The Ohio Challenge 1957 Ford Custom 300

[Ramcharger]

I just finished her up about 15 minutes ago, so here's some photos. To give you some background on the build, our club runs the Buckeye Classic Model Car Show in Columbus, Ohio every year at the end of March. No club members are allowed to enter the show to make sure all of the awards go to our guests, the contestants. We really wanted to go up against some of the great modelers we saw at the show, so we came up with the idea of the "Ohio Challenge". It's a same kit contest within the contest where clubs can compete to see who is the best. We pick a kit, send out the word a year in advance to the other clubs in Ohio, and we all show up to have the contestants vote on the favorite. Last year we picked the Revell 1957 Ford Custom 300. You can build it any way you want and there are no rules. This is my entry. I figured everyone would build a gasser or a custom, so I decided to build something completely different, a salt flat car. It's a "what if" car, what if Ford had built a car for the salt flats in '57? Instead of the famed "Battlebird" Thunderbird or the "Mermaid" Mercury, what if they chose a plain old '57 Ford, chopped the roof off, dropped a fuel injected 312 in her, set the driver in the middle in line with the engine to improve straight line weight stability, channeled it a little over the frame, and took her to Bonneville? This is that car. Comments are welcome.

[Ramcharger]

Here's the interior and engine shots:

[Scalper]

That is Slick. Nice job/\,

[Matt LeBlanc]

:D

[slusher]

A very cool build. Awsume work...

[Terminator-Fox]

You've done an awesome job. That car is so cool!

[Jordan 191]

I want to shrink down and sit in that! So cool.

[Belugawrx]

Yep yep yep

That sir is a beauty build

followed the build and glad you got it here

Nice nice work

[Chris White]

Killer build, those wheel really suite the car

[Erik Smith]

Very neat model. Great work.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Have being watching and enjoying the WIP, and the final product looks awesome. I love it!!!

[the goon]

I like it Love '57 Ford's.

Mark

Edited February 3, 2014 by the goon

[PappyD340]

Extremely NICE job Ron!!

[Ramcharger]

Thank you all very much! I have really enjoyed building it, I tried to push myself a little with the scratchbuilding and body work. I also tried to keep it as close to something that could have been from the 50's as possible. I means a lot to have such great modelers as you guys say such nice things about my work.

[Apriliadan]

Very nice

[cschick]

great build i was wondering if u have a date on the show in march my father and i are new to modeling and would like to attend

[Ramcharger]

The date for the show is March 23, it's at the Franklin County Fairgrounds over in Hilliard. If you come make sure you introduce yourself, it won't be hard to figure out which one I am.

[cschick]

we will for sure thanx

[S. Svendsen]

Wow. That is very cool.

[WoodyRDC]

I have also built a 57 for this contest. I took a little diff approach, a little more 50's with a twang of 2000's tires and wheelsl.

[JTalmage]

if only Columbus was 2 hrs closer.... lol

I really like how it turned out. I thought it really needed a 2 tone but seeing the silver details and decals really brought it together. I would love to make my own version of this car sometime I like it that much.

[Ramcharger]

Looks great Robert! Thank you very much Jesse, that is quite the compliment, you should really try to make it to our contest there are some really great builds there. Sean, thanks and will we see you there with a '57? I hope so your Gremlin was great!

[JTalmage]

Will have to see how things go. I havent been to a model car show or swap meet in like 15yrs or more!

[squirrel886]

Very nice build!