1956 FORD VICTORIA CUSTOM AND DRAG VERSION: "Finished pictures posted"

[John Teresi]

Hello........thank you all for the kind comments.........I really do appprecieate them........I opened up the trunks and made some trunk beds.........thanks for lookiing.

[Old Coyote]

Your work absolutely amazes me Mr. T B)

[cobraman]

Looking good John. What's your method for opening trunks and doors, back of an xacto ?

[John Teresi]

Looking good John. What's your method for opening trunks and doors, back of an xacto ?

Hi Ray........I use a small drill bit and drill holes along the valley of the trunk. area.......then I cut around it with an xacto........thanks

[Mooneyzs]

oh Johnny boy... put some "Junk" in that Trunk.... Awesome job on it so far. I never would of thought to cut the trunk out like that I have always scribbed the trunk or door lines with my bare metal foil scriber or the back of an Xacto blade. Nice Job Brother!!

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Are you using a contour guage to get the right cut for the inner wheel wells? Or do you do the old cut to fit card stock, then when you get it right, transfer that to the styrene sheet?

[Greg Pugh]

Man-O-Man...I'm SO stoked about these builds! I'm ready!

[John Teresi]

Are you using a contour guage to get the right cut for the inner wheel wells? Or do you do the old cut to fit card stock, then when you get it right, transfer that to the styrene sheet?

Mark........yes, old cut to fit card stock ,then transfer........thanks

[OldTimer50707]

You make it look so easy. Amazing start.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice start.

[horsepower]

Not that I'll ever be able to build anything close to what you do, but I have a technical question about the rules in that "class 15", you said you couldn't use anything that was developed later than 1980, what I'm curious about is the use of Alclad II, wasn't it introduced after 1980? Or do they just group it's use as a paint?

[slusher]

Great work so far John.

[crazyrichard]

ooh whouw those are awsome !! curious on the rest !!

[Bill Edman]

lookin good cannot wait to see more

[10thumbs]

A wonderful model builder at work. Respect.

John, about "opening the trunk" as posted earlier....without messing up this thread, could you point me, or someone knowledgeable to a DIY on this topic? I don't know anything about this procedure. Ahem, Yes I do have a key that fits my trunk.

Michael

[Randy D]

Hi John,

Hot Dam, a John T two for one deal !!!!

Good looking progress my friend

Randy

[John Teresi]

Hello.......thank you all for the kind comments........I really do aprecieate them .........I hinged the trunks and made some trunk braces......I modified the drag version seats.......and made a roll bar and gas tank........I also modified the steering wheels and wind wings for both builds.........thanks for looking.

[John Teresi]

Few more WIP pics........thanks

[John Teresi]

and a few more ........thanks

[Joker]

Thanks for sharing your work in progress.

Like the new door vent window frames.

The interior work....wow just ...wow.

[1 bad55 stan]

Very nice work,i especially like the inner trunk details ,very cool.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice these are shaping up nicely.

[OldTimer50707]

John, your work always blows me away. Outstanding.

[Ira]

Great Progress John!

Real Nice Work...

[59 Buick]

Hi John really liking this build

Is it my imagination or are the finished interior shots missing?

Both cars look good, really like the custom although I am not sure of front bumper I feel it looks a bit heavy in the front. However, I will reserve my judgement until the model is finished with paint and alclad done

The trunk areas look great, will you be adding fuel/oil cans or tools etc, e.g.

Edited December 10, 2014 by 59 Buick