Lindberg 32 Ford Truck, good, bad or indifferent?

[oldcarfan]

I have been wanting to build a couple of '32 Ford pickups, one stock and one hot rodded. I know that the Lindberg kit is not well detailed, but can the cab and bed be used with the Revell '32 Coupe or maybe the '34 pickup to get what I want? Any opinions?

[Ace-Garageguy]

The Lindberg cab is chopped and sectioned, and has an incorrect line at the bottom of the doors/cowl that allows it to be channeled on the fender unit. The proportions are off, and the bed has no side detail whatsoever. This bronze one was restored from a gluebomb to pretty much out-of-the-box by "Mercury Flathead" on another forum. It's a very nice build, but it's not a particularly accurate '32 truck.

If you want to build a reasonably accurate '32 Ford pickup, you'd be better off starting with the '34 cab and box and building it up on Revell '32 frame and fenders, with the '32 grille and hood.

In reality (on the REAL vehicles) the '32 and '33-'34 Ford truck cabs are almost identical...the only differences being in the stamped reveal across the rear cab wall. The '32 Ford pickup is built on essentially a '32 car frame, which has a shorter wheelbase than the '33-'34.

HOWEVER...You can build a beautiful model from the Lindberg kit. This one is by Matt T, a member on this forum. It's been modified extensively, and there are more pix here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3443

Edited January 11, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[1930fordpickup]

If you do not mind working with Resin Norm at Replicas & Miniatures makes a 32 conversion kit for the Revell 32 kits. B-32A is the part number This kit has the Body, Pickup box , Fenders. Tonneau cover,Firewall, Interior door Panels, Seat, Floorboard and Dash. I think he sells another version but not sure what is in the kit though.

[Mark]

The Lindberg '32 pickup (the custom-only one, not the '34) was cribbed heavily from an AMT '32 Ford five-window coupe, and was designed around an electric motor. The Revell '32 chassis is a tight fit (you'll have to trim away a crossmember, the apron between the front fenders, and the molded-in gas tank cover from the Lindberg fender unit) but you can make it work. The engine block has some funky engraving that can be wiped off if you want to keep that engine (so it fits with the modified hood that's in the kit). It's cool, it has the look of an early Sixties East Coast or Miidwest rod. I wouldn't pay anywhere near full price for one, but I got mine as part of another deal so I haven't got much (if anything) in it. I was stumbling over Revell Deuce three-window kits at flea markets and shows for a while (as cheaply as $2 for sealed kits) so I've got a few of those to play with also. I'd probably do the Lindberg '32 to look like a late Fifties/early Sixties build, but with the updated chassis...like one of those rods that stayed in the same region, changed hands a few times, and got updated and used a lot...