Deuces in Scale Retrospective

[Phildaupho]

#10 - Believe it or not this is a Deuce in that the main body is a highly modified 1/24 Monogram ’32 Ford as maybe you can tell from the windshield frame. The radiator opening was made starting from an upside-down Deuce grill shell. Most everything else is from a Monogram 427 Cobra. The frame did require lengthening.

[Phildaupho]

#11 - There have been a number of full-scale Deuces powered by Ferrari V-12s so I had to build a model version for myself. The engine, wheels and hood blister came from a Ferrari GTO kit, The frame, suspension and Duval windscreen are from the AMT Phantom Vickie. The interior and fenders are modified from the Rat Roaster. The paint is Tamiya Ferrari Red.

[Phildaupho]

#12 - This model is a close replica of Deuce that has been owned and raced by the same guy since 1962. When I learnt about this car and then saw it a car show I could not resist building a model of it. The engine is a big block with a Lenco transmission from a Pro-Modified kit. The interior is stripped out with a single racing seat, roll cage and carbon fiber panels. The paint is Colors by Boyd Tangerine Pearl Enamel.

[Phildaupho]

#13 - This model was a very challenging project that I actually assembled while on a camping trip although I had pre-painted everything. The parts in some of the Revell kits from the 1960’s were incredibly intricate and fragile. The articulating body brace is a scale engineering marvel. I was very surprised when I found out that a couple examining the model at a show were the current owners of the Orange Crate which is still an operational car.

[tim boyd]

Phil....love 'em all.  Keep 'em coming!   Cheers...TIM

[Phildaupho]

#14 - This Tudor was built as a tribute to a car owned by the late Gary Meadors the founder of The Good Guys Car Shows. The top was chopped and the rear body modified to resemble the real car. The decals for the side graphics were made from internet images of the real car. The decals in the new Tudor kit include decals very similar to these graphics. A photo of the model appeared in the Goodguys’ magazine.

Edited March 14 by Phildaupho

[Phildaupho]

#15 - I built this a tribute to my favourite racing driver Dan Gurney as a car he would have liked to drive in his later years. Dan’s first car when he moved to California as an 18-year-old was a chopped ’32 5-W. The top on this one was also chopped but the window areas were enlarged and the roof was doomed for headroom. The body was also slightly channelled. There is a roll cage and supportive seating with racing seat belts inside. Suspension is independent all around with disc brakes, riding on Eagle Indy wheels with modern rubber. The engine is a fuel injected Gurney Weslake Ford with a paddle shifted automatic transmission. An eagle’s beak is prominent on the grill shell. The colour and scallops are reminiscent of Eagle race cars.

Edited March 14 by Phildaupho

[Steve H]

What an awesome fleet Phil. I’ve seen most of these, but I don’t recall seeing #10. Very cool. Duece days is coming…

[Phildaupho]

#16 - I have long been intrigued with Bonneville speed trials. This model explores how fast a Deuce Roadster could go with an unmodified stock engine – in this case a Corvette LS9 with 638 HP. A Funny Car kit supplied the roll cage. Sheet brass was used to form the cockpit fairing.

[Phildaupho]

#17 - This is a model of one of my favourite Deuce Hi-Boy Roaster which I was smitten with from the first time I saw photos of it. Obviously, others were impressed with it enough to pick it as one of the most significant Deuces. To build the model I added after market louver decals to the hood which covers a SBC. The up-top was fabricated using bits and pieces from a selection of convertible tops.

[Phildaupho]

#18 - I remembered seeing this car back in the 1960’s and thought it was a sectioned or channelled Deuce. Turns out it was a ’31 Roadster on Deuce fenders. My model is a Deuce with Model A taillights. The original owner sold it, then found it and built like he really wanted it. It has a blown HEMI with dual four barrels.

[Pierre Rivard]

Just saw this for the first time. So much to take in and learn about. I have absolutely ZERO knowledge about these type of cars but your builds are just pulling me in like a BIG magnet. So many styles, chassis, engine configurations and so well built. Awesome stuff!

May I ask what tires you are using for the salt car?

[Phildaupho]

  On 3/19/2025 at 9:17 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

Just saw this for the first time. So much to take in and learn about. I have absolutely ZERO knowledge about these type of cars but your builds are just pulling me in like a BIG magnet. So many styles, chassis, engine configurations and so well built. Awesome stuff!

May I ask what tires you are using for the salt car?

Expand  

Thanks Pierre - I had to look back and find my Under Glass post from 10 years ago

WHEELS & TIRES – Wheel discs are from the AMT Avanti. Front tires are Revell Funny-Car items. Front wheels have inner disc cut from sheet styrene. Rear tires are from parts box with tread and side wall rib sanded off. The tire lettering was done with a gel pen in front and decals in the rear.

[Phildaupho]

#19 - This is a replica of a car that appeared on the 2016 Deuce Days posters and t-shirts. 2016 also the first year for the Deuce Days in Scale Model Car Show. The model caught the attention of the convoy of hot rodders that attended the event from Colorado. When they asked if they could purchase the model to give to the organizer of the trip, how could I refuse.

[Phildaupho]

#20 - Vic Edelbrock was a big supporter of Deuce Days in Victoria BC. This model is a tribute to his last hot rod which was built by Brizio. The top was slightly chopped. Flame decals from the Revell ’49 Merc were blended with white to red paint job. The wheels are larger diameter chrome five spokes with lower profile tires. This hot rod also appeared on the 2016 Deuce Days and Deuce Days in Scale posters. The two posters looked so similar that many people did not notice there was a model car show.

[Bullybeef]

Keep em coming @Phildaupho

[Phildaupho]

#21 - The 1/32 kit is a very basic curbside meant to be built as a stock Roadster. I managed to find a nice set of slot car wheels and tires so I built is as a sixties style street rod with a Testors metallic gold lacquer paint job.

[Phildaupho]

#22 - After building the gold full-fendered 1/32 Roadster I want to see if a Hi-Boy could be built from the stock kit. I removed the fenders from the frame and added wheels and tires and side pipes from a 1/32 Corvette race car kit. It was my first use of Archer resin louver decals which I added to the hood and trunk.

[bill-e-boy]

Kool collection of Dueces - good luck with the show

[Phildaupho]

#23 - I had a Canadian Hot Rods magazine t-shirt with a cartoon image of this hot rod. I used parts from various kits to complete the model. I eventually exchanged this model and a model of a real car owned by the publisher for an extension to my subscription.

[Phildaupho]

#24 - The first issue of Rodders Journal had an article on the construction of this chopped 3-W Coupe while it was still in bare metal. In a later issue was a full feature on the completed Deuce which also appeared on the first Rodders Journal poster. I also built a curbside version of the bare metal car to display with this gloss black coupe. This model has an opening passenger side door and open louvers on the hood sides. It has a small block Chevy and a 4-link rear suspension.

[Phildaupho]

#25 - To many this is the Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe but it just happened to be the most famous Deuce at the time a photo was needed for the cover of the record album. It is actually much different than the car described by the words in the song. This model was built from a Jimmy Flintstone body, grill shell and some interior parts. Everything else was sourced from elsewhere or scratch-built including the side strakes and headers.

[Phildaupho]

#26 - The initial build of this chopped 5-W Coupe was part of a Rod & Custom duo with a chopped ’49 Ford both with HEMI engines. After building the Silver Sapphire I decided to convert my HEMI 5-W into a Little Deuce Coupe that more closely reflected the words in the Beach Boys song with a  flathead mill, a four speed and lakes pipes. The model does have a full hood to hide the powerful engine. Such a hot rod could certainly do 140 at the dry lakes and lay rubber in all four gears !!

 

[Phildaupho]

#27 - At Deuce Days in Scale 2019 local modellers put together a display of the fifteen varieties of body styles available of 1932 Fords. My job was to build three of the more utilitarian Deuces. This model combines body parts from the 1/24 Monogram Deuce and the 1931 Woody. The panels within the Woody framework are real birch veneer just like the real Woodies. The side curtains were made from surgical tape and clear plastic. Under the hood is a late fifties fuel injected Corvette V-8.

[Phildaupho]

#28 - This model is based on the AMT ’34 Ford Pickup with the wheelbase reduced to ’32 Ford specifications. The wheels are artillery style from the Revell ’37 Ford Pickup. The upper trim molding on the back of the cab was removed to reflect the ’32 design. The upright grill shell and hood are Deuce items. It has a souped-up flathead V-8. The Maroon is Tamiya.