Matt T. Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Been working on this one this past week. Revell kit with a resin Carson Top Bill Stillwagon gave me. Five inch chop on the windshield, 4" section out of the body and channeled 5". Inspiration was Ralph Jilek's '40 from Valley Custom. Color will be black with a black & white tuck & roll interior. '49 Caddy Sombreros in wide whites. Curbside. A height comparison with a Standard Coupe that I'll be building for my uncle.
Mr. Metallic Posted June 4, 2007 Posted June 4, 2007 Matt, that thing is bad A$$. You can go so many directions with what you have so far, i can't wait to see where you go with it. And that top is perfect. How'd you get so lucky to be on Mr. Stillwagon's good side? I sure wish I was.
modelray Posted June 6, 2007 Posted June 6, 2007 I'd be interested in seeing how you handle the sectioning of the hood. I've got a channeled sedan in the works and I'm still trying to come up with an eye pleasing hood design, RayJ
Matt T. Posted June 7, 2007 Author Posted June 7, 2007 Ray, Check this out. This is an old custom out of Valley Custom in the early '50s. This was the inspiration for my build. I plan on shaving the molded-in trim, cutting just below the upper crease and just above the bottom arc. Then when you re-assemble it with 4" taken out, the crease just runs into the arc. Beautiful. Wish me luck! :shock: More restoration photos here: http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/proj...=23&ptype=2
Matt T. Posted June 13, 2007 Author Posted June 13, 2007 Doesn't look like much, but I'm still slowly making headway on this one. Biggest change is that I narrowed & shortened a Revell '48 Ford Carson top to fit. I like the low, aggressive look better. Once I finish the hood, glue the top together and shim the rear reveal it will be ready for some primer.
jbwelda Posted June 13, 2007 Posted June 13, 2007 wow thats very sweet! that top keeps getting better and better too. nice vintage photos too!
Matt T. Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 She's ready for primer. I filled, shimmed, trimmed, cut, etc. as needed to get it to where it should all fit together for assembly. (I like to do a lot of my filling with bits of styrene, to cut down on the amount of filler needed. Sort of like "leading" in scale.) The hood was easier than I thought, and came out pretty nice. I cut right on the upper crease, removing it, and just above the fender bulges on the sides. Then removed about 3mm and just reattached it all. The hardest part were the areas below the hood in the cowl sides. They'll be fine after some putty though... I hope to prime it tonight and then start throwing putty. More, higher res, pix here: http://fivets.fotki.com/my_projects/1940-ford-deluxe-co/.
lowandphatg Posted June 25, 2007 Posted June 25, 2007 i can see that im realy gna like this one what top is that?
bob paeth Posted June 26, 2007 Posted June 26, 2007 Just a note to make all of you members green with jealously. I live about twenty minutes away from Steve's Auto Restoration and have been inside many times. FASCINATING. bob
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