1934 Pickup Hot Rod

[Dennis Lacy]

Haven’t posted any builds on this forum in quite some time so I thought I’d share some stuff.

This is a combination of the chassis from Revell’s ‘32 Sedan and all of the “sheet metal†from a Lindberg ‘34 Pickup. The chassis was lowered front and back by trimming the mounting tab on the front axle and the air springs on the rear axle - otherwise the suspension is kit-stock. The cab was chopped 1/8†of an inch and the bed shortened 9/16†of an inch. Headlights are from an AMT ‘36 Ford while the matching bullet-shaped taillights are from a Revell ‘37 Ford. The bed cover comes in the ‘34 pickup kit and it was shortened to fit the bed. Wheels and rear tires are from Revell’s ‘32 5-Window Coupe and the front tires are some unknown eBay finds. The Flathead engine block, front cover, distributor and headers are from the ‘32 Sedan. The cylinder heads are the stock versions from a Revell ‘48 Ford. The intake manifold is the Edelbrock Super-Dual from a Revell ‘40 Coupe and the Holley 94 carburetors and stock air filters and oil filler tube came from a couple of Revell ‘37 Pickups. On the inside the floor panel, bench seat, dashboard and steering column were used from the ‘34 Pickup kit with the custom steering wheel from an AMT ‘36 5-Window Coupe. Key colors are Tamiya “Light Gunmetalâ€, “British Greenâ€, “Olive Drab 2â€, “Semi-Gloss Black†and “Gloss Black.â€

[Agent G]

Another winner here.

G

[Danno]

Very nice indeed.

[Len Geisler]

I have been wanting to do this myself for a while, and yours puts me over the edge...

I love it, great job......

[Chuck Most]

Parts from these two kits usually combine pretty well, this one is period perfect!

[BigEdsGarage]

Very cool, and even cooler with the hood off!

[crazyjim]

Excellent. Quite a bit of kit bashing involved. How do you keep track of all the different parts from different kits?

[Dennis Lacy]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

How do you keep track of all the different parts from different kits?

I'M SICK!

[sobpinstriping]

i like it a lot, i really dont like rat rods (some of you guys on here do a good job making em,) but i love a good old school style hot rod and you nailed it

cheers

mat

[Dennis Lacy]

i like it a lot, i really dont like rat rods (some of you guys on here do a good job making em,) but i love a good old school style hot rod and you nailed it

cheers

mat

Thanks! It seems like almost every build I've seen of the '34 PU in recent times has been either a ratrod or had proportions inspired by ratrods. I wanted to do a traditional Hot Rod, yet in a non run-of-the-mill color scheme.

[stevegt738]

Thanks! It seems like almost every build I've seen of the '34 PU in recent times has been either a ratrod or had proportions inspired by ratrods. I wanted to do a traditional Hot Rod, yet in a non run-of-the-mill color scheme.

And you have nailed it perfectly, well done.