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Post by Bernard Kron on Jan 4, 2017 21:31:32 GMT -5
’32 Ford Fordor Jalopy Racer – Larned, KS. 1958Several years ago a fine modeler named Dave Zinn gave me a Hendrix resin ’32 Ford Fordor body as a bonus gift during a parts exchange. I always intended to do a jalopy build with it and now I’ve finally gotten around to it. The project was inspired by this terrific web site chronicling the JayCee Speedway in Larned, Kansas, a 1/4 mile track that was active in the 1950's: winfield.50megs.com/tripod/Larned/Larned_Speedway.htm . The body is designed to fit the AMT Deuces so I used an AMT ’32 Ford Phaeton kit as the basis. The hood, chassis and drivetrain are all from that kit with only minor modifications. The frame rails were painted Testors Acryl Gloss Green. The front and rear crash bars were fabricated from styrene rod and sheet, as was the interior roll cage. The interior body structure was also fabricated from styrene strip and sheet. The front wheels and tires are from an AMT ’40 Ford Tudor kit, and the rear tires and wheels are from a Revell ’40 Ford Standard kit with the whitewalls blacked out. The Revell ’40 Ford also provided the radiator. The paint is Duplicolor Wimbledon White on the upper half, the interior and the crash bars and wheels. The lower half of the body is Testors Daytona Yellow lacquer. The numbers and the green molding stripe are decals colored to match the frame rails. The sponsor names are also home-made decals and are fictitious businesses based on the region around Larned. This was great fun to do. I especially enjoyed the research involved and working in a subject that is relatively new to me. Thanx for lookin’, B.
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Post by spex84 on Jan 4, 2017 21:37:05 GMT -5
Pretty darn cool there Bernard! I think the extra interior structure detail really makes it. Funny that it's so clean, though...I wonder how long these cars actually existed in that state!
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Post by Dennis on Jan 4, 2017 23:04:48 GMT -5
Pretty neat! It definitely looks the part and has a very "agricultural" feel. I could imagine some Kansas farm guys building it after hours in the barn. Seeing you mention Dave Zinn makes me really miss him around here. Huge fan of his models and his unique style.
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Post by cycolacfan on Jan 5, 2017 14:04:36 GMT -5
That's a great build, really liking it.
Looks surprisingly similar to cars raced here in the UK around the same time, a lot of rare 1930s tin got raced at a time when people couldn't afford to run what were considered big V8s in England. Hard to imagine anyone racing a Lincoln Zephyr or even a Bentley sedan today...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 15:59:01 GMT -5
Great period build B. Very authentic details and overall "look".
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Post by RodBurNeR on Jan 5, 2017 17:05:40 GMT -5
Well not being a pro know it all on these, i would say you stayed within the time frame and well done!
Yeah wtf happened to Zinn? Sorry off topic.
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Post by Mr409 on Jan 5, 2017 17:29:11 GMT -5
You did a nice work on this one, as always! I don't know much about this type of race cars, but according to the old pics I've seen, this looks really period correct. Very nice job overall, especially considering how fast you built it. All of those interior details are looking great, and nice work with making those decals as well.
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Post by Plowboy on Jan 10, 2017 10:44:20 GMT -5
While I'm not a fan of jalopies, this is a really cool looking model Bernard! It has a very convincing look to it and the colors/decals are perfect for it! Nice work!
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Post by Ranchwagon on Feb 5, 2017 23:56:36 GMT -5
Great job, Bernard! Imagine my surprise opening this thread since I'm from Great Bend and Larned is about 10 miles away. Your sponsors are semi-fictitious since there is a Great Bend Co-op!
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Post by Bernard Kron on Jul 16, 2017 14:07:49 GMT -5
Broken Photobucket links repaired. Fpr now I'm only updating completed model pics. Updating w.i.p. links is just too huge a task! I'll update them on request...
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Post by skip on Jul 18, 2017 19:39:56 GMT -5
Bernard, Nice one! Looks like the "Fairgrounds Jalopy Racers" that used to run the dirt fairgrounds tracks here in western Washington when I was a kid. My Uncle used to take me and my older brother to the races all the time, didn't matter if it was the drags, destruction derby or jalopies we had a whole lot of fun watching them run. My Uncle is gone now too, so this brings back some fond memories of growing up in a better time!!
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