‘61 Thunderbird custom - John D‘Agostino‘s Firestar

[Koellefornia Kid]

Hi fellas,

again I tried to replicate a John D’Agostino built custom car in scale, the Firestar, a ‚chopped ’61 Ford Thunderbird:

I must confess that I wasn’t successful as I was in previous  attempts to rebuild famous kustoms. Paint scheme, roof and taillights aren’t 100% correct but it’s done now and I can apply myself to new projects.

I used AMT’s ’62 convertible kit and a modified and a chopped Monogram ’58 T-Bird roof, lowered and shaved the body, reshaped the rear wheel openings and modified the wheels, taillights, steering wheel and wiper mounts with bearing balls of different sizes. I also scratch built hood peaks to simulate a ’61 hood.

Engine was wired and topped with a parts box air cleaner.

Like I said, my Firestar my not be a show winner but still a nice addition to my ’61 Olds Golden Starfire and ’68 Buick Pantheon. I plan fo build more D’Agostino creations in the near future.

Thanks for looking, and as always comments are welcomed and appreciated.

Greetings from Cologne, Germany

[Belugawrx]

I'd say you did pretty good on that T-bird Oliver.

Well done !

[Kah puts]

That’s a nice addition to the collection 👍

[AMT68]

That's an impressive build. 

[espo]

Great looking model of the real car. The paint colors look the same and the chrome trim and body mods all look great. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

On 3/23/2025 at 11:53 AM, Belugawrx said:

I'd say you did pretty good on that T-bird Oliver.

Well done !

 

On 3/23/2025 at 3:07 PM, Kah puts said:

That’s a nice addition to the collection 👍

 

On 3/23/2025 at 4:06 PM, AMT68 said:

That's an impressive build. 

 

On 3/23/2025 at 5:52 PM, espo said:

Great looking model of the real car. The paint colors look the same and the chrome trim and body mods all look great. 

Thank you Bruce, Glen, Tom and David!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[ncbuckeye67]

A fine-looking replica, in my opinion!

[slusher]

absolutely Stunning!

[XYHARRY]

Nice custom tribute, well done Oliver.