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Post by aaronfurlotte on Nov 13, 2009 12:46:18 GMT -5
This is going to be a replica of a 1:1 hot rod that was built in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the late '50's. The car still exists and is currently being rebuilt. I recently visited the guy who owns this car (he's owned it since '63-'64) and he told me all about it's history. It was originally built in 1955-56. It was channeled 5'' and had a '32 ford truck grille and front fenders, bobbed rear fenders and a roll pan. The body was painted gold and had plexiglass top insert. It was owned by a few people before the current owner bought it in 1964. I won't mention his name though, for privacy reasons. He modified the car further to make it look better and perform better at the track. It was repainted purple, the truck fenders were replaced with chrome cycle fenders and the painted steel wheels were replaced with Raders and pinner whitewalls. The firewall was modified to fit a 327 which was set back 10%. The engine had a Man-A-Fre 4x2 manifold and custom made headers. He built the car to compete in gas classes, but at the first race it didn't meet the criteria, so it ended up in B/Altered. He raced the car at local tracks here in Nova Scotia and in New Brunswick and won several trophies. It hasn't been on the road since the late '60s because it was torn down and the parts were used to build a fiberglass bodied T. I'm going to replicate the car's '66-'67 appearance as close as possible. Information on this car is easy to get because the owner lives about 2 streets away, and i also know one of the previous owners too! Here's where I'm at right now.  I had to scratch build the car's inner structure   This shot shows the bobbed fenders and roll pan.  The ladders bars are scratch built. The owner remembered exactly what they looked like and drew this diagram.  |
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Post by RodBurNeR on Nov 13, 2009 14:41:35 GMT -5
nice work so far, gonna be ambitious it looks like!
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Post by Duane on Nov 13, 2009 14:53:20 GMT -5
OOOHH, HOT DAMN !!!!!
i like it !!!!
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Post by fletch on Nov 13, 2009 14:59:03 GMT -5
Impressive work on the Coupe, love all the superstructure work on the interior. Should be fun to watch the rest of the build.
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Post by ChrisV on Nov 13, 2009 15:25:41 GMT -5
Incredible work replicating the inner body structure!!!
Am I the only one longing for pics of the real car (or what's left of it)?
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Post by mamaprez on Nov 13, 2009 17:31:18 GMT -5
Wonderful work so far on the structural details. With attention to detail like that, I'm sure you've noticed that the Monogram body doesn't quite have correct beltline detail. Hope these pics are helpful to you. Keep up the great work.   |
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Post by froghawk on Nov 13, 2009 18:18:48 GMT -5
What a cool project Aaron! The work on the inner structure and ladder bars is just fantastic. To Lyle's point about the beltline moldings on the '30-'31 "A" here's a shot of the one I've been working on (and off!). The white is Evergreen half-round and the grey piece is Plastsruct ABS carved & shaved to shape. Definitely worth the effort to do this (particularly with a project like yours!)  |
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Post by aaronfurlotte on Nov 13, 2009 18:43:05 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I noticed that it didn't have proper body lines while working on previous Model A coupe, so I added them. I'll be doing the same with this.  I chopped that one and sanded off the canvas top. I never finished it though, and some of the part are being used for this project now. |
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Post by farbeyonddriven on Nov 13, 2009 18:59:06 GMT -5
looks cool!
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Post by Dennis on Nov 14, 2009 10:56:23 GMT -5
Awesome project and I'd really like to see the real car that inspired you. The inner structure detail looks fantastic and very accurate - especially the inner door panels. Those ladder bars are really neat too. I'm definately looking forward to more!
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Post by Bill aka Gramps on Nov 14, 2009 17:52:00 GMT -5
Nice job getting the inner structure done. Now all ya have to do is fix the beltline. I started the model A several yrs ago that I've had sitting on the shelf for eons. Fixing the belt was one of the first things I just had to do. Now it's just painted as a rusty wreck. lol
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Post by abedooley on Nov 15, 2009 12:10:31 GMT -5
Damn you guys do such a great job fixing the moldings and what-nots!!! I only hope that when its my turn I can pull it off and make it look as great as that!!!
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Post by Bryce on Nov 15, 2009 16:36:22 GMT -5
Cool project - great work so far.
Can't believe you haven't finished that purple one - send it to me, I'll make something out of it!
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Post by aaronfurlotte on Nov 16, 2009 16:02:49 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I'm glad there is a lot of interest in this build because it will motivate me to work a bit faster. Progress has been slow lately. I can't post a picture of it yet, I need to get permission from the owner first. It's been a few months since I last talked to him but I hope to meet with him again soon and show him the progrees so far, as well get some more information for other parts of this build. The real car is actually in amazing condition today, it was in dry storage, so it dosen't really need any body work. That's rare for a Nova Scotia car!
Thanks
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Post by RodBurNeR on Nov 16, 2009 16:10:09 GMT -5
sweet color!
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