Jantrix Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Picture if you will. Summer. 1977. A young man returns home from his part time job on his trusty Schwinn World Sport. 10 speeds baby. He's seen a movie called Star Wars a few weeks ago, and man it was unlike anything he'd seen before. The characters, the ships, the action. It made an impression. And man wasn't the Millenium Falcon the coolest hot rod of all time? With that thought in mind he continued down those old familiar back roads. A mile or so down the road he passed the house. You know the one. The one with 23 cars parked in the front yard, tarps over some of them and the rest just left to the mercy of the elements. For sale signs on most everything. But today there was something new. When he saw it, he stopped the bike. It was a '69 Mercury Cougar. It was pretty rough. No hood, some rust in the rear quarters. Four semi-inflated white walled radials. The engine was a mess but it was all there. And it was white. Any other passerby would have seen a hunk of junk, but not this young man. He saw ...................... the Millenium Falcon, man. With a smile on his face, he rode on, but he knew that before dinner time, he'd be back here with his check book. Because some things are just meant to be. ---------------------------------- Okay enough of that. Here's my 70's street machine built with a Millenium Falcon theme. Mismatched hood, tired old white paint. A tunnel rammed Ford big block with lots of attitude. I raised the rear ride height to just give the tires the proper clearance without looking ridiculous. Just the way I liked them back in the day. I made some old school slapper-style traction bars, painted the requisite yellow. I had a blast building this. I hope you like it. I'll post up some chassis and under hood shots just as soon as I ............ find the bloody upper radiator hose. As always comments and criticisms are kindly welcome. You can't hurt my feelings so feel free.
Lunajammer Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Wait, didn't I see this cruising 10th Street, back in '77? June 24th I'm thinking, 8-ish. Looks like you covered all the bases Rob, nice work.
TooOld Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Great looking Cougar ! I had a couple of cars with rear tires like that , always liked the look !
Tom Geiger Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 Very cool build and I love the back story. Cars like that existed back in our era. Love the Bondo sponsor decal. And Iike the repaired spots, that's just like guys used to tape it off. But I can tell you're from Florida, not nearly enough rust for a Jersey car!
Chuck Most Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts.
roadhawg Posted May 9, 2013 Posted May 9, 2013 That's the coolest thing I've seen in quite awhile. Well done, I salute you!
Porscheman Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Excellent Build!!! The front fenders are still on, it's not a Chicago car.
Renegade Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Very cool period piece. Wheels and tires really complete the look. Great job.
Jantrix Posted May 10, 2013 Author Posted May 10, 2013 Boy that part was good and lost. But my son found it.
slusher Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Good story rob and cool build. l remember cars like that in the 70's of all brands running around in chicago..
Geno Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Great story and model. I remember Dad had a blue one when I was a kid. Wicked fast, we didn't have it long, a snow plow clipped it and totaled it.
zenrat Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 You got the priorities right. #1 wheels & tyres #2 engine... ...#99 paint
Jantrix Posted May 10, 2013 Author Posted May 10, 2013 You got the priorities right. #1 wheels & tyres #2 engine... ...#99 paint And #3. We got tunes. I added PE speaker grills in the kick panels and rear package shelf. Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm glad so many remember this style as fondly as I do.
W-Machine Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Very cool build and I love the back story. Cars like that existed back in our era. Love the Bondo sponsor decal. And Iike the repaired spots, that's just like guys used to tape it off. But I can tell you're from Florida, not nearly enough rust for a Jersey car! I'm with this guy. In the late '70s and early '80s there were a lot of clapped-out cars running around looking like this.
jeffs396 Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Excellent Rob! Just like the street machines we remember so fondly from our youth
David G. Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 If you grew up in the 70's you either owned a car like this, knew someone who did or wanted one so badly you could taste it. Excellent work! David G.
crazyjim Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Gotta hand it to you, Rob. Excellent build that brings back memories.
Guest Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Well done Rob! I like it! I like how you have the rear tires tucked in as much as possible. I would have never thought those wheels would suit this build, but they do quite well. Someday, I think you should build a "finished" version of it to go along side of it. Nice work!
Blown03SVT Posted May 10, 2013 Posted May 10, 2013 Bondo stickers right where the bondo has to be! I was a little kid in the early 80's and remember s hot rod beaters like this. Neat concept for a build.
Jantrix Posted May 10, 2013 Author Posted May 10, 2013 Jim, I know what it takes for you to say that about a weathered model. I really appreciate it. Thanks everyone for the ataboys.
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