jdcar32 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 jeepers peepers this is amazing and so many questions , like battery terminals , where do you get those ,, and all that little detail stuff , wow unreal build Anne "all that detail stuff" is from a pile of Evergreen sheet styrene, stretched plastic sprue, and an assortment of old kit parts. The only aftermarket item is the radiator cap and some of the wires. It's fun to scratch build stuff. Get a picture of the detail you need and get creative ! Thanks and have fun..........JD
John Goschke Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Nice work on this one! Was the Lincoln 430 really an option on the '59 Ford? I know it was available (though relatively rare) on the Thunderbird, but have never seen any documentation that it was a factory option in the Ford.
jdcar32 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 Nice work on this one! Was the Lincoln 430 really an option on the '59 Ford? I know it was available (though relatively rare) on the Thunderbird, but have never seen any documentation that it was a factory option in the Ford. I have a Consumer Guide / Collectible Automobile Quarterly from the 80's with a feature article on the '57, '58, '59 Fords that mentions the 430 as an "unadvertised" option. Admitidly I'm a little sceptical also, I've read a lot of automotive references in my 60 years and this was a new one on me. I suppose during Detroits official racing boycott going on some "skunkworks" versions may have been available. The chassis would have accepted a MEL series motor, the similar Edsel used the MEL engine family.
John Goschke Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Thanks Jon, I'll have to see if I have that Collectible Auto. Interesting if true. The '58 Edsel Citation and Corsair were built on the Merc chassis and body shell and were the only Edsels to use the MEL engine. '59 Edsels used the FE.
tomsheehy Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Holy Thing of Beauty. Great job, among the best. But, the Resin caster is Tom Coolidge, not Hoover.
bbowser Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Awesome model. I'm blown away by the underside detail and the clean paint and foil work. Just outstanding!
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 Truly outstanding, inspiring, beautiful, over-the-top fine.
jdcar32 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Posted March 16, 2013 Holy Thing of Beauty. Great job, among the best. But, the Resin caster is Tom Coolidge, not Hoover. I stand corrected, sorry Tom !
drifterdon Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Very Impressive build. You really captured the look of a great old Ford.
Ford guy Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 Jon, great build! Very clean, great choice in colors, great detail, awesome chrome. Roy
PARTSMARTY Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 ONE OF THE COOLEST CARS I'VE SEEN-OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!
bogger44 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 That is crazy cool. Stellar work Jon, very impressive!
charlie8575 Posted March 19, 2013 Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) That is gorgeous! How did you cut open the resin doors without cracking the body? That to me would seem all but impossible. As to the 430...if it wasn't an "unadvertised" option as CA says, and they usually have pretty decent research, I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being a "dealer installed option" in more than a few instances! Charlie Larkin Edited March 19, 2013 by charlie8575
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