1936 Ford

[mwfuss]

I joined this forum last year and I have really enjoyed reading various posts and following along as members post WIP's. By way of introduction, I am a 47 year-old modeler and I live in SW Florida with my wife and daughters. I am the Pastor of a church here in our community. I have been building models since my childhood. As odd at it may sound, I find it a great way to relieve stress and relax. It is just a fun hobby.

I have hesitated until now to post any pictures of cars I have built, but I decided to go ahead and do so. This is a 1936 Ford built from and old AMT kit. I have had the model for over 30 years and it has been built up in several ways over the years. About two years ago, I pulled it out of the scrap parts box and decided to build it one last time. I chopped the top [a little too much], molded the front and rear fenders to the body, and set it on top of a modified frame from a now- forgotten donor kit. As you can tell, the model is missing the front grill .

I hope you enjoy it.

Edited September 9, 2009 by mwfuss

[MikeMc]

Sweet .....30 years old!!!!!I wish I had mine from 30 years ago.

I'm also a SWFL boy, little further south than you, there are a few builders down here on this forum.

Tonio7, Jay McMinn..to name a few Welcome to our nuthouse and keep building!!!

GEORGE you gotta watch yur mouth cause mwfuss is a preacher and you don't need any lightning comin down on you!!!

[voljeepx]

Looks really good! One of my favorite things is taking a kit that has already been built and reimaginating it into something completely new! Even though you've been here, welcome officially to the forum and good luck on future builds! Btw I really like the color!

[Rider]

Nice work on the chopped top, you've come so far you need to finish it.

[outlaw035]

hey rev....pretty ratical look'n streetrod...i like it...but u need to finish the grill....get urself som mesh might work for u....neal

ps...i belong to IPMS ocala we meet in a church and have 2 rev's in our club but they build planes...ships....armor...wish u were 1 of them we only have few car guys in the club...

Edited September 10, 2009 by outlaw035

[pstreet]

That's a fantastic looking rebuild, love the tail draggin' rear shot.

The front end combined with the chop look really aggressive.

I hope there's a big motor slated to go in this beast.

Great work so far, hope to see more.

[mwfuss]

Thank you for all of the kind and gracious comments. I do plan to add a grill and then the car will be complete. I have taken the model from the display shelf to the workbench, so hopefully I will really finish it fairly soon. I will post some more pictures at that time. Again, thanks for the comments.

[Eshaver]

You sure that ride isn't a 1934 Ford Three window ? Sure looks like a 34 to me .............. Ed Shaver

[george 53]

Wha,Mike-O, you'd think I'd offend a Guy wats got a line to the BIG GUY???? Yeah YOU AN ME BOTH, don need no hassle from HIM! Or no lightnin bolts! An Ed, It looks like a 36 in side profile to me, but ya din't ask me, so who cares? And yeah Soli, if you've kept that rascal around THIS long, it DESERVES a re-build!

[mwfuss]

Ed, I am pretty sure it is a 1936, but I could be wrong. As I said, I've had the model for about 30 years and I have been without the box for about that long, so I do not have anything to cross reference, I am just going from memory, which is fallible at best. If my recollection is correct, the kit could be built as either a hardtop or a convertible.

[charlie8575]

I, for one like it. Might've left the grille a little higher, but the overall look is pretty good. The color is very nice.

Charlie Larkin