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These two mild custom pickups (1/18 scale) were built a few years ago using typical custom trends of the late 50s and early 60s, including louvered hoods and tailgates, white custom interiors, lowering, chrome steelies with wide whites, custom exhaust (polished aluminum tubing), snap-on tarps over the pickup beds, custom paint etc.

The '53 Ford also has a fully plumbed/wired 4-carb (incl linkage) Desoto Hemi, custom tube grill, canted quad headlights and fenders, sunken antenna, rolled rear pan etc.

The '49 Ford uses an Olds engine with six strombergs, running board mounted antennae, custom tail-lights and an added rear bumper.

The carpets are white felt, the tarps use pin-heads as the snaps, and the Merc style hubcaps are made from fabric snaps found in craft stores.

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Love all three, but my favorite is the first. Great details throughout and you do have a great eye for that "traditional" look. Thanks for sharing your eye candy with us. Looking forward to more.

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Sweet looking old trucks! That year Ford was like an artists dream of a starting point! B)

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Absolutely gorgeous models. I love the "traditional" Custom look, which is what I also try to do with my Customs. I love the sunken antenna and the subtle pinstriping. Your chassis and engine detail is outstanding. You are definitely a talented modeler. I'm also gonna look for those fabric snaps for hubcaps. My daughter has been trying to get me to go with her to Jo-Anne Fabrics to look at stuff I might be able to use for models...... Now I'll definitely be going there with her. Great work Clifford.

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What beautiful Fords! I like the Stock F100 most - pretty color.

From your Customs the 49er is my favorite. Looks awesome and give me impressions for my coming buildup of mine.

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