1958 Ford

[Sixties Sam]

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

[Danno]

Good job!

[Beeg Juanito]

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]

Great looking '58 !

I missed this the 1st time around , sure am glad it came up again !

[Beeg Juanito]

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.