Chuck Most Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 First off... my apologies for the poor quality of these pics! I took them shortly after I finished the model in 2005- the only camera I had back then was a cheap little Vivitar point-and-shoot digital. I stumbled onto these images today while clearing some old memory cards. The model has been in my grandfather's possession ever since it was finished, and he's owned the 1:1 for over four decades. My skills weren't what they are now, so I just did what I could to convert the AMT kit to '59 specs, at least visually. I seem to remember robbing the quad headlight bezels from an AMT '53 F-100 custom grille, and I made the '58-'60 style side spear trim from scraps of plastic. The 1:1 has a square fuel tank on the driver's side, but I used the kit-supplied round one, and left off the passenger' side tank. The white cab/black chassis/red bed are faithful to the 1:1, it is missing the "Maple Wood Farms" lettering in red on the doors- I just couldn't pull that off at the time. His truck is a Custom Cab, so it has a white steering wheel, as all the early Custom Cab C-Series trucks did early on. I left the 534 engine and Allison trans intact, though the real truck has a 292 Y-block and a manual transmission. The 1:1 usually had solid sides on the stake bed- it was used to haul grain to the elevator, but after they stopped lifting trucks he got another truck with a hoist and this was promoted to "stock boy" duty... hauling seed and fertilizer to the field. It was sometimes used to transport old tractors- back when his health was better my grandfather almost always had an old Fordson in the shop being restored. Like my grandfather, the '58 is semi-retired now, it spends its days in a shed with some of the other trucks and tractors he's used/restored over the years.
Bison Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Nice looking ford you've got there. Like to hear the story of your grandpa and all of the memories that you have with him and the truck. Good job.
slusher Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Good looking model Chuck. Thanks for sharing the model and story...
towman1271 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Nice job.. Always something special about tribute builds
disabled modeler Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Same from me....nice work and a great reason to build it. I have wanted to do some of the family owned ones too...just got to find them first.
Chuck Most Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks guys! I realize there's one other thing I didn't do- his truck has a bench seat, but I left the buckets in this one.
Filter Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 i love the C-600s even if the pics are blurry i can see its a nice model!
Chuck Most Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 Maybe I'll get some new pics... now that Heller is bringing out a 1:24 Ferguson tractor I might have to build one and park it on the back of this, seeing as how he also owns a Ferguson 35.
gatorincebu Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 One heck of a nice model. And a fitting tribute to your Grandfather! Be Well Gator
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