Phildaupho Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) 32 FORD 5-WINDOW ROD - My inspiration for this build are all the chopped and channelled Model A 5-Window Coupes I have been noticing in the car mags lately as well as the hot-rods I remember seeing at indoor car shows in the early to mid-sixties both in person and in magazine coverage. The look I wanted was a contemporary interpretation of those two styles. - Top chopped about 4 scale inches. Roof insert and cowl vent filled, rain gutters removed, door handles and hinges shaved. The removable visor from the Revell 41 Chev Pickup was added to give it a Model A look. - Body channelled the width of the frame - Frame Zed in back the width of the frame which it undiserably low so I had to raise the rear-end a bit - AMT Ala-Kart taillights and nerf bars - Interior Ala-Kart steering wheel, seats sectioned - The HEMI engine has the headers from the AMT Phantom Phaeton. The eight carbs with manifold and air cleaners are from the Dirtrack Racecars re-issue of the 53 Ford Pickup and trailer - The wheels and tires are from the AMT Ala-Kart kit - The paint is Testors Lacquer Fiery Orange 50 FORD COUPE Custom - I first built an AMT 49 Ford Business Coupe in the summer of 1962 after buying the newly released kit at the AMT Pavilion at the Seattle Worlds Fair. I built it as a custom with outwardly canted quad headlights, vertical taillights, rolled pans, tube grill and Lancer hubcaps. It was painted Candy Root-Beer AMT Lacquer over gold. - Chopped shoebox Fords seem to be very popular with the old-school custom crowd these days probably because they look so cool and are less expensive than 49-51 Mercs. This model is the Custom sibling of my 32 Ford 5-Window Rod - Chopped about 4 scale inches with the B-pillar slanted forward and the stock size rear window was laid down. The body was shaved of trim. - Frenched headlights and taillights from Mark Gustavsons Custom Styling Studio were molded in - A stock AMT 50 Ford grill used - Roll pans front and rear with the custom bumpers from the 49 kit - The engine is a Hemi with three carbs - Chrome reverse wheels with wide whites - Removable fender skirts Edited March 28, 2010 by Phildaupho
vizio93 Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Nice job on the 32 man, I love the chop and the stance !!!
RodBurNeR Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 Both are really cool! Do you have any pics of the Kustom's interior? I have not seen a 5window with a visor, I kinda like that! Nice work on the both of them.
jedimastergary Posted March 31, 2010 Posted March 31, 2010 nice builds both look great love the color
Phildaupho Posted March 31, 2010 Author Posted March 31, 2010 Thanks for the comments - In regard to the visor it is a narrowed version of the one that comes with the Revell '41 Chev pickup. I also tried it on the '50 Ford just to see what it looked like. For the '50 Ford interior, I simulated tuck n' roll with sanded Evergreen styrene corrogated siding.For interior of the '32 I sectioned the seat and split it at the driveshaft hump. For more photos see gallery or http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/1/32-rod--50-custom/
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