The Rodfather - Photo Added 9/22/13

[TooOld]

Nice.

Thanks Danno !

Edited August 12, 2013 by TooOld

[TooOld]

Excellent build.

Thank you Jim , I appreciate it !

[Chitown]

Way cool, very nice clean work!

I too had this kit back then, and the Canned Heat version of the Outlaw, without ever being aware of the original kits or the actual cars they reperesented. I just thought Revell was doing some really cool new street rods.

After all it was '72, I was only 12 and my automotive interests went no further than drag racing.

Those cartoonish slicks came from Revells' first attempts at funny car kits.

[TooOld]

Very nice detail/build work.

Thank you Mark !

['70 Grande]

I always liked the "mod, 1970's" decals in this kit; I wish somebody would reissue/reprint the decal sheet for my build using the reissued Tweety Pie. Nice. nice build!

[george 53]

Bob, with a nickmame like that, and buildin hot rods like ya do, i wouldn't call ya too old, I'd call ya 'just right" like that lil rod a yourn! GREAT job!

[Davewilly]

I like it! I had the kit back when it was new...Its on my to find again list of kits....it is one of my favorite T kits for some reason..

You did a great job on it!

[ChrisR]

Looks funky. Nice!

[TooOld]

Way cool, very nice clean work!

I too had this kit back then, and the Canned Heat version of the Outlaw, without ever being aware of the original kits or the actual cars they reperesented. I just thought Revell was doing some really cool new street rods.

After all it was '72, I was only 12 and my automotive interests went no further than drag racing.

Those cartoonish slicks came from Revells' first attempts at funny car kits.

Thanks Scott !

[Dr. Cranky]

So much charm and good looks to this one. I love it.

[mooneysober]

Very nice Doctor!

[TooOld]

I always liked the "mod, 1970's" decals in this kit; I wish somebody would reissue/reprint the decal sheet for my build using the reissued Tweety Pie. Nice. nice build!

Thanks Mark ! Keep an eye open , I see the decals on ebay quite often

[TooOld]

Bob, with a nickmame like that, and buildin hot rods like ya do, i wouldn't call ya too old, I'd call ya 'just right" like that lil rod a yourn! GREAT job!

Thank you George !

When my son ( now 37 ) was a kid he used to call me that ! I guess it just stuck .

[TooOld]

I like it! I had the kit back when it was new...Its on my to find again list of kits....it is one of my favorite T kits for some reason..

You did a great job on it!

Thanks Dave ! I had one back then too . . . it didn't turn out so good .

[TooOld]

Looks funky. Nice!

Funky ? Yeah , it was the 70's .

[Albie D]

SOOOO 70's and way cool man, you nailed it

Agreed!

[TooOld]

So much charm and good looks to this one. I love it.

Thank you very much Virgil !

[Daddyfink]

Groovy! I need to find me one!

[TooOld]

Very nice Doctor!

Thanks Dan !

[TooOld]

Agreed!

Thank you Albie , it is VERY 70's ! !

[mustangmodeler]

very nice and smoth..........i like the brake lines job excelent!!

[TooOld]

Groovy! I need to find me one!

Not easy to find ! You can use one of the other Revell T-Bucket kits and hunt for some decals .

[TooOld]

very nice and smoth..........i like the brake lines job excelent!!

Thank you very much !

[rmvw guy]

I don't remember the box but, you nailed it! Nice job!

[Skip]

Built that one back when it first came out as "The Rod Father" which was a play on the movie that came out right around that time; "The God Father". Those two piece rear slicks and front tires were the worst! If we had only known about using vinyl glue instead of Tester's Red Tube glue on them back then. At some point nearly every Revell two piece tire I ever installed on my models split down the seam from glue failure.

You did a great job on what would be by today's standards a finicky kit. Those wide rear tires are a perfect replacement for the originals, they're exactly what the Hot Rods were wearing when the Rod Father was released. Those decals are what makes this kit stand out from "Tweedy Pie". Recently picked up the latest reissue of "Tweedy Pie" brought back a whole flood of memories of building "The Rod Father" It was one of the last kits I built. Thanks for sharing your excellent build.