American Graffiti Tribute 32 Milner Coupe

[Silvercreeker]

The American Graffiti Milner Tribute is done. (3 months to complete this build) This is a tribute to the Milner Chopped 32 Ford 5 window coupe in American Graffiti.  It’s a Drag City Castings Chopped 32 body, firewall and windshield on a Revell 32 Roadster frame with the Revell SBC block and headers. It features a Model Car Garage chopped 32 Ford Grill.  The motor is the kit block and has a VCG Resins hotrod manifold, carburetors, air scoops fan, distributor and coil.  ProTech sparkplug wires, looms and boots. Wheels and tires are from Jay’s Resin with Iceman Collections valve stems.  Other items are a rear leaf spring from the AMT Fruit Wagon kit, front wishbone was part ’29 Revel pickup and part scratch built.  Ladder bars are from Atlantis Yellow Fever kit.  Correct master cylinder is from ’60 AMT Chevy pickup, and upper firewall was made from .020 aluminum.  Fuel lines are Larva Lace fly tying tubing.  Color is 10 coats of decanted Testors Yellow Enamel. All chrome was stripped and repainted with Alclad.  Other details are VCG Resins steering wheel and piston shifter and Detail Masters fittings.  All other details were scratch built, or parts box related.  Best Model Car Parts American Graffiti correct license plates (THX 138).  One of the coolest Hot Rods ever.  This will debut at the Buffalo NNL show September 6th.  Enjoy.

[FoMoCo66]

Man that looks good! With the movie back on Netflix I may have to watch it for the 100th time🤣.

[PowerPlant]

This is by far the best Milner coupe in scale I have ever seen!

Edited Thursday at 11:07 PM by PowerPlant

[FoMoCo66]

42 minutes ago, PowerPlant said:

This is by far the best Milner coupe in scale I have ever seen!

I will have to agree.

[nickfzr61]

Came out real nice Scott. I agree it’s one of the best I’ve seen. 

[VanGoGo]

like they would say in the movie...looks bitchin'!

[Silvercreeker]

25 minutes ago, VanGoGo said:

like they would say in the movie...looks bitchin'!

Easily my favorite movie ever. Saw it in the theaters when it came out with my parents. My dad was a motor head too. 

[falcon wagon]

That is a great looking Hot Rod

[DanL]

Beautiful job on that one...

[Twokidsnosleep]

Superb

Good luck in your competition

Edited 22 hours ago by Twokidsnosleep

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Excellent

[Bainford]

Excellent work. It's great how looking at the photos evokes images of the real thing. A simply stunning replica of, as you mentioned, one of the coolest and most iconic rods ever built.

[NOBLNG]

Extremely fine job on this iconic hot rod from one of my favourite movies!👍😎 If I get around to building one I will certainly be using your build thread as a guide.🙂

[DJMar]

You nailed the look of this car right on the head! Excellent work, this model is really impressive.

Side note: as someone who still paints with enamels from time to time, I really appreciate your use of good old Testors Yellow. Great color, great finish.

[bondo bill]

kool, well done

[dave branson]

Excellent build

[Ulbo]

Cool yellow build👍

[TonyK]

Lots of work and it shows. Excellent model!

[Mattilacken]

Great looking build! Came out great

[espo]

Beautiful paint finish. The engine details and the exposed suspension look great.  

[Earl Marischal]

Simply superb.

steve

[karbuildr]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

[Quiet Eric]

Fantastic result!