Doug Bowen Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 This weekend my wife and I saw a "wine" colored 1:1. So I decided to take the step of starting the "rebirth" of my '64 Falcon. First put together 50 years ago. (I was 15!!) Now in the Purple Pond. wish me luck. D
PappyD340 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Good LUCK I will be watching this one, my favorite falcon!
Doug Bowen Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 I just did some investigation on the wine color we saw on the 1:1. Turns out to be "Vintage Burgundy" which is actually a '66 color. Just love it.
charlie8575 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 That is a pretty color. '64 had Heritage Burgundy, which is a little lighter, if I remember my paint chips right. Either way, great color choice. Charlie Larkin
Doug Bowen Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 Wow...I just got my old Falcon out of the purple pond. Never used any paint strippers at all before. This stuff really worked nice. The body and bumpers/grill came out like it was fresh out of the box. NOT the same story for the interior, though. I can't remember what that 15 year old sprayed on the interior. Must have been something my Dad had lying about. Guess I'll try 90% denatured alcohol...but it looks as though the surface has been "lacquer" attacked. We'll see. D
66belair Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 I like that old kit,it seems a lot more in scale the the new one.
Dale W. Verts Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Looks like a neat project to attack. Good luck with it! Dale
slusher Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Very cool and nice old model to have. If the alcohol does not work you can try brake fluid...
JTalmage Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 You could have posted pictures of the body and grille/bumper and told me it was a brand new kit and I would have believed you! Amazing what purple power will do... I'm sure I'll get to needing it one day.
geemoney Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 I too, have that model! I too, have had it for 50 yrs! your looks way better than mine! 30 years ago I saw a convert for sale for 30 bucks, it was built and nasty, wish I had bought it!
Doug Bowen Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 That fact that it cleaned up so nice speaks to the reality that as a 15 year old I simply ripped it out of the box and blew some paint on it!!! No prep work at all!
Maindrian Pace Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Great resto project! I've had a 1:1 '64 Sprint for most of the last 30 years. Here's one that I had in the mid '80s: This one sold five years ago and went to Australia: The current project: You might say I like these, even more than Foxes. -MJS
Doug Bowen Posted May 10, 2014 Author Posted May 10, 2014 Mike...the red one has American Racing wheels on it, I believe. THAT is what I am going to find and use on this build. (black spokes/centers) I really never could latch on to the "dubs" look of today. I know that big diameter rims and small radial sidewall dimensions handle better because of less flex...but I really LIKE the looks of a 15" rim with a lot of "sidewall"... You don't have to call me old-fashioned...just call me OLD! (my real life '64 Studebaker has plain rims and "dog dish caps", for cryin' out loud!)
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