Model build off

lou3500 said
Sorry cuda i had to vote for Asa your car is well built [been building models for 40+ years and i'm jelous i did not have the patence to wire and do chrome trim] but i'm not a fan of wings on anything but superbirds/daytonas and i don't like those wheels in real life. Asa's car shows a thought process and skill to make the rustbucketness look realistic i think he did an ecellent job of pulling that off [and he used a ford to boot] both of ya'll are very good and have a great eye for details,this is a great hobby [too bad they have gotten so expensive [they were 2.00$ when i started 69/70] keep up the good work!!!!!

fair enough
i dont even think i have any build models that have been as extensively weathered as that ford (though i am working on a monte carlo modelled after the yupers "rusty chevrolet")

i personally kinda like the superbird wings, i also have a 74 GTX with a superbird wing on it
i agree in real life it looks totally off but in plastic anything is possible
as for the rims, i honoustly dont think ive ever seen spyders on a real life car but i like them for models, i can only use so many centerlines and cragar SSs, the spyders are much less comon on model cars

discharger1332 said
is it just me or is that a 392? or is the motor in backwards?

the thing that throws it all off is the intake which indeed came from a 392 firepower engine that was an optional part on a 53 ford truck
(here it is on the hoist)

when i put the intake on it never occured to me that the desoto mill had the dizzy in the back while the 426 has it in the front
i could claim this is a special race engine with the dizzy swapped to the back off the engine for a better balance but in fact, i mixed and matched parts without knowlegde of thier real world counterparts