Pearly Queen - '53 ford

[Lyle Willits]

Lindberg '53 Ford. Peaked hood with rounded corners. Revell '49 Merc bumpers ( rear bumper narrowed ), AMT parts pack grille bar.

Bullet tailights and surrounds, molded in, from Replicas & Miniatures. Scratch built lower pan behind bumper.

I made the skirts. Rear lowered using lowering blocks from sheet plastic. '59 Corvette wheel covers. Paint is Duplicolor Light Yellow with several coats of pearl. Top is Duplicolor Orange Mist, marbled by flaming some sprue and Tamiya Clear Orange.

Half-rounds used for tuck&roll door panels. Modified seats from Revell '48 Ford kit.

Flathead from kit. Intake and carbs from Revell midget racer kit. scratchbuilt stuff.

[David@MinidreamsInc.]

WOW what a nice custom sled ! If this was a real car i would to hit the strip and cruise it for awhile !

[Danno]

NICE!

Another real beauty, Lyle.

[cruz]

Very cool Lyle, I love that roof!!!!

[crazyjim]

A most excellent build, Lyle.

[stevehansen]

Purty Cool! Good Job

[MrObsessive]

Lyle you know I'm not much into customs, but that is SUPER COOL!

I love that "smoke effect" on the roof! That'll stand out at a show!

[Jim Gibbons]

That is just plain sweet! Wow.

[Foxer]

That baby is really nice! The paint I wouldn't think was great in a description .. but it is gorgeous!

[Scalper]

nice and clean,, nice paint job.

[Ron Hamilton]

Beautiful build. Makes me want a Orange Float!!!

[oldscool]

Veeeery niiiiiice! I love the marbled top. It reminds me of some type of old plastic. I think I built a Pyro Auburn made of plastic that looked like that. Anyway to get back on topic, that grille bar is perfect too.

gus

[Erik Smith]

I really like this build. Beautiful, beautiful colors. Everything on it looks awesome. I will definitely try my hand at the "smoke" technique. Nice.

[Steve Keck]

Lyle, please consider the following knowing I have to run the gaunlet to log onto the board. That being said I thought it was worth the effort to do so to compliment your work.

GREAT JOB!

I am not a student of the 50's customs but all the parts work together.

The chrome is great! Did you have it redone? The foil work is some of the best I've seen.

Isn't the dash finished like the roof? If so, then it's a nice way to tie the inside/outside together.

My only concern is allowing my girl to drag her behind across the rope piping on the upholstry. Her behind would fray it in a heartbeat!

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

Lyle, once again... Over the top! This is not quite the kind of custom that I was encouraged to embrace as a kid growing up in the era that I did so that's what I try to re-create, but I've always had a sweet spot for this type of cruiser. It had to be special to me, and this one really is. Freakin' great job , man!

[Dave B]

That is BEAUTIFUL. What a great job!!!

Dave B

[Sixties Sam]

Another typical Lyle Willits build - perfect! Outstanding work. Great colors and smoked roof. Love it!

Sam

[carrucha]

Sweet build. Cool paint colors. Well detailed and finished. Keep up the excellent work.

[W-409]

That's really sweet '53 Ford. I like that color on it, it's just perfect and that top looks very great! I like the interior too, and engine. Details are really great, and stance looks good. There are no any big mistakes on it, great job and keep these coming.

[djway3474]

Great Job!

[scummy]

G,day , i've been building models for years and NEVER seen a custom this smooth ! I even showed my wife who has NEGATIVE interest in models , as she sees them in her sleep ! even she likes this car . You've done an outstanding job on this car well done .

[BigEdsGarage]

Great job! The body mods, color combo and paintjob really work so nice together. And that flathead looks sweet in there too.

[Qwit Pushin]

Lyle,

Absolutely love it!! Looks like something straight out of an early issue of R&C. Color choices for both, exterior and interior, are perfect. You've inspired more than a few of us with this build - Well done!!

-Mike