notice the radius rods. I dropped the car but caught it before it hit the floor . Unfortunately. I broke the plastic radius rods. Stainless tubing replaced the kit parts.I think that they actually look better. Happy accident?

[6bblbird]

I saw this at Chryslers at Carlisle. Great minds think alike!?

[bisc63]

Outrageously cool and funky! How was this car never a model kit done by MPC?! It just fits with their style!

[Rob Hall]

Just now, bisc63 said:

Outrageously cool and funky! How was this car never a model kit done by MPC?! It just fits with their style!

Well, they didn't have a Valiant tool.  Revell could have done it, though w/ their '62 Valiant 4dr. 

[NitroMarty]

Great project!!!  I have contemplated building a model of that car many times, but never got around to it. 

Love that you are using the Miss Deal chassis.... I have used that kit as the base for the chassis on a half dozen of my s/fx and gasser builds through the years and have a couple more under projects that are in the works.