1936 Ford Hot Rod

[THarrison351]

If this 1936 Ford Hot Rod from Danbury Mint shares anything from the 1936 Ford Deluxe Cabriolet, it's well hidden.  This car screams Hot Rod! A well detailed, modified small block Chevy engine with capped headers exiting out the sides of the hood, through the front fenders and dual, almost straight pipes out the rear. If it was a real car this thing would rap loud! About a bazillion red-pinstriped louvers punched in the top of the hood panels and rumble seat lid. Raked perfectly with big and little whitewalls on red steelies, trim rings, and dog-dish hubcaps. 1937 Ford fenders and headlights, 1939 Ford teardrop taillights with bluedots. Other custom exterior touches are the chopped windshield without a header, chopped convertible top, and white running boards The interior has maroon and white tuck and roll seats, custom knobs on the 1940 Ford dash and a photo-etched steering wheel which I think represents a banjo steering wheel.  There's also a wash bucket in the footwell of the rumble seat. The suspension was also not left untouched. Besides being obviously lowered, the front has a fully chromed dropped and drilled axle with chromed, and split wishbones. The rear appears to be a Ford nine inch, suspended on chromed four links and coil-over shocks.This one was hard to find at a good price. It was was pretty cheap and complete, but as typical of a lot of these, it exhibits minor rash on a few spots, most notably the rumble seat lid. All I had to do to this was give it a really good polish. Here's the pictures. This is the last one I take pictures before I clean and polish.

Polished up for a trip to Mels drive-in!

With top installed. Tomorrow I'm posting Danbury Mint's 1950 Lead Sled.

Edited January 25, 2020 by THarrison351

[Gramps46]

I am amazed not only with the level of detail but also with your knowledge and description of the early Ford pieces.  Thank you for sharing.

[randyc]

Nice piece.  Someday...

[THarrison351]

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12 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

I am amazed not only with the level of detail but also with your knowledge and description of the early Ford pieces.  Thank you for sharing.

It seems I've been immersed in car models and car related reading material since I was a able to read. I didn't like to read typical literature when I was a kid, but I loved magazines. My Mom indulged me with subscriptions to Rod Action when I was about 8 and I believe she  kept it current until I entered the Air Force. I've never built 1:1 hot rods, but I've built and ruined plenty of scale cars. Oh yeah, I finally picked up a book after joining the service. I average about 60 novels a year.

Edited January 26, 2020 by THarrison351

[THarrison351]

12 hours ago, randyc said:

Nice piece.  Someday...

Hey Randy, Not sure if it's all there, because the seller didn't provide enough pictures or a clear description.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-DANBURY-MINT-1936-FORD-HOT-ROD-1-24-MINT-IN-BOX/312956763006?hash=item48ddad3b7e:g:9GkAAOSwSdleJgYI

 

[randyc]

18 hours ago, THarrison351 said:

Hey Randy, Not sure if it's all there, because the seller didn't provide enough pictures or a clear description.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-DANBURY-MINT-1936-FORD-HOT-ROD-1-24-MINT-IN-BOX/312956763006?hash=item48ddad3b7e:g:9GkAAOSwSdleJgYI

 

I'll watch it.  

Like you, I've built models and read magazines since I was old enough to read my uncle's Hot Rod magazines.  

And with Prime Unlimited, I can often read a novel a day.  Now most of these aren't top shelf writers, but that also makes them different at times.