Give aways

[Tiger89]

A couple models completed last week and to be given away.  My wife's brother bought a Wimbledon White '65 Fastback when the car was four months old and traded into Bob Eddy Buick, Toledo when their father was sales manager there.  1965 Ohio plates.  A local couple bought their first new car, a Guardsman Blue Galaxie 500 XL in 1964 from a local dealership that's still in business.  The model has '64 South Carolina plates.  They still own and drive the '59 Thunderbird convertible they bought used in '63, the year they were married.  I've begun a '65 Mustang convertible to be given to a long-time friend who says I was with him when he bought his car in '75.  That same car recently won bronze for concours driven class at Mustang Club of America's Grand National event.

[Oldcarfan27]

Really nice job on both.

The recipients should be happy!

[Gramps46]

Really good looking models and I like the stock appearance.  You could call these tribute models. 

[Snake45]

Those are both quite nice! Model on! 

[ChrisR]

Nice!!

[Jim N]

Both look really nice.

[ewetwo]

I think the people you are giving these to would love them. Nice job.

[Tom Geiger]

Nice models! I'm sure the recipients will be pleased, especially when they understand the hours you put in on their behalf!

I have found that it's better to give than receive!  I built a model of my wife's sister's first car. It was a bright green Chevette that she and I went out to purchase together.  One day she was saying that she and her friends were talking about their first cars, and she fondly remembered that car and the back story!  That did it!  I had to build it.  And I gave it to her at the Thanksgiving table after dinner.  She actually cried she was so touched!  And that was my best modeling moment of the year.

I hope yours goes well.  You will have to tell us!

[slusher]

Both are Super Nice and the recipients will be impressed!!   This forum has the kindest people,!!

 

Edited September 11, 2019 by slusher

[Tiger89]

Thanks, guys.  Jack received the Mustang fastback yesterday and said it was spot on, except maybe the license plate numbers and the spinners on the hub caps.  I gave a replica of a triple black '96 Mustang Cobra convertible last year to the guy who did our pre-marital counseling, replicating his real car that has about 11,000 miles on it.

[Tiger89]

Yesterday, I gave the '64 Galaxie to Allen who described his real one as a "jixed car."  Bought on a Tuesday brand-new in '64, and his wife drove off the road the following Friday hitting a guardrail.  It was wrecked and repaired three times by early '66, so was driven straight from the body shop after the third repair and traded in for a new Ford pickup.  I'll be giving them a completed Monogram '58 T-Bird convertible in the same colors as the '59 he bought used in '63 the year they were married and still own. Also working on a Monogram '65 Mustang convertible to give to a long-time friend replicating the car he bought in '75 when I was with him, and recently won bronze in the concours driven class of Mustang Club of America's Grand National event.