shucky Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 My friend sent this over to me. Its the real deal 65 Ford Falcon "Wild Child" FX drag car. AWESOME. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Falcon-WILD-CHILD-WILD-CHILD-Rankin-Ford-s-1965-A-FX-FALCON-HOTROD-/230550488224?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35ade144a0#v4-39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfarmboy Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 How could ya put a value on those pix? I saved them all. Good drag history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 How could ya put a value on those pix? I saved them all. Good drag history. Same here. Nice reference material! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Cullinan Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I ran into this the other day on the Bay,it was out of my range though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 a very interesting and cool car member here Oldman23 is building or was some replicas of this car i believe. Yes- complete with detailed carb linkages and in-scale, working window mechanisms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Is it me, or did the front axle not look right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman23 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 The front axle was twisted. These photos were taken during the restoration process. The axle was bent from all the wheelie stands so it was pulled and sent out and straightened. I'm currently building 2 Identical Falcons along with the trailer and the 66 Ford F-100 that pulled The Wild Child For Joe Germann. I have close to 500 photos of the car and I am building these as detailed replicas of the 1:1 car. When complete I will have over 2000 hours in the project. I've seen the Wild Child up close and in person. You just have no Idea of the power of a SOHC motor until you hear it run. Did you see the pictures showing the 3 1/2 inch collectors coming off the headers? That is sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Are decals available for us to build a replica of the Wild Child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman23 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Everyone I sent Joe an email and asked him point blank At 07:22 PM 11/17/2010, you wrote: Hi Joe are you really selling Her? Ernie Here is his reply No, not really. Joe Bortz who has a huge collection http://bortzautocollection.com/ posted that. I set a huge reserve so it would not sell. I really have no interest in selling the car but I let Joe toss it out there to test the market. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman23 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Southern motorsport had some a few weeks ago try googling Model King Wild Child and see what pops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I was going to put in a bid, but my garage is already full and I really don't want to park it in the driveway with winter coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Oldman, do you have any pics of your Wild Child projects? I'd sure love to see 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUSIONBOY Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Are test drives avalible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I see that there was a request to see this Model King Falcon kit built. A number of years ago I built that kit. I made a few modifications to the kit. I opened and hinged the doors, added the safety net to the driver window and completely modified the engine intake system. I did some research on the computer and found a number of photos of the car. The kit supplied the fuel injection stacks for the engine only, if I remember correctly. I preferred the dual carburetors with the dual plenums and the long intake hoses. I scratch built the plenums and the hose. Two other points…..at the time I did this car, I ran out of the photo-etched hood pin rings so I painted the rings on with the intention of dropping the photo-etched ones on when I got more…I got more, but just haven’t gotten around to doing it. Also, the dashboard supplied with the kit is wrong in front of the driver. I knew it was wrong, but didn’t bother to correct it as the interior is black and it is dark in there….and, this was never a “highly detailed†build for me, so I just didn’t want to invest the time in that modification. The body was painted Viper Red and the top was painted appliance white. The decals came from the kit as did the wheels and tires….again, if my memory serves me. The carwas top coated with Future once it was decaled and dry. Most likely, I would never have posted these pictures….but since there was a general request…here they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 I'll be damned she ran in St Thomas, and was Canadian built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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