GM pick up.....kind of?

[Karmodeler2]

I did this after stealing the idea from Mark Jones (yes, he knows!!!)

I saw a matchbox truck that he had done and was inspired to "steal". I removed all the trim from the cab, reshaped the profile to match the profile of the Caddy, chopped the top, modified the front and hood then cast it. The back part is the Caddy cut just forward of the door jamb. The trunk lid was extended then cast. The color is Ford Copper with Tamiya clear orange on top and the side color is Alclad white aluminum and copper mixed together. In the direct sunlight, with the naked eye, you can see a rose color that compliments the copper really well. Unfortunately, while it looks good with the eye, the color does not show up in the camera. Go figure.

Enjoy,

David

[Foxer]

Well done! That looks really great .. all the lines come together. I love the box in the trunk shape.

Edited June 28, 2010 by Foxer

[sjordan2]

Very cool. Reminds me of a blinged-out red Coupe de Ville pickup owned by Evel Knievel that I saw in Las Vegas many years ago.

Edited June 28, 2010 by sjordan2

[Steve Keck]

David, you continue to amaze me. Inspiring!

Steve

[Karmodeler2]

David, you continue to amaze me. Inspiring!

Steve

Thanks! The feeling is mutual after seeing you stuff in that runaway thread!!!

That woody was VERY NICE!!!!

David

[puddingwrestler]

Love it!

We used to have somethign similar happen in Australia, although never on such a grand scale. Since the Ford and Holden utes were based on the Ford Falcon range and the Holden Kingswood range, you could easily exchange panels, interiors etc. between them. A lot of people customized thier utes by sticking on the Ford Fairlane and LTD fronts, or the Holden Statesman fronts. So you basically had the nose of the top of the line luxury car, but the back of the ute. Usually the back was left alone, but you've gone that step further which is great! I always love to see fins on a truck, they're just so unexpected I guess.

[RodneyBad]

WOW!!

That looks Awesome..

I couldn't tell where the pickup left off and the caddie started.

Great work..

Love it..

[jimnohio]

Holy cow! That thing is amazing! The color is awesome, the shape is beautiful, and worst of all....I want to drive it around!

Very cool idea brought to life.

PS: may we use that pic at jimnohio???

Edited June 29, 2010 by jimnohio

[RS Sport]

Wow, that's great! Nice glossy reflection.

[Karmodeler2]

Holy cow! That thing is amazing! The color is awesome, the shape is beautiful, and worst of all....I want to drive it around!

Very cool idea brought to life.

PS: may we use that pic at jimnohio???

You can use anything of mine that you want to Jim. Here is the link to the photobucket site where I took all those photos for that runaway thread the other day. I can take a few more of the Caddy/pickup if you want them. My batteries died when I was trying to take some more so I just gave up and put it away. I realized I did not post enough of it from different angles with the panels/hood closed. Just let me know.

David

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/Karmodeler2/models/

[cruz]

SWEEEEET!!!!

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

Now thats something to see, did a great job, "stealing"? looks good none the less...

[Brokentail58]

That is awesome. I have a similar build going that I need to get back too. I have a 55 Chevy pickup cab mounted to a 58 Impala rear with no top and a mid engine.

Edited June 30, 2010 by Brokentail58

[Karmodeler2]

That is awesome. I have a similar build going that I need to get back too. I have a 55 Chevy pickup cab mounted to a 58 Impala rear with no top and a mid engine.

I would like to see some WIP when you get a chance.....sounds really neat!!

David

[coolplastic]

I only hope I can pull something like this off someday. WOW very cool.

[Zhu]

An absolutely amazing model.

I don’t possess the ability to think up these wondrous creations let alone the capability of building one.

I’ve complete admiration for your talent.

Davey