1961 Ford Ranchero

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

Restored in spring 2023. This '61 Ford was brush painted in dark blue & purple by its original owner six decades ago. The old paint was quite wavy everywhere. I dismantled and sanded the body to make it smooth, and repainted with Tamiya Coral Blue TS-41 spray paint. The wheels show signs of melting in places. Maybe the plastic they used in the 60s was bad or they reacted with the rubber. Might replace them in future, but I kept the original wheels to show how old this model is. 

[PappyD340]

Nice Ranchero!

[Zippi]

Nice looking 61 Ranchero man.  

[Hondamatic]

The old tires leach off chemicals and melt any styrene they touch 

[Sledsel]

Nice. Yes,I have a few melted wheels in my stash. I won't toss 'em cuz they're kinda cool.

 

[XYHARRY]

Cool old stock Ranchero, nice save Racine.

Cheers, 

David. ??