1961 Chrysler New Yorker

[StevenGuthmiller]

High every body! I'm brand new here, so be gentle! This is my first post & my latest build. Most of what I've been building for the last couple of years has been restored curbside annuals. I love the subject matter & to be perfectly honest, I don't really miss detailing engines & chassis. Any way, this is a Johan 1961 Chrysler New Yorker that I picked up & restored. The paint is MCW but a custom mix. The interior has been detailed as much as possible without doing too many changes to the original tub. All done with paint & foil. The only exception is the period correct transparent steering wheel. The body has just been polished, foiled & detailed. Additions include Modelhaus tires & wire wheels. I tried to upload a "before" photo but the file was too large.

Steve

 

Edited April 24, 2018 by StevenGuthmiller

[slusher]

Beautiful model Steve.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Very nice!!

I also don't like detailing engines.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Just thought I'd post a couple of shots of the interior also.

Steve

[slusher]

Man, that looks great. Nice work. Welcome to the forum....

[PappyD340]

FANTASTIC build!! and BTW WELCOME to the forum!

[TooOld]

Absolutely gorgeous ! I think you're going to have a lot of fans here , quite a few members do exactly what you are doing .

Can you share how you tinted the windows , and how did you do the transparent steering wheel ?

[Guest]

Just beautiful! I would assume the steering wheel is a clear kit part he painted the details on. Welcome to the best car modeling forum around Steve!

Edited April 19, 2014 by midnightprowler

[unclescott58]

Very nice job Steve. And welcome. I hope to see more of your work.

Scott Aho

[bbowser]

Wow, awesome first post! Going to be tough to top that . Great job on a seldom seen car.

[Chris White]

awesome

[oldscool]

That is some outstanding work. Welcome and keep 'em coming.

[Helix]

Very impressive Steven!

[Roncla]

Thats a nice resto Steven. Its great to see the old models being bought back to better than new.

[dino246gt]

Beautiful rendition of that kit, welcome to the fun of the forum!

[crazyjim]

Welcome Steven. Gorgeous build in SHINY :)

[Jantrix]

I love it when someone new shows up and brings some killer work. Awesome!

[Prince Ital Mike]

Beautiful!!!

[508boricua]

Welcome Steve. That's one beautiful build!

[D. Battista]

Awesome craftsmanship..! Beautiful Job..! and Welcome Steve...

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks Every body! I appreciate all of the compliments. Just to answer a couple of your questions, To Bobs question about the window tint & the steering wheel. The window tint is nothing more than a mixture of Testors transparent blue & transparent green thinned for air brush & then a light coat sprayed on th inside of the glass. The steering wheel is a bit more complicated. I just cut off the top & bottom of the stock steering wheel & then replaced them with pieces of clear sprue that have been gently heated, stretched to the right thickness. & then formed over the appropriately shaped "mold". The bottom part, which is "squared" off, was shaped over a piece of wood that I had cut to the shape I wanted. ( I've done several of these over the past months as I've done several old Mopar restos along with a '61 Bonneville which also had a transparent wheel) The top part was just shaped over a wheel which was about the correct size. The tricky part is, the heating, stretching & shaping all has to take place in a matter of seconds before the plastic cools. Needless to say, getting it right may take several attempts. I'll post a few pics of some of the other steering wheels I've done. Thnks again guys!

Steve

[om617]

Very nicely done. Are the wheels Kelsey Hayes replicas,if so where did you get them?

[StevenGuthmiller]

Yes Tom. They're Mid to late 50s Chrysler wires. They're available from Modelhaus.

[Agent G]

SWEET!

G

[bondo bill]

i like it alot