Chopped '32 Ford 3-window highboy - T.R.o.G. Style

[Bernard Kron]

Chopped ’32 Ford 3-window coupe – T.R.o.G. Style
(More photos below)

This was built for the The Race of Gentleman (T,R,o,G,) community build, a classic Deuce 3-window highboy coupe with All The Right Stuff in the contemporary Preservation style, with as-found patina and vintage S.C.o.T. blown flathead motor. Below is a breakdown of the details and parts used.

Revell ’32 Ford 3-window coupe: Body, chassis, radiator & grill shell, front spring, front shocks & shock  mounts, headlights,  and interior. Body chopped 4 scale inches. Chassis z’d 3 scale inches. Front spring shaved.
Revellogram ’37 Ford Pickup: Front wheels and tires, front trailing rods, transmission and rear view mirror.
Revell Tony Nancy Double Dragster kit: Halibrand quick change center section, steering bellcrank and tie rod.
AMT 55 Chevy stepside pickup street machine: Front axle.
Revell ’40 Ford Coupe: Brake backing plates.
Revellogram ’30 Ford Sedan: Rear crossmember, rear spring.
EBay vendor Jays Resin Wheels 1948: S.C.o.T. blower and drive, triple Stromberg carbs and engine block.
EBay vendor Forward Resin: Stock style firewall.
Replicas and Miniatures Co. of Maryland: Offenhauser heads and lakes-style exhaust pipes.
Drag City Casting (Ed Fluck): Lincoln Bias Ply rear tires and ’37 Ford style “artillery” wheels to fit (mastered by Dennis Lacy). Louvered rear deck.
Patto’s Place: Decals and numbers.
Fabricated parts: Exhaust cutouts and muffler system. Steering system. Cooling system. Tailights. “V8” logo grill decal.
Paint: Tamiya XF-18 Medium Blue body and chassis, brush painted. Testors British Crimson interior.

Thanx for lookin’,
B.

 

[Blueberry_no1]

Nice build man ??

[espo]

Like the TROG theme and the well-worn overall appearance. Thank you for listing the source of all the parts used, helps to better appreciate what all you had to use. 

[Phildaupho]

Excellent build with all your modification perfectly fitting the theme.

[Matt T.]

That profile shot at the bottom says it all. Tough! Nice one, Bernard. 

[bondo bill]

sweet build

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very realistic old beater. Great modeling!

[Flatout]

Cool Old School Hot Rod Bernard…definitely has a “used” look, great collection of vintage parts, and the chop looks really good on a 3 window!  Nice work and it’s good to hear you’re feeling better after your bout with the “bug”.

[Zippi]

Great looking old school Hot Rod.  Nicely done.

[bisc63]

This was fun to watch come together. Beautiful model full of perfect period-rod touches, and the weathered finish is the crowning touch. Nicely done!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Dennis Lacy]

I think you found your calling with the weathered finishes. So far they’ve been very convincing. Very cool to see a pair of those artillery wheels get used. I do believe you’re the first person (other than myself) I’ve seen use them. 

[Bernard Kron]

On 5/21/2023 at 12:22 AM, Blueberry_no1 said:

Nice build man ??

Thanx Mattias!

On 5/21/2023 at 8:44 AM, espo said:

Like the TROG theme and the well-worn overall appearance. Thank you for listing the source of all the parts used, helps to better appreciate what all you had to use. 

Thank you David. As a confirmed kit-basher looking back across the build and cataloging how I got there is definitely part of the pleasure of doing it. I'm glad you found it useful, too.

On 5/21/2023 at 12:04 PM, Phildaupho said:

Excellent build with all your modification perfectly fitting the theme.

Thanks Phil. I gotta stop doing Deuces and Model A's and do some other things for a while, LOL.

On 5/21/2023 at 3:12 PM, Matt T. said:

That profile shot at the bottom says it all. Tough! Nice one, Bernard. 

Thanks so much, Matt. As the saying goes, "Stance is everything". Tough was definitely the goal so I'm happy you dig it.

On 5/21/2023 at 9:13 PM, bondo bill said:

sweet build

Thanks Bill!

On 5/21/2023 at 9:45 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Very realistic old beater. Great modeling!

Thank you Dan. I consider realism a great compliment. It's something that underlies all my modeling, sometimes more successfully than other times...

On 5/21/2023 at 9:49 PM, Flatout said:

Cool Old School Hot Rod Bernard…definitely has a “used” look, great collection of vintage parts, and the chop looks really good on a 3 window!  Nice work and it’s good to hear you’re feeling better after your bout with the “bug”.

Thanks Pete. I think that the 3-window coupe probably responds to a relatively severe chop better than any other Deuce body style. Especially as a highboy. 

On 5/22/2023 at 4:02 AM, Zippi said:

Great looking old school Hot Rod.  Nicely done.

Thanks David. Glad you like it.

On 5/22/2023 at 4:47 AM, bisc63 said:

This was fun to watch come together. Beautiful model full of perfect period-rod touches, and the weathered finish is the crowning touch. Nicely done!

Thank you Rusty for those exceedingly kind words. ?

On 5/22/2023 at 9:28 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thank you Chris. ?

 

[Bernard Kron]

1 hour ago, Dennis Lacy said:

I think you found your calling with the weathered finishes. So far they’ve been very convincing. Very cool to see a pair of those artillery wheels get used. I do believe you’re the first person (other than myself) I’ve seen use them. 

Thanks Dennis. Deep glossy paint jobs are just another form of weathering, LOL. I'm still reaching for the holy grail of the Clean Build. But in the meantime I'll take the compliment, especially the word "convincing"! ? As regards the artillery wheels, the moment I got them I blackened the sidewalls and paired them with the Revellogram '37 Ford truck wheels for a set of big 'n' littles that were just screaming for a build like this. As weathered and worn as this may look this is actually an example of the modern, big-bucks, all-the-right-stuff, "Preservation" style that was the kind of car seen a lot at the Flabob T.R.o.G. meet.