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Post by mack2856 on Sept 6, 2023 19:23:47 GMT -5
Probably my most prized  survivor  probably my most prized survivor |
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Post by rickyc on Sept 9, 2023 19:49:54 GMT -5
  Bought this one at an estate sale, the box still has all the custom pieces and the wall hanger. All the chrome trim is done with paint. I will probably take it apart, give it a real good cleaning and leave it just the way it is. At the same sale also picked up an AMT '64 Galaxie complete with working headlights. The tires have pretty much eaten the wheels so that one is slated for a rebuild into a B/FX SOHC 2X4 powered drag car with 9.5' slicks. |
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Post by mack2856 on Sept 9, 2023 20:18:01 GMT -5
That’s a pearl 🚀
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Post by lo51merc on Sept 11, 2023 19:11:06 GMT -5
Nice 61 Ford! Just don't see these much at all.
Gary
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Post by ChrisV on Sept 17, 2023 3:58:33 GMT -5
Probably my most prized survivor probably my most prized survivor Very nice old build! Is it the Monogram "Drag Strip Hot Rod" with a "Green Hornet" engine? |
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Post by dodgefever on Sept 21, 2023 14:27:27 GMT -5
Bought this one at an estate sale, the box still has all the custom pieces and the wall hanger. All the chrome trim is done with paint. I will probably take it apart, give it a real good cleaning and leave it just the way it is. At the same sale also picked up an AMT '64 Galaxie complete with working headlights. The tires have pretty much eaten the wheels so that one is slated for a rebuild into a B/FX SOHC 2X4 powered drag car with 9.5' slicks. How I wish AMT had done a new tool'61 Starliner instead of the '60. :/ |
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Post by cturner on Sept 21, 2023 19:04:32 GMT -5
I have a couple of the convertibles. Need to build one!
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Post by lo51merc on Sept 23, 2023 9:09:52 GMT -5
Craig, let's see now. You have a couple of 61 Ford convertibles, and I have a couple of new tool 60 hardtops, I wonder if one of each could could be joined together. Just thinking.
Gary
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Post by cturner on Sept 23, 2023 9:18:38 GMT -5
Betcha they could. Got a 61 of any type there? Test it and see.
STILL need to get to that box with the 59/60 Buick in it!
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Post by skip on Sept 24, 2023 9:27:38 GMT -5
This, would have been a real "sleeper" had it been the real thing, supercharged (352,390 or better yet) 427 on skinny bias ply 60's rubber would have been a real handful to say the least! That said, would have been really fun to drive! I like how the builder plumbed up the pressure to the motor, makes me wonder if the carbs should have resided on top of the blower inlet or not. Hey, it's an original 60's model probably built by a Jr Hi or High School kid with at least a bit of understanding of the mechanics. (Most didn't build for extreme accuracy like today, that's what made some of these ideas so cool! Imagineering!) |
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Post by rickyc on Sept 25, 2023 14:09:16 GMT -5
That is a belt driven blower. The chrome pots on top of the engine are mounted directly on top of the carbs to provide the boost.
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Post by crazypainter on Mar 11, 2024 8:22:46 GMT -5
NEAT STUFF- I got some survivors I will post soon
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Mar 12, 2024 6:11:55 GMT -5
This, would have been a real "sleeper" had it been the real thing, supercharged (352,390 or better yet) 427 on skinny bias ply 60's rubber would have been a real handful to say the least! That said, would have been really fun to drive! I like how the builder plumbed up the pressure to the motor, makes me wonder if the carbs should have resided on top of the blower inlet or not. Hey, it's an original 60's model probably built by a Jr Hi or High School kid with at least a bit of understanding of the mechanics. (Most didn't build for extreme accuracy like today, that's what made some of these ideas so cool! Imagineering!) That setup was based on real world setups and was included in a few AMT kits at the time. Here is real one on a 57 T Bird. A good representation of that type of supercharger is in the AMT 57 Ford, and an even better one is in the Revell 57 Ford (stock car version)  |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Mar 12, 2024 17:21:38 GMT -5
Survivors are becoming a hot topic, especially on Dave Darby's Facebook group. I rarely find anything that will survive after I get to it lol I do have a bunch , but they are boxed up until I move.
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Post by crazypainter on May 21, 2024 8:22:41 GMT -5
it's great to see the old stuff--paint jobs are more normal like a 1:1 car -I see guys building 60's dirt track modifieds with dipped in syrup paint jobs--cars built years ago were not real glossy--But anyhow that's the breaks
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