Lowerider ('37 Ford Street Rod)

[Lobo2me]

As a tribute to the late great Boyd Coddington and his 1995 AMBR award winner, the Smoothster, and out of respect for imaginative rod shops like OZE, plus inspiration from Chip Foose’s very cool Impression, I decided to build my vision of a ’37 Ford Street Rod.

Testor’s Smoothster kit seemed like a great place to start. But I planned to lower and widen the body, chop the top even more, and add 20”/21” Brixton UltraSport resin wheels and tires to give it the proper stance. And I’ll give it suicide doors, open the trunk, and hinge the hood to tilt forward. I’ll name it Lowerider, as a play on my last name.

Mods include….

·      Body channeled approx. 6 inches

·      Hood lengthened approx. 4 scale inches & hinged to tilt forward

·      Running Boards – reshaped and Side Exhaust outlets added

·      Rear of body extended and reshaped

·      Rear Fenders widened 8 scale inches, and wheel openings reshaped

·      Front Fenders widened 6 inches, and wheel openings reshaped

·      Opened and added Suicide Doors

·      Passenger compartment molded around seats

·      Roof chopped addl. 2 smoothed and shortened 4 inches

·      Side and Rear Window openings reshaped

·      Trunk opened w/ Sheet Metal Ribs & Stampings

·      Spare Tire, Scissor Jack & Handle, and Gas Cap added

·      Duvall Style Windshield scratch built

·      Mini Cooper headlights (borrowed from Grandson’s RC car)

·      Custom Duvall Windshield scratch built

·      Taillights scratch built from red sprue

·      Posable Front Suspension

·      Coil-Over Shocks front and rear

·      Retractable License Plate

·      Seat Belts

·      Engine - plug wires & plumbed

·      PE Instrument Cluster and new Dash

·      Interior and Trunk carpeting brown Embossing Powder

·      Chrome – Hasegawa Mirror Foil Film

Thanks for looking....

[SpikeSchumacher]

WOW! ?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Definitely WOW! Pretty cool interpretation of a Boyd Coddington classic! A lot of great details and well done body mods!

Back in the mid 90‘s when the Smoothster appeared on the show circuit I tried to build something similar in scale. The Smoothster kit wasn't available yet, so I modified an AMT ‘36 Ford roadster to resemble a Boyd.style AMBR contender and I do see some similarities here. Great build, sir!

 

[cobraman]

Very sharp !

[Lobo2me]

25 minutes ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Definitely WOW! Pretty cool interpretation of a Boyd Coddington classic! A lot of great details and well done body mods!

Back in the mid 90‘s when the Smoothster appeared on the show circuit I tried to build something similar in scale. The Smoothster kit wasn't available yet, so I modified an AMT ‘36 Ford roadster to resemble a Boyd.style AMBR contender and I do see some similarities here. Great build, sir!

 

Thanks for the kind words. It was a handful but a fun build! Any pics of your '36 on here somewhere.

[Mopar2]

Wow...Alot of detail and work went into this 37 street rod lowrider.And it shows.Excellent job...

[Zippi]

Pretty kewl looking 37 Ford Street Rod.  Nicely done.  

[Koellefornia Kid]

3 hours ago, Lobo2me said:

Thanks for the kind words. It was a handful but a fun build! Any pics of your '36 on here somewhere.

Sure, here‘s the link:

 

[Chuckyg1]

Now that's cool! 

[Kenmojr]

Very, very nice....

[Lobo2me]

6 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Sure, here‘s the link:

 

Very cool! An SHO engine in the boot, Prowler intior and wheels. I think it is a worthy AMBR contender. Very well done and great photography. I also really enjoyed the Missiouri license plate...my home state.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Slotto]

This is killer! Great color choices and those wheels are perfect!

[Lobo2me]

23 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Definitely WOW! Pretty cool interpretation of a Boyd Coddington classic! A lot of great details and well done body mods!

Back in the mid 90‘s when the Smoothster appeared on the show circuit I tried to build something similar in scale. The Smoothster kit wasn't available yet, so I modified an AMT ‘36 Ford roadster to resemble a Boyd.style AMBR contender and I do see some similarities here. Great build, sir!

 

Hi Ollie. Enjoyed all your models on your website. Whart a variety! Nice jobs....each and every one.

[Phildaupho]

Really like the opening doors and trunk. Well done

[Perspective Customs]

Fantastic!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great Job! Lots of effort and detail. Very appealing. Thanks for Posting!

[PappyD340]

Great looking 37 Ford!!

[espo]

Glad you mentioned all of the changes you made. The body work is all so well done that just looking at it you wouldn't realize just how much was done. Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Very nicely done interior. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

That's pretty cool looking! Fantastic work!

[Lobo2me]

23 hours ago, espo said:

Glad you mentioned all of the changes you made. The body work is all so well done that just looking at it you wouldn't realize just how much was done. Beautiful looking paint finish and color. Very nicely done interior. 

Thank you. Sometimes I get a little carried away and in over my head. This one had a lot of challenges. But that is why I do it and keeps my interest in modeling going.

[slusher]

Impressive build!