The Roswell Rod

[TooOld]

Been working on this for a few months and finally finished it . It's an original creation by Fritz Schenck who designed and built it emulating Ed Roth's style , he even used wire and plaster to construct the body before covering it with fiberglass !

Here's an article describing the car : http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/0601rc_roswell_rod/

And a link to his site with some more photos : http://spritzbyfritz.com/

I used the resin body parts from a kit that Fritz sells but I used parts from a dozen different kits to build the engine and chassis . I scratchbuilt the 4 - link rear and coil - overs and the finned brake drums are from Scenes Unlimited .

The paint is a mix of Yellow and Tangerine with a little pearl added . I finished it with two coats of Future .

So here's the finished build . . . I hope you like it !

Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld

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Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld

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Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld

[Matt T.]

Beautiful build, Bob! Very cool.

[Art Laski]

Very cool! Nice work!

[Belugawrx]

Too Cool!!

[RatRod]

It is soooooo much better this go round Bob!!!

[BLOODBANE]

That is great. Nice build.

[cobraman]

Very,very cool !

[slusher]

Very impressive Bob, beautiful paint and detail..

[TooOld]

Beautiful build, Bob! Very cool.

Thanks Matt !

Very cool! Nice work!

Thank you Art !

[TooOld]

Too Cool!!

Thanks Bruce , I'm glad you like it !

[TooOld]

It is soooooo much better this go round Bob!!!

Thanks very much John !

So that everybody knows the story . . . I finished this about 3 - 4 weeks ago but painted it a nasty looking reddish orange . It got very positive responses but I had to repaint it the correct color before I was happy with it .

[PappyD340]

Very COOL build!!

[Chitown]

Man, that is really nice!

Awesome paint, great detail and clean.

I love a good show rod!

[Danno]

Wow! Most excellent.

[TooOld]

That is great. Nice build.

Thanks !

[TooOld]

Very,very cool !

Thanks Ray !

[TooOld]

Very impressive Bob, beautiful paint and detail..

Thank you very much Carl ! This is my last show rod for a while . . . I'm starting another El Camino which should take a few months to finish .

[Dinky]

Lovely little beauty, you did a great job on this one!

[crazyjim]

Spectacular build, Bob. I love the SHINY :)

[TooOld]

Very COOL build!!

Thanks Pappy !

[TooOld]

Man, that is really nice!

Awesome paint, great detail and clean.

I love a good show rod!

Thanks very much Scott !

This is my first show rod in a very long time and it was a fun build .

[TooOld]

Wow! Most excellent.

Thank you Danno !

[ratdoggy]

Very nice. Fritz (the builder/owner) is a good guy I met him at the Cleveland IX center and spoke to him for probably a half hour (we are both from Long Island) about how we don't miss living there anymore.