Ford J car

[65slotcar]

1 of  2 Ford  J cars  and we all know what  happened to  the second one.  Cobra  Experience  Martinez  CA. 

[Dave Van]

I picked up a mint MPC kit last year......Love that car. The MPC version has the pickle fork front end option unlike the IMC version. Thx

[89AKurt]

I built the IMC kit.  If one wanted to be accurate, it would take a ton of work.  Thanks for posting this pictures.

[Gramps46]

I have 2 J Cars in the pipeline.  A 1/25 MPC (formerly clear body) and a modified 1/24 Strombecker slot body.  Thanks for posting some inspiration.

[65slotcar]

i have the MPC   kit and  a mini exotic  kit.  maybe with the 2 i can make something  decent.  the pickle fork looks  so much better.       like  most race cars,  i am amazed  at how small  they are when you see them in person.

[Bainford]

Nice pics, thanks for posting. I have a nice, clean built up of the MPC J car that I hope to tackle some day. I'll save your pics for reference.

[vamach1]

Here’s some inspiration.  The MPC kit straight out of the box except for the taillights that I borrowed from the 69 Shelby Mustang and I think I cut some vents in the roof. I brought this build to the first Philly NNL show and it was photographed for the SAE contest issue and I think the only reason it made it in print was you almost never see one displayed at a show due to the kits rareity.  I built the IMC one also but that kits body just looks too short.

Edited February 23, 2023 by vamach1

[Gramps46]

Nicely done Rex and thanks for posting the pictures.  I literally had the one I am working on in my hand when your posting came in.

[Bainford]

Nice J Car, Rex. Beautiful. 
 

I didn’t realise the kits were released in both pickle fork nose and conventional nose. Mine is not the pickle fork version. I thought I read once that the MPC kits were available in both clear body and white. Is yours white body?  
 This is one I got a few years ago in a box of built 60s & 70s kits. Instructions and decals too, though the decals are looking a little spotty. 

8 hours ago, vamach1 said:

Here’s some inspiration.  The MPC kit straight out of the box except for the taillights that I borrowed from the 69 Shelby Mustang and I think I cut some vents in the roof. I brought this build to the first Philly NNL show and it was photographed for the SAE contest issue and I think the only reason it made it in print was you almost never see one displayed at a show due to the kits rareity.  I built the IMC one also but that kits body just looks too short.

 

[vamach1]

14 minutes ago, Bainford said:

Nice J Car, Rex. Beautiful. 
 

I didn’t realise the kits were released in both pickle fork nose and conventional nose. Mine is not the pickle fork version. I thought I read once that the MPC kits were available in both clear body and white. Is yours white body?  
 This is one I got a few years ago in a box of built 60s & 70s kits. Instructions and decals too, though the decals are looking a little spotty. 

 

Thanks.  My MPC kit was molded in clear and had both nose options.  I’ve never seen a non-clear version.  The later MKIV kit shares a lot of parts with the J-Car version and was molded in white or red.

[Bainford]

Cheers Rex. I didn't realise both front ends were provided in the kit.

[Dave Ambrose]

Great car, great kit build, and interesting display of the real one. I wonder if the molds still exist?

Oddly enough, I used to work in the building where that museum is located. 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Photos much appreciated, as I recently acquired examples of both early and late J-car kits.

A note: the J-car was a rapidly evolving work in progress, and there are many more differences between early and late cars than just the nose.