Dad's '40 - What should I do with THIS?

[afx]

I would cleanup the back edge of the cab (like the leftover pieces of yellow plastic which may have come from the Willys panel van) so that it looks like it was cut from an original body. I would absolutely leave the paint as is. I would build a truck and trailer and load the body sections on the trailer as if they where being taken back to a hot rod shop to be used in a restore or a cool new future project. Maybe make at beat-up flathead engine, maybe some wheels or some other parts and put it in the bed of the truck as if the '40 was a field find.

Your tow vehicle could be a resto-moded '40 Ford pickup or something else cool.

Edited March 6, 2014 by afx

[Baugher Garage]

Thank you ALL for so many really great suggestions! For now, it'll just keep its place in the "barn" until inspiration hits. I like a lot of the ideas from strapping it to a flatbed on its way to the shop (I've got a cool '40 pickup to tow it) to building some form of rat rod. Either way, the paint will stay as is.

Keep modeling my friends!

[Skip]

I would cleanup the back edge of the cab (like the leftover pieces of yellow plastic which may have come from the Willys panel van) so that it looks like it was cut from an original body. I would absolutely leave the paint as is. I would build a truck and trailer and load the body sections on the trailer as if they where being taken back to a hot rod shop to be used in a restore or a cool new future project. Maybe make at beat-up flathead engine, maybe some wheels or some other parts and put it in the bed of the truck as if the '40 was a field find.

Your tow vehicle could be a resto-moded '40 Ford pickup or something else cool.

I like your idea, it preserves the past, honors Mike's Dad's work and gives a glimpse to what he was thinking when he originally built it. It's the best of both worlds, using the parts in a current model, preserving them for display, and the story behind them. I just might do something like this with some of my Uncle's model parts.

FYI - My Uncle bought me my first model, took me with him to the Drags for the first time, Auto Show in Seattle... I guess that's the reason I am big on honoring his memory.

[afx]

I like your idea, it preserves the past, honors Mike's Dad's work and gives a glimpse to what he was thinking when he originally built it. It's the best of both worlds, using the parts in a current model, preserving them for display, and the story behind them. I just might do something like this with some of my Uncle's model parts.

FYI - My Uncle bought me my first model, took me with him to the Drags for the first time, Auto Show in Seattle... I guess that's the reason I am big on honoring his memory.

Glad I could help Skip. I would love to see pictures of your build when its done.

[Duntov]

Put it up on some old plastic AMT blocks (found in many old kits) --- mount it in a plastic display case and put your dad's name on it (maybe his photo in the back of the case ---- keep it forever --- it is too cool to mess with !!!

[Baugher Garage]

For now, I loaded it on a flatbed and hauled it to the shop...

[slusher]

Looks cool in the barn and on the flatbed...

[hemi]

I think its in the perfect spot in the above picture.if I may suggest add something soft between the door and the chain to prevent the doors from being damaged(not really but you get my point).seems as though the old girl is off to the shop to get a new lease on life..

[Wonderbread Kustomz]

Now that I see it sitting in the barn like that, I. Think it looks perfect that way... Hell, I'd try to find build a rusted rolling chassis and put it next to it with some dirty whitewalls and leave it like someone was trying to do a ground up resto...

[Ira]

Looks Great on the Flat Bed!