Old School With A Twist

[FenderMender]

I am fairly new to this forum but I built 1:24 models in the late 50s and early 60s with my brother. I was an early teenager then and I liked the hot cars of the times-hopped up Fords, Chevies, the hot rods and dragsters.

Below are two models that my brother and I customized during this time.

Just remember that the techniques and materials were quite limited in these early days and that my brother and I certainly were not anywhere close to professional modelers. BUT we did like 1:1 hot rods and custom cars of George Barris, Big Daddy Roth, etc.

I hope you will like the images of these two cars.

What do you think of these after 40+ years?

THANKS

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...B%3C%3B94ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3C278%3B9ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3C253%3C4ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...3B%3B8584ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C446%3B232...8%3B34574nu0mrj

[george 53]

Fender,man for a kid in the 60's you sure weren't afraid to experiment. The 32 is kinda different,but still kinda keepin with the trends of the day(remember the Beach Boys album with the blue scalloped 32 on the cover? kinda reminds me of that.) But the other one ,I see the Edsel grille and maybe the headlites,but grafting the fenders and hood from a 30's car onto a 50's body took ALOT of imagineation! Somehow in it's own weird way though it works.Bring those ideas into the 21st century and you'll probably be ok.welcome back!,George53.

[m408]

Great ideas, then and now. Duece sure looks Barris inspired.