72 RANCHERO FINAL TRIM-OUT

[Ayatollah]

3 Big Ford hogs in progress, this one is the only one in which the chrome is back from the plater :

The stripes are driving me nuts, one of the things that made me retire was that my hands are so shaky and the arhtritis pain is so bad!

Also: 76 torino, 1971 Montego GT (ref pic in background)

[Billy Kingsley]

I'm really liking that Ranchero! I really need to get myself one....A green Ranchero, you can't beat that!

[James Flowers]

I had a real 74 had it painted Dark Green with White stripe. Where did you get the body from or did you make it ? Love to have one.

[Ayatollah]

You can get the resin kit here:

http://motorcityresincasters.ieasysite.com...eb_site_002.htm

[Ayatollah]

I'm on this ford kick now....... I used to wholesale these in the late 60's - mid 70's..... many I haven't seen since. When's the last time you saw a 71 Montego GT, or even an MX? Or a clean Ranchero GT sport? I miss the old ones, which we took for granted back then. My first time putting a heather core in a car was that green 72 Ranchero. Oh GOD what a week that was!

[James Flowers]

I aslo had Montego it was a Gold color with lite brown vinyl top. Did you get the body from the same place? What interior and chassis are goimg to use? Post some pictures of all the builds as you progress on them

[Ayatollah]

The Montego is Oval Track body and hood only, the front bumper is usable for stock but you need to fab the rest. The rear bumper is just a flat slab, and the front end pieces are shallow flat oval track trim. I'm using a widened and lengthened interior, dash (close enough to get by) from the '73 Cougar, chassis from the Monogram '71 Torino. The MCW '71 Montego body and '76 Torino are both from MCW. Both are really good castings and seem to be 1/24 and not 1/25. This actually seems to help the 1/25 scale interior tubs fit into the thick castings. The '76 Torino has stock grille, headlights, bumpers and two-piece taillight panel, but no interior parts. There is no correct dash for the '76 torino, so I'm using one from a '72 Torino promo, again close enough to pass.

If one got really energetic, take the Ranchero body, the Torino, and make a '76 Torino squire wagon ..... Yeee-Har!

EDIT:

HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE Thanks to all of you hard working resin guys who make this stuff available through your hard work, even though you all seem to have real full-time jobs! I couldn't enjoy my retirement years like this without you, Jeff Barnes, Steve Kohler, R and R guy (forget your name, sorry), Chris, Brian Nobles, Narimat Peytuun, Mr. and Mrs. Don Holthaus, Mark Porter, Jimmy Flintstone, and all you others who cast molds of your wonderful work so we can all enjoy your creativity in our own unique way.

[Ayatollah]

I aslo had Montego it was a Gold color with lite brown vinyl top. Did you get the body from the same place? What interior and chassis are goimg to use? Post some pictures of all the builds as you progress on them

Do you have pics? Please?

If you're gonna do a build email me....

[lizardlust]

The Fords look great so far, Ayatollah - especially the Ranchero!! How much work in the way of surface prep did you have to do to the 72's brightwork before you had it chromed?? This is a build style that I am not accustomed to seeing from you - no landau bars or window drapes?? Good to see you here!!

[Ayatollah]

The Fords look great so far, Ayatollah - especially the Ranchero!! How much work in the way of surface prep did you have to do to the 72's brightwork before you had it chromed?? This is a build style that I am not accustomed to seeing from you - no landau bars or window drapes?? Good to see you here!!

The Ranchero stuff didn't need ANY prep (I'm not kidding - NONE), just the really thorough cleaning with DuPont 2330. I may have clear-coated it and sanded it with 2000, but I don't remember.

A nice break after scratchbuilding and RnR resins for a year or two. The Ranchero is as close to a plastic kit as I ever get, but having used 3 Monogram Torinos as donor kits on my builds, I have to say it would be a great kit to build right from the box. I'm not doing too many more kits, my arthritis is just too bad now. I hope to finish most of the resin kits I

have and that will be it.

This may or may not be the engine I use. I had a 429 in my 72 GT but it didn't look anything like this Revell engine. I think the revell engine is supposed to be an SCJ with some not-so-accurate heads....

Lizard: There's something in this picture that's right up your (and mine) alley!

[Ayatollah]

I have to put the mirrors on, antenna, lower valance and tailpipes and it's..... done!

[bsoder]

WOW!!..I want one ...B

[Guest zebm1]

Could it be that yur referencing that "chrome plated screw" Ayatolla?

[Ayatollah]

The..... uuh, failed casket tables. Oh, I tried!

I believe I used that screw to prop the body up enough to have tyhe engine look like it was in the right place.

I would strongly recommend one of these resins, even if you aren't into Fords (I'm not). He includes a chassis but I used the 70 Torino for most of the stuff. The chassis is nice and fits.

[Steve H.]

Like a fine wine... Nice finish! Great looking model of a rarely seen subject. Who produced the resin?

[Ayatollah]

Motor City Resin

[BIGTRUCK]

That Ranchero looks great..was waiting for you to finish it up before I replied..Jeff @ Motor City puts out a great product , I have some but love the 1969 Ambassador , cast in white , hard to tell from a plastic kit..

[Guest zebm1]

Hey Ken my bro had one of those, a 4 door and it was powered by a 390 Rambler motor.

[Ayatollah]

I have two 70 AMX's he used to make, and his stuff is great. You get it fairly quickly and his glass looks good too. I had one pinhole in the 72 Ranchero, and it was all the way on the bottom edge of a rocker facing down, you would never see it but I filled it in just because I would know it's there. I'm glad someone finally made one of these, and even happier that it's someone that's GOOD at it!

[James Flowers]

Looks great hope to see the other two finished also.