1937 humpback ford

[wcbrown]

this is the ONLY non racing car i have ever built. a local guy has the 1:1 i jut thought it was sweet.

Edited May 5, 2012 by wcbrown

[Harry P.]

Nice and clean! Looks alright to me!

[Badluck 13]

Looks like you need to build more "Non Racing" cars!!!,beautiful!!!!

[Jantrix]

Can you tell us a bit how you accomplished the "humpback" portion of the body?

Really nice work.

[bsoder]

Very nice.. B)

[Art Laski]

Bill,

Nice job! Was this a resin conversion? I've been looking to build a 37 humpback for my father-in-law since he owns one, but the only resin body I located was a bit pricey for me. I have a die cast I may modify, but was curious what you used.

thanks,

Art

Edited May 2, 2012 by Art Laski

[TheCat]

nice clean job.

[wcbrown]

thanks guys!! this was an OLD mad dogs resin kit, it was in BAD, i mean B A D shape, warped. uneven thickness. it took a lot of finessing to fit the monogram donor chassis. i am not sure if they are still in business, anyone that i talked to that worked with their products had horror stories. i was trying to download some engine shots last night. they wouldn't "finalize" for some reason. i'll see if i can get more up. i had this displayed at a regional IPMS in pittsburgh awhile ago and there was a guy that just kept walking up to the model, fine toothing it, backing off, and then repeating. i thought it was odd finally he asked who the builder was and i introduced myself, HE was the guy that painted the 1:1 car!!! he asked where i got the paint that it was spot on! really cool i came up with that shade through trial and error, and a LOT of luck. a blend of pactra paints, the engine block IS actually rose, the owner told me he didn't have any other paint at the time, and the chassis is a metallic grey. i will also try and get some better side views, boyd coddington wheels

[crazyjim]

Most excellent and so SHINY :)

[Guest]

That's a cool '37! Do you have any more photos? I would like to see a dead on side shot of it.

[wcbrown]

i'll get some more shots, i just bought a new digital camera last month and like a knucklehead the resolution was WAY to high to download here.

i did everything on this he did! the side mirrors were from a caprice, so are these, the front buckets from a fiero, ditto, i'll try to get some interior shots also i know those are almost impossible.

Edited May 2, 2012 by wcbrown

[outlaw035]

very niceeeeeeeeee...

[Grumpa]

Looks like you need to build more "Non Racing" cars!!!,beautiful!!!!

I've got to agree with Mike....you need a to add a few "Rods" to your repertoire! Nice looking build.

[rmvw guy]

Nice job on the car and a good story to go with it! I've owned a 1:1 coupe and a flatback. Revell should make a humpback next. Right after I converted a flatback to a coupe they came out with the coupe.

[hotrod59f100]

Beautifully done. I seen a 1,1 one of these done up in the 90s just like this.

[krazyglu]

I recognized this model right away and confirmed that it is in the Scale Auto '98-'99 contest annual. It caught my attention because both the style of car and color are different and I don't think I have ever seen another since. You have a really clean build style, I like the added details and the flawless paint work.

[Eshaver]

I need to run down my former business partner . He had a 1936 Hump back . Ya'all are pretty close as his car was very similar to you're model . Great work too ! Ed Shaver

[PARTSMARTY]

VERY COOL BUILD OF A GREAT CAR-CONGRATS.!!

[Jon Cole]

i'll get some more shots, i just bought a new digital camera last month and like a knucklehead the resolution was WAY to high to download here.

i did everything on this he did! the side mirrors were from a caprice, so are these, the front buckets from a fiero, ditto, i'll try to get some interior shots also i know those are almost impossible.

If you use a photo host site such as Fotki, it will automatically resize for you, and you will always have an easy to access photo album(s).

Nice Ferd, btw! (Ford, Ferd, Ord, whateer!)

[mickey1938]

Those old Fords are Favorite Cars of all time, but I really did like the sound os a Flat Head with Dualos, this Hot Rod looks like a 1970 type Hot Rod were they Painted everything to match.

A job well done, I love it!!

mickey1938

[wcbrown]

thanks for the compliments everyone. it sure was a fun build there were some fit issues and lot's of cussing! i think i logged around 450 hours in this all told.

[Draggon]

Wow, thats nice. Unusual style these days, makes is very dated, therefore very cool! I think the monochrome pastel fluffy style is pretty nice now. I love it!!

[Duntov]

I really like this one a lot. I live North of Atlanta and this time of year you see these cars running up and down I-75 every weekend.... You really caught the look and feel with this one... great job!!!

Regards

Bill (Duntov)