Posies Orange Krisp

[hobbybobby]

1955 Ford Long Roof Station Wagon

Posies’ Orange Krisp

Ken "Posies" Fenical has always keyed on the word "statement" when he builds a car. We actually never thought Posies’ flair and style would cross paths with a Piggly Wigglyin’, grocery-gettin’, Cub Scout haulin’ station wagon. It’s sort of like trying to picture June Cleaver slipping into Pamela Anderson’s thong bikini. Now there’s a statement. But a tuck here, an adjustment there, and one never knows how an image might present itself.

This very clean and stock 1955 Ford wagon (technically called a "long roof") first presented itself at a car wash with a "For Sale" sign in the window. Surprisingly, Posies kept passing by the car waiting for the price to come down. He waited four months and finally pounced on the car with money in hand.

Another month passed by, and Posies started to get a twitch every time he walked by somebody cutting on a body panel. He knew it was time to go to work on the wagon. First things first, so Posies went to work upgrading the chassis and improving the stance of the car. Fatman Fabrications goodies up front and Posies springs in the back seemed to do the trick. Posies replaced the original roof with a skin from a 1958 Edsel. This took much of the roundness out of the car. A Ford Motorsport SVO 351 was placed under the now-uniquely vented hood along with a number of Ford Motorsport cooling goodies.

Other subtle styling changes include the addition of a second stainless moulding blended to run underneath the original. The fuel door was even moved to maintain continuity. All stainless was polished to a high gloss, as was the Special PPG "Orange Krisp" paint, which coincidently has the same name as the car. Mouldings for the B-pillar were also custom-made similar to the ones used on the 1956 Ford Park Lane wagon.

Inside on the B-pillar, matching mouldings accent the simple but slightly wild interior. Posies made the interior comfortable and functional. He also likes it cool and quiet, so Dynamat and High-Performance Coatings played a heavy role in achieving those goals. Actually, the coolest part inside is the Alpine GPS (Global Positioning System) mounted in the dash. Posies says he will never get lost and can find every Piggly Wiggly or hot rod shop in the country. He may also be dialin’ in various toy shops, looking for the possible Ertl die-cast version of the Orange Krisp.

This is one of the 1999 Ertl American Muscle - Die-cast Model Kit Nr. 30152 - DISCONTINUED "CUSTOM SHOP" EDITIONS and was prepainted in orange, with tan, black and chrome plasticparts.

I built this one a few years ago and I have only changed the wheels, and lowered the whole a little, here and there a little more color in the detail, and here it is:

Hope, you like it.

[kingiguana]

Nice rod, now, if only we could get one of these in plastic.

[slusher]

Nice rod, now, if only we could get one of these in plastic.

l agree..

[crazyjim]

Gorgeous build and SHINY :)

[Danno]

Nice.

[Tompidom]

Really cool man, Love the color with the interior and wheels!

[outlaw035]

good look'n wagon...like the color and the interior detailing is awesome....

[Albie D]

Really nice.

[PappyD340]

Very NICE grocery getter!!

[Chris White]

Very nice

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice! Wagons are cool. I wish we had more kits of them.

Sam