1968 Ford Thunderbird Custom Hearse

[Andria H]

Ordered one of Hooligan Scale Models' '68 T-bird chop top custom hearses designed by Nahuel Gomez, as shown below, and put together a chassis and powertrain and wheels/tires from spare bits, emphasis on 60s era FoMoCo. Even the casket table/rollers are in back, with the package tray to be cut out to accommodate both a rear seat and casket table. Wheels are since changed out for all 4 Joseph Ertl diecast Weld/Centerline style mags off a Model A bank on big & little AMT tires & proper track width. This will have custom acetate front/rear glass made, will get the interior rear deck cut down to fit the casket table/rollers in the back, which are made from junk kit/diecast parts, the engine is an AMT 429 Thunderjet with Weiand valve covers and finned headers and an oil cooler fitted in with most detail shown underneath due to a sealed hood that cannot be cut out easily, and the chassis is a narrowed/modified AMT '65 Continental piece done up to suit the 3D kit proportions. The stock rear mufflers were excised and replaced with Lindberg '34 Ford truck baloney-cut exhaust pipes while retaining stock center resonators.

The paint color will be aged black primer with light rust, aged chrome finish bumpers, black/chrome tube "Glory Grille", orange turn signals, simulated chop seams on the A-pillars, with license plates from the decal stash and detailed taillights and landau bars. The interior will have custom gauge panels made and will be detailed all around and made to look like a ratty stock interior with custom gauge/switch panels.
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Chopped down/narrowed 1965 Lincoln chassis with a 429 Thunderjet and casket table. The back of this is a giant void so I don't need to show a whole lot in there, plus it is a curbside.



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