OK so what do we think about this kit?

FordRodnKustom Greaser Posts: 4,342	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 13:48:21 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FordRodnKustom on Mar 9, 2019 13:48:21 GMT -5 About TRaKability that is..... I'll be using this wheel set on it..
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Plowboy Greaser Posts: 1,312	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 16:22:05 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Plowboy on Mar 9, 2019 16:22:05 GMT -5 It reminds me of Gary's art deco '40 roadster. Just has a roof and different front end. I think in your hands, it should be good.
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OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 16:58:01 GMT -5

Post by Bernard Kron on Mar 9, 2019 16:58:01 GMT -5

Joel Laforet (djoe61) did one in 2015 that was posted here and accepted. He added an interior and rudimentary chassis (see: trakinscale.proboards.com/thread/17235/black-force-racer-bonneville ) :

A web seacxh turns up several projects where the builder tried to do them in a more traditional vein but very few apparently have ever been finished. Here's one from MCM which, except for the exaggerated slammed stance has some elements of a more traditional version:

I have one from which I stole the modern style wheels that I keep meaning to back date. I, too, think it can be done well and traditionally in your capable hands.

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OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 17:37:15 GMT -5

Post by spex84 on Mar 9, 2019 17:37:15 GMT -5

I think it can work if the car is back-dated a bit...the overall style out of the box is very neo-retro, like a Ridler award contender. Has some odd proportions, like the quarter windows, which Joel filled on his version.

Bernard--I like that slammed custom, a lttle blobby but clever use of the AMT '49 Ford optional bumper!

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OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 21:06:17 GMT -5

Post by robtrat on Mar 9, 2019 21:06:17 GMT -5

I've always liked the design of that car and started cutting one up when it first came out, but lost interest in part because of the strange plastic that it's molded in and mostly I was having scale issues while trying to source parts for a period kustom...although it has a low profile, that car is BIG, wide and long.

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mack2856 Greaser Posts: 649	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 9, 2019 21:47:51 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mack2856 on Mar 9, 2019 21:47:51 GMT -5 Stillwagon is killer builder I wish he was still hear.
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chepp Greaser Posts: 844	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 10, 2019 22:21:16 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chepp on Mar 10, 2019 22:21:16 GMT -5 It looks OK to me. Sectioning, chopping, stretching, simplifying, etc. are all traditional. Those wheels and tires look perfect for it.
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lo51merc Greaser Posts: 3,366	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 11, 2019 12:42:08 GMT -5 via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lo51merc on Mar 11, 2019 12:42:08 GMT -5 Heck, I might even buy one. A quick and easy custom build with a few easy changes and POP, right on the shelf. Gary
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FordRodnKustom Greaser Posts: 4,342	OK so what do we think about this kit? Mar 11, 2019 13:57:21 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FordRodnKustom on Mar 11, 2019 13:57:21 GMT -5 Thanks guys! Guess it's full stem ahead. Just need to decide on a good color for it.
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rickcaps55: Thanks Ed i have had this one for a long time got it as a kit that was stared but never got to it i have to say it was on the shelf for the last 15 years i guess it's time to get it going.!!! Jan 22, 2024 14:53:00 GMT -5

41chevy: Yeah I'm leaning towards the Torino as a Winfield /Starbird style idea car like the Ford Custom Caravan would have commissioned. Jan 23, 2024 13:53:42 GMT -5