The Rodfather - Photo Added 9/22/13

[TooOld]

On 9/2/2013 at 1:25 PM, Skip said:

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.

Thanks very much Skip and I apologize for not answering sooner .

You're right about those two piece tires , they are absolutely awful ! I got lucky and found a set of Goodyears that are the same size as the kit tires and they are a definite improvement .

Speaking of the movie being released about the same time , I was playing around and came up with this photo .

What do you think ?

Edited February 25, 2020 by TooOld

[jbwelda]

that is SO nice, I don't think I have ever seen one built much less built like that! beautiful!

[Speedfreak]

Beautiful car man! Inspirational build to say the least. It's got character and just screams fun! Thanks for sharing your work.

[TooOld]

Thanks guys ! I appreciate the comments .

[Chuck Most]

Love it! That thing just screams '70's to me... but in the best way possible.

[TooOld]

Love it! That thing just screams '70's to me... but in the best way possible.

Thanks Chuck !