Sixties Sam Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Great save of an old classic! I like the 58 Fords. Revell needs to tool one up similar to their great 57 sedan kit! Sam
Beeg Juanito Posted December 10, 2014 Author Posted December 10, 2014 You'll have to add your full name. Forum rule... BTW... a member since 2009 and just now your first post? It's about time! Model looks very good! Harry, I don't know what I'm doing wrong, But I can't find anywhere to sign my name!
TooOld Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Great looking '58 ! I missed this the 1st time around , sure am glad it came up again !
Beeg Juanito Posted December 11, 2014 Author Posted December 11, 2014 That is sooooooooooooooooo pretty!!!! Nice colors and it looks really clean. I have always really liked the '57 - 59 Fords and the '58 always seemed to be the least common. I like the black and white interior - these cars had such pretty interiors, upholstery fabric and colours and I just love the dash boards. I think the 57 is prettier inside then the '58 but I can handle either. Do you have any photos of the car before you redid it or at various stages of its life? I guess that you are now pretty happy that you didn't follow the trend back then and glue the custom parts onto it, eh? I have the same model sitting in front of me that I am trying to breathe new life into but it's a challenge, to say the least. I REALLY need a good roof for a '58 but that likely isn't going to happen, so I'll just have to pull a bunny out of my hat or something. It's challenges like the one that I have staring at me that really cause us to grow and hone our humble, limited skills, isn't it? I refuse to give up on the little car just to prove to myself that I can still tackle a project and finish it. I was very fortunate to get mine from a fellow forum member and after many months of it sitting around here in a stripped, disassembled state, I found the motivation to get at it and it is finally starting to look like a car again. Mine was less fortunate then yours as it had lots of custom stuff glued on and then chopped or broken off during it's life time and it experienced a few very heavily applied colour changes. Once it was stripped of the layers of paint and putty, it was no worse in many ways than I was expecting. I always assume the very worst with gooped up old glue bombs and sometimes, I am pleasantly surprised. Sometimes.. they are terminal and just too far gone for anyone to save like a '60 El Camino that I bought. But the worst part is that the roof is goofed and warped - not sure why, but it looks like some 1/25 scale yard apes were using it as a trampoline. Ah, but it's a challenge, but so far, a very rewarding one that I am truly grateful to have gotten. I hope it turns out even half as good as your car looks. Very, very well done - it needs to be showcased in the '57 - '59 Ford thread with more photos... Hey Gary, I posted some of mine,(Including) the old fiddy8 on your '57-'59 thread. Page 3-Check em out.
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