61 Valiant Glue Bomb to Fotki

[Foxer]

Mike, I hope you see this as Tamya makes a great brownish red Maroon thats a dead on match for the old Ford maroon from the 40's and late thirties . Ed Shaver

I'll have to check into that color, Ed ... thanks

[Ron Hamilton]

Now that's a silk purse. made from the sow's ear!

[RodneyBad]

That one's in nice shape. I cut the front bumper similar to what you have and the headlights on mine are getting replaced but the originals are a little messy, but may be salvageable if re-chromed or Alcladed. I'd be happy to send them if you think you can use. It looks like I cut the bumpers off closer than yours are, so them may splice on. While I was looking at different headlight replacements I did notice the Monogram 59 Chevy lights look very similar and seemed almost a straight fit.

[Foxer]

Fixed for Fotki as I was installing the 'Photobucket fix" for Firefox.

[Foxer]

I apologise for how bad a photo this is, but I just came upon it showing the original Valiant I did in 1961 ... not that you can tell!

 

 

Edited August 27, 2017 by Foxer

[DustyMojave]

Yes Chrysler DID sell 2-door 1st Gen Valiants. I had a friend in high school (early 70s) who had a 62 Valiant 2-door. He built it as an early version of what later came to be called Pro Street. Put in a Hemi with a tunnel ram. Lowered the front ride height. Dana 60 rear axle. roll bar with rear braces. No back seat, just a sheet of aluminum to close off where the seat back had been. Wide cheater slicks in the back and skinny little 5.60-15 tires up front. Slot mags all around. He found a trunk lid without the continental tire shape. Painted the car bright yellow.

He had a part-time job at a car parts in the morning, then he used to come back to the school at lunch time and bring the car in to the auto shop class in the middle of the campus. He would stop next to the  lunch pavilion. Then light up the tires and smoke em for a while before moving on to the shop. Interesting show in the middle of a high school where the vast majority were low riders.