AMT 1932 Ford Roadster: Chanelled Hotrod!

[Dennis Lacy]

My girfriend got a Cannon Power Shot A590IS as an early Christmas gift which means we BOTH got a new camera, haha. Of course the first thing that popped in my mind was that I can take new pictures of the two builds I've showed previously with pretty poor quality photos since my old camera doesn't have a macro setting. Anways, I've included a link to the original post and copied all the build info:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15480

Chassis: I took a couple deep breaths and forced myself to use the kits frame with molded in rear axle and stock exhaust system with the justification that when the car's sitting on the shelf and it can't be seen, it won't matter. However, the front crossmember and frame horns were removed and the front crossmember and frame horns from one of Revell's '32 kits grafted in place. Rather than the seperate, plated spreader bar I molded in a bar made from plastic tubing. The entire chrome suspension from Revell's '32 kits was used, save for replacing the disc brakes with period-correct early Ford drum brake plates from the Monogram '32 Roadster. The wheels, hub caps and rear tires from AMT's '40 Coupe were used with the fronts modified to mate-up to the Revell axle. The front tires are from the spare box and are a good match. The frame is painted Testors Model Master gloss black.

Engine: The engine is from AMT's '32 Ford Coupe and is an overly simplified early small block Chevy and was a good choice for my "keep it simple" theme and the six-two setup with angled scoops looks period-perfect. I changed things up a bit with some finned Corvette-script valve covers, cut off the molded-on generator and used a chrome one from the spare box and used the Corvette exhaust manifolds from the Monogram '32 Roadster kit and the front tubes that come molded to them. The tubes are long enough to reach about halfway under the car for a simple open lake-pipe look. The engine is painted Testors dark red along with the "mouths" of the carburetor scoops and generator end plate. Details like the oil filter, starter and pulleys were hand painted Testors gloss black. The exhaust system is Testors silver.

Body: I chose to use the fenderless, channeled option. A lot of time was spent cleaning up the body by removing mold seams and sharpening the body lines. The cowl vent was "filled" and the working rumbleseat converted to a non-functioning trunk lid. The firewall was made from the optional flat firewall found in Lindberg's '34 Ford Pickup. The radiator shell and insert are heavilly chopped Revell '32 parts and the radiator comes from Monogram's '32 Roadster and was equally cut-down. The windshield frame is out of the box but with new "glass" made from clear acetate. The headlights are the optional smaller pieces from the Revell '32 kits and the taillights are '39 Ford teardrops from the spare box. The body (as well as the shell, wheels, dashboard, steering column and wheel) is painted Testors Colors by Boyd kandy purple pearl over a Testors silver base. Thinned flat black was flowed between the grill bars.

Interior: The kit interior, for the sake of cutting to the chase, sucks! To remedy this the side panels and seat from Revell's '32 Roadster were utilized. The bottoms of the side panels were trimmed off to accomodate the channeled body. The seat was cut apart where the upper and lower cushions come together and was minipulated to fit and the head bolster trimmed so that it would fit over the top of the body lip. The dashboard is from AMT's '40 coupe and fit with a lot of massaging. The steering column (with column-shift) and wheel come from AMT's '49 Mercury Coupe. The kit floorboard and pedals were used. The "upholstry" pieces are painted Tamiya matt white and the floor Tamiya semi-gloss black.

[Bernard Kron]

Sits perfectly and is a testimony to the 'basher's art (no kit left unmolested). You fixed most of what needed fixing with the AMT kit (especially replacing the grill shell with the Revell piece and replacing the front suspension). Despite it's simplicity, the SBC looks real sharp. Love the steelies and the shiny paint and the dashboard/steering wheel combo.

[CB]

Nice 32 Dennis, and nice pix too.

Love the light reflecting off the front hub cap in this shot!

Congratz on the new camera, too, although I'm thinking it might be better

if'n you remember to refer to it as "our" camera, specially when your girlfriend

is around . I got me a Canon PowerShot A580 awhiles back, and it's awesome!

Since yours has bigger numbers, it must be even more awesome-r than mine!

My avatar is a pic of my "Li'l 'T'" taken in the sunshine with my Canon. Here's

the clink to the 'Under Glass' pix of it:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.p...#39;+big+wheels

As far as I can remember, I believe all the pix on the page were taken outside.

Wait til you take some shots of your 32 in the sunshine---

that purple kandy will really be sweet then

[John Goschke]

What a great looking roadster! The stance is just perfect and a the choice of parts really sets it apart from the multitude of Deuces out there.

[Dennis Lacy]

Thanks guys! I had a lot of fun building this one. It was a great way to get my feet wet after not going in the water for 10 years and for my first effort I couldn't be happier.

I'm also LOVING this, er, "our" new camera!

[Jantrix]

What an excellent little roadster. Fantastic work.

[Slim Louis]

Nice looking retro roadster. I like it!