1934 Ford Coupe 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 an AMT ‘34 Ford Coupe. The body was channeled over the frame and a custom rear roll pan was created to bridge the gap from the rear edge of the body to the rear edge of the frame, which had everything behind the cross member cut off. The front edge of the stock hood was cut vertical and a Revell ‘32 Ford grill shell with the custom insert from a Lindberg ‘34 Pickup put in place of the stock ‘34 piece. The louvers from a stock AMT ‘36 Ford hood were grafted into the ‘34 hood sides and the hood top had its center hinge detail removed to simulate a one-piece top. The long, chrome headlights are the custom pieces found in the newest Revell ‘37 Pickup. The unusual front suspension from AMT’s modern tool of the Ala Kart show truck was fit to the front, while the rear axle from a Revell ‘32 kit was used with the stock ‘34 leaf spring, tube shocks and ladder bars made from several kit pieces. The wheels and tires are also from the Ala Kart. The small block Chevy with 4-speed trans and tubular headers come in the ‘34 Coupe kit while the valve covers, intake manifold and dual 4-barrel carburetors come from a Revell “Parts Pack†283 Chevy engine kit. The kit exhausts were also used but carefully bent to fit around the long ladder bars. The interior is all from the ‘34 Coupe with the sides and seat shortened to work with the channeled body. The stock dash and steering wheel were brightened up with bare metal foil on the instrument cluster, ash tray door, glove box door and horn button. Key Colors: Testors One-Shot “Root Beerâ€, Tamiya “Maroonâ€, “Pearl White†and “Semi-Gloss Black.â€

[randx0]

great kitbashing you brought it all together quite seamlessly. I like it.

[High octane]

Nice rod Dennis, great build.

[Agent G]

Now that's a great build. I just love the grill, it is unique and looks fanastic on this car.

Nice, real nice.

G

[Danno]

Very nice!