MarkJ Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 I decided to look at the pictures I have again of the car and in one of them you can see the very top of the drivers seat. It is rounded at the top so it can't be the bench seat that came with the 61 Ford Starliner. I was trying to think of what seat Holman and Moody would use if they did not use the bench seat and I remembered that they used a Thunderbird in 1959. I'm starting to think that they took the bucket seat from the 59 Thunderbird and used it in the 61 Ford Starliner. The 1959 Thunderbird bucket seat is rounded at the top. Just speculation on my part but it kind of makes sense that they would use it. It was also probably used in Joe Weatherley's 1960 Ford that he drove for Holman and Moody in 1960. Again I have no proof just speculation.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Seems entirely possible that they would have swapped seats (less weight). They were getting much more sophisticated by 1961 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Seems entirely possible that they would have swapped seats (less weight). They were getting much more sophisticated by 1961 . Bruce, a guy told me on another forum that the police package for the big ford in 1961 came with thunderbird bucket seats covered in fairlane 500 trim which was the cheapo trim by 1961. I'll bet that explains why they had buckets in the car. If you were Holman and Moody you could probably order any way you wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 I googled 61 Ford police package and found an advertisement for it. I had to save it and blow it up . But it showed in the options bucket seats were available to give more head room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 I did some more work on the seat and the interior tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Floyd 2 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 cool project!!! Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 Did some sanding on the seat and added some more putty. Will keep shaping and adding putty till the seat some what resembles the refrence picture I found for a 61 Ford Thunderbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think its ready for primer and then the final sanding, I need to add a bolster to the right side of the seat that the drivers used to lean against in the turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Did some more interior work. I find it helpful to put wire inside the 3/32 inch tubing when fabricating the roll cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) Mark, is the wire so the tubing doesn't collapse on itself at the bend, or to help hold the bend in place? Do you heat the bend to keep it? The cage looks good so far. Edited May 5, 2012 by bbowser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Some more wips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Mark, is the wire so the tubing doesn't collapse on itself at the bend, or to help hold the bend in place? Do you heat the bend to keep it? The cage looks good so far. Bruce, for both reasons. Also with the wire in place you dont have to heat the bend unless its at an extreme 90 degree angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Amazing what you have done with a simple curb side promo kit,I am enjoying watching this one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Amazing what you have done with a simple curb side promo kit,I am enjoying watching this one..... Thanks, Mike. It's been fun so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Nice build, Mark...I did a phantom '61 Nascar from a glue-bomb original convertible. I just cut the right seatback off and filled the smaller holes with styrene. They are fun to build the true 'stock' cars. Or at least they sure looked stock on the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Made the snaps on the tonneau cover thinner and began modifications to the grille and headlights to try to make it look more like the real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_m Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 very cool project! the tonneau cover looks great. keep `er goin. cheers bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Primed part of the tub and seat and did some more work fitting the grille to the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 This is looking fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I love that seat! This is going really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Man, this is great. Has everything that appeals to me: unusual subject, experimental techniques, lots of scratch-building, and historical research for accuracy. Really cool project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks, William. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Added padding to the roll bars. Used tubing that would fit over the roll bar tubing. Will fix the voids in the tubing with putty. Flat black should make them look like rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Some more rollcage pad work. Also working on scratchbuilt seat and shoulder harness buckles. It is very tedious work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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